We report a case of severe neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia (NNH) in a term neonate due to rhesus isoimmunisation resulting in classical clinical features of acute bilirubin encephalopathy and its sequel, kernicterus. Though NNH is common, its complications are less often encountered today with the widespread availability of effective phototherapy. It is important not to miss the clinical signs of this preventable cause of neuro-disability.
{"title":"Shrill cry, opisthotonus, and sun setting sign in a yellow neonate.","authors":"Poonam Singh, Mayank Priyadarshi, Suman Chaurasia, Sriparna Basu","doi":"10.1177/00494755241303809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00494755241303809","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report a case of severe neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia (NNH) in a term neonate due to rhesus isoimmunisation resulting in classical clinical features of acute bilirubin encephalopathy and its sequel, kernicterus. Though NNH is common, its complications are less often encountered today with the widespread availability of effective phototherapy. It is important not to miss the clinical signs of this preventable cause of neuro-disability.</p>","PeriodicalId":49415,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Doctor","volume":" ","pages":"494755241303809"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142796475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Angiomyolipomas are the benign tumours of the kidney which occur either sporadically or in association with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Symptoms typically develop with an increase in the size of the lesion. We present a clinical image of a patient with giant renal angiomyolipomas who had other clinical features of TSC (facial angiofibromas, periungual fibroma, subependymal nodules in the brain, and lung cysts).
{"title":"Giant renal angiomyolipomas in tuberous sclerosis complex.","authors":"Rakesh Kodati, Narendra Kumar Narahari, Visweswaran Balasubramanian, Sriharish Vankayalapati, Anu Kapoor, Parmajyothi Gongati","doi":"10.1177/00494755241303808","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00494755241303808","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Angiomyolipomas are the benign tumours of the kidney which occur either sporadically or in association with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Symptoms typically develop with an increase in the size of the lesion. We present a clinical image of a patient with giant renal angiomyolipomas who had other clinical features of TSC (facial angiofibromas, periungual fibroma, subependymal nodules in the brain, and lung cysts).</p>","PeriodicalId":49415,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Doctor","volume":" ","pages":"494755241303808"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142796458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-05DOI: 10.1177/00494755241301425
Dhananjaya Sharma, Pawan Agarwal, Michael Cotton
{"title":"Academic surgery: A road less travelled.","authors":"Dhananjaya Sharma, Pawan Agarwal, Michael Cotton","doi":"10.1177/00494755241301425","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00494755241301425","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49415,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Doctor","volume":" ","pages":"494755241301425"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142781510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-15DOI: 10.1177/00494755241293181
Vernika Tyagi, Mukta Mantan, Vineeta V Batra
Amyloidosis is a group of disorders with extracellular accumulation of autologous fibrillary insoluble proteins in various tissues and organs such as the kidneys, liver, spleen, heart, and gastrointestinal tract leading to impaired function. Renal amyloidosis is usually considered to be a progressive disease manifesting as nephrotic syndrome and renal insufficiency with tuberculosis being one of the most common causes in adults. However, the occurrence of similar associations is rarely described in children. We report a case of an 11-year old girl who presented with nephrotic syndrome and pulmonary tuberculosis and attained disease remission with successful treatment of tuberculosis.
{"title":"Pulmonary tuberculosis and renal amyloidosis: A rare entity in children.","authors":"Vernika Tyagi, Mukta Mantan, Vineeta V Batra","doi":"10.1177/00494755241293181","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00494755241293181","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Amyloidosis is a group of disorders with extracellular accumulation of autologous fibrillary insoluble proteins in various tissues and organs such as the kidneys, liver, spleen, heart, and gastrointestinal tract leading to impaired function. Renal amyloidosis is usually considered to be a progressive disease manifesting as nephrotic syndrome and renal insufficiency with tuberculosis being one of the most common causes in adults. However, the occurrence of similar associations is rarely described in children. We report a case of an 11-year old girl who presented with nephrotic syndrome and pulmonary tuberculosis and attained disease remission with successful treatment of tuberculosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":49415,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Doctor","volume":" ","pages":"494755241293181"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142631402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
We describe a case of scrub typhus in a 12-year old boy who presented with symptoms mimicking acute acalculous cholecystitis. He tested positive for anti-scrub typhus IgM antibodies. Treatment with oral azithromycin led to significant improvement and resolution of symptoms. Thus it is important to consider scrub typhus as a differential diagnosis for an acute abdomen in endemic areas. Timely diagnosis may avoid unnecessary suffering.
{"title":"Scrub typhus masquerading as acute acalculous cholecystitis in a child - a case report.","authors":"Padma Chitra Balasubramanian, Lasya Guduru, Mounika Reddy, Raja Sundaramurthy, Abhishek J Arora","doi":"10.1177/00494755241296172","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00494755241296172","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We describe a case of scrub typhus in a 12-year old boy who presented with symptoms mimicking acute acalculous cholecystitis. He tested positive for anti-scrub typhus IgM antibodies. Treatment with oral azithromycin led to significant improvement and resolution of symptoms. Thus it is important to consider scrub typhus as a differential diagnosis for an acute abdomen in endemic areas. Timely diagnosis may avoid unnecessary suffering.</p>","PeriodicalId":49415,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Doctor","volume":" ","pages":"494755241296172"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142631403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-08DOI: 10.1177/00494755241297208
Yaobing Zong, Yinggang Zhang, Huaibo Zhang
The incidence of pyogenic liver abscesses (PLAs) resulting from foreign body ingestion is relatively rare; however, it poses significant risks, necessitating timely diagnosis and intervention. This report presents an unusual case involving a 77-year-old female who developed a PLA following the ingestion of a fishbone. The patient was accurately diagnosed using high-resolution computed tomography-based three-dimensional reconstruction and subsequently underwent successful treatment through laparoscopic incision, drainage, and simultaneous removal of the fishbone.
{"title":"Fishbone penetration leading to pyogenic liver abscess: A case report.","authors":"Yaobing Zong, Yinggang Zhang, Huaibo Zhang","doi":"10.1177/00494755241297208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00494755241297208","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The incidence of pyogenic liver abscesses (PLAs) resulting from foreign body ingestion is relatively rare; however, it poses significant risks, necessitating timely diagnosis and intervention. This report presents an unusual case involving a 77-year-old female who developed a PLA following the ingestion of a fishbone. The patient was accurately diagnosed using high-resolution computed tomography-based three-dimensional reconstruction and subsequently underwent successful treatment through laparoscopic incision, drainage, and simultaneous removal of the fishbone.</p>","PeriodicalId":49415,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Doctor","volume":" ","pages":"494755241297208"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-06DOI: 10.1177/00494755241296171
Valeri Velev, Metodi Popov, Maria Pavlova, Yordanka Mitova-Mineva
{"title":"Campylobacter cholecystitis and bacteraemia caused by <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> in a child.","authors":"Valeri Velev, Metodi Popov, Maria Pavlova, Yordanka Mitova-Mineva","doi":"10.1177/00494755241296171","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00494755241296171","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49415,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Doctor","volume":" ","pages":"494755241296171"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142591966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-04DOI: 10.1177/00494755241295268
Ayush Agarwal, Sapna Mittal, Divyani Garg, Venugopalan Y Vishnu, Achal K Srivastava
{"title":"Acute hepatitis A and hepatitis C co-infection triggering Guillain-Barre syndrome.","authors":"Ayush Agarwal, Sapna Mittal, Divyani Garg, Venugopalan Y Vishnu, Achal K Srivastava","doi":"10.1177/00494755241295268","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00494755241295268","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49415,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Doctor","volume":" ","pages":"494755241295268"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142570160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}