Background: Thalassaemia is one of the most common hereditary diseases worldwide including Bangladesh. Multitransfused thalassaemia patients may acquire hepatitis C virus infection in spite of currently practicing screening schedule. It is postulated that there are some pitfalls in the currently practicing screening system behind the transmission of HCV in transfusion-dependent...
Background: Dermatophytosis is considered as one of the major public health problems in the world and is the most commonly diagnosed skin disease in Bangladesh. The prevalence and characteristics of dermatophytic infections vary with climatic conditions, age, lifestyle and population migration patterns.Objective: To determine the prevalence of dermatophytic infection and...
Abstract not availableJ Enam Med Col 2018; 8(1): 4-6
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Sarcoma botryoides of uterine cervix is a malignant neoplasm of cervix which accounts 0.2% of all the malignant tumours of the uterus and its peak incidence is between 14−18 years. Here we report a case of a 16-year-old newly married girl who presented with the complaint of vaginal bleeding for one and half months. Histopathology from cervical tissue revealed sarcoma botryoides...
Background: Thalassaemia is one of the most common hereditary diseases worldwide including Bangladesh. Multitransfused thalassaemia patients may acquire hepatitis C virus infection in spite of currently practicing screening schedule. It is postulated that there are some pitfalls in the currently practicing screening system behind the transmission of HCV in transfusion-dependent...
Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) is defined as a strategy within general community development for the rehabilitation, equalization of opportunities, poverty reduction and social inclusion of people with disabilities. The role of CBR is to work closely with the health sector to ensure that the needs of people with disabilities and their family members are addressed in the...
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Accidental tooth avulsion is a grievous injury and common among the children. Management of avulsed tooth within alveolar socket by reimplantation becomes a challenge for the clinician due to extraoral time and media of transportation. Although the long-term prognosis of reimplantation is poor, the time during which the tooth remain within the arch will guide the development of...
Voiding dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in children due to congenital anomalies of urogenital system is common, but congenital anterior urethral diverticulum (CAUD) in male is very rare. Sometimes the problem is associated with anterior urethral valve. CAUD with secondary stone is rare. Here we report a case of a 12-year-old male child with obstructive...
Our history began about 4.5 billion years ago when our solar system was formed and earth started to take a shape. We are being blessed with uncountable number of, known and unknown, natural resources. We are dependent on them as such that sometimes we cannot even notice their presence. Besides enormous beneficial impacts, the environment we live in is a huge reservoir of toxic...
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous group of metabolic disorders with microvascular and macrovascular complications which are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. Anti-diabetic drugs are available in modern medicine, but prolonged use of these drugs may produce some side effects. Garlic due to some of its active components can improve...
Background: The tracheobronchial tree is a branched distribution system that carries air from the trachea down to the acini which are the gas exchange units of the lung. In the trachea air speed is high and the airway is particularly vulnerable to obstruction by foreign bodies and tumors. The study of the morphological variations of luminal diameter of the trachea is of profound...
Background: Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) refers to a condition in which a fetus is unable to achieve its genetically determined potential size. IUGR may also be defined as growth at the 10th or less percentile for weight of the all fetuses at that gestational age. It has long been recognized that impaired fetoplacental perfusion is associated with intrauterine growth...
Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children are among the most common bacterial infections. Community-acquired urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are often treated empirically with broad-spectrum antibiotics. Pattern of aetiologic agents and their antibiotic sensitivity may vary according to geographical and regional location. So, knowledge of antibiotic resistance...
Background: The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing all over the world and varies widely depending on the region of the country, dietary habits and socio-economic status. The prevalence of GDM with its associated risk factors has important health complications for both mother and child.Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of...
Abstract not availableJ Enam Med Col 2017; 7(3): 120-121
Abstract not availableJ Enam Med Col 2017; 7(3): 119
Voiding dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in children due to congenital anomalies of urogenital system is common, but congenital anterior urethral diverticulum (CAUD) in male is very rare. Sometimes the problem is associated with anterior urethral valve. CAUD with secondary stone is rare. Here we report a case of a 12-year-old male child with obstructive...
Abstract not avaialableJ Enam Med Col 2017; 7(2): 116
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Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acquired acute autoimmune polyradiculoneuropathy. Progressive motor weakness and areflexia are essential for diagnosis. But in some cases hyperreflexia can be seen. Diagnosis of GBS was made based on history and clinical findings and was supported by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) studies and nerve conduction study (NCS). We hereby report a case of...