Background: Dengue remains a major mosquito-borne illness across the tropics, and simple bedside markers that flag patients heading towards severe disease are still needed. Plateletcrit reflects the t

An accessory spleen (splenule/splenunculus) is a common congenital variant of splenic tissue, found in up to 10–30 per cent of individuals, that is usually an incidental imaging finding. Rarely, torsi

Background: Appropriate infant feeding influences child survival and development. This 2005-2006 study assessed maternal perceptions and reported practices in rural Agra and contextualised findings us

Spontaneous intramural hematomas of the small intestine (SIHSI) is a rare entity, and it is most commonly seen following trauma or as a complication of anticoagulant therapy. The most common bowel seg

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) faced increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. During the early pandemic, shortages of N95 respirators made their rational, risk-based use essential. The Ministry

Background: Transport of critically ill patients is associated with potentially serious clinical and technical adverse events. However, limited data exists on transport safety in the Democratic Republ

Syndrome X, the clustering of insulin resistance, atherogenic dyslipidemia, central obesity, hypertension and impaired glucose regulation first described by Gerald Reaven in his 1988 Banting Lecture,

Background: Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome comprises congenital Müllerian duct anomalies characterized by uterine and upper vaginal agenesis in females with normal secondary sexual cha

Background: Timely liberation from invasive mechanical ventilation remains a major challenge in critically ill patients. Although the Rapid Shallow Breathing Index (RSBI) is widely used to assess extu

Background: Children are physiologically vulnerable to heat, yet evidence on school- and classroom-level heat exposure and preparedness in urban India is limited. We estimated heat-related symptom pre

Mucinous appendiceal neoplasm is rare and may have disastrous effects if rupture which causes dissemination of disease into the abdomen. Majority of Mucinous appendiceal neoplasm is usually present wi

Background: Stress hyperglycemia and magnesium disturbances are common in critically ill patients and have been associated with adverse clinical outcomes. The glycemic gap, which reflects acute hyperg

Dengue fever is an arboviral illness spread by mosquitoes and is now a major public health issue on a global scale. Unfortunately, only a few studies have documented unusual clinical characteristics o

Introduction: Sepsis-3 remains a leading cause of ICU mortality. In resource-limited settings, there is a critical need for inexpensive, rapid biomarkers for risk stratification. This study evaluated

Hydatid disease, caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus species, remains an important public health problem in endemic regions. Although the liver and lungs are most commonly involved, hydatid dis