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We describe the ophthalmologic, clinical, and genetic findings in a patient of Yemenite-Jewish origin diagnosed with Alstrom syndrome due to a novel splice-site mutation 10 years after a clinical misdiagnosis of Leber congenital amaurosis.Ophthalmological BACKGROUND
Malnutrition is a serious problem among children in developing countries. In India; a school meal program is in place to combat malnutrition, but only in government schools. This study is an attempt to assess the prevalence of malnutrition in primary and secondary school children in
Necrotizing cellulitis and fasciitis may be difficult to recognize. When skin necrosis is not obvious, the diagnosis must be suspected if there are signs of severe sepsis (accelerated heart or respiratory rates, oliguria, mental confusion.) and/or some of the following local symptoms or signs:
Rectal adenocarcinoma is an uncommon finding in patients under the age of 40. However, epidemiological surveys have suggested that colorectal cancers are increasing in incidence among patients aged 20 to 39 years in the United States. Colorectal adenocarcinoma is often not considered in the
Trichotillomania (TTM) is defined by the Diagnostics and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DMS-IV) as hair loss from a patient`s repetitive self-pulling of hair. The disorder is included under anxiety disorders because it shares some obsessive-compulsive features. Patients have the
A 51-year-old obese woman was transferred to our hospital for management of a complicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy accompanied by fever and malaise. A liver abscess was discovered. On postoperative day 52 it was noted that the patient's tongue was magenta and sore and that she had altered taste,
Nutritional optic neuropathy (aka deficiency optic neuropathy) is a dysfunction of the optic nerve resulting from improper dietary content of certain nutrients essential for normal functioning of the nerve fibers. Most commonly, it results from folic acid and vitamin B complex deficiency associated
BACKGROUND
Salt workers are exposed to occupational hazards like contact with salt crystals and brine, physical stress, sunlight and glare due to sunlight reflected by salt crystals. Very few studies have documented the morbidity among the salt workers.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the morbidity pattern
Acyclic vaginal bleeding in girls within three years of menarche is most commonly attributed to an immature hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis. Assuming this diagnosis may preclude the practitioner from performing more definitive studies and thereby diagnosing other, treatable causes of menstrual
A 34-year-old obese woman developed blurred vision in both eyes soon after large-volume liposuction of the dorsum and gluteus region bilaterally associated with abdominal dermolipectomy. An ophthalmic examination revealed severe bilateral visual loss and pallid optic disc edema. The patient gave a
This study evaluated the effect of gastric bypass on the glucose, insulin, vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), neurotensin, and motilin response to orally administered glucose in eight morbidly obese patients before and after operation. Preoperatively, all eight patients remained asymptomatic
Bobble-head doll syndrome (BHDS) is a rare pediatric movement disorder presenting with involuntary 2- to 3-Hz head movements. Common signs and symptoms also found on presentation include macrocephaly, ataxia, developmental delay, optic disc pallor or atrophy, hyperreflexia, tremor, obesity,
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the correlation between weight reduction and visual outcome in overweight patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
METHODS
Thirty-nine newly diagnosed, overweight (body mass index >25 kg/m2) patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension were studied
Women from a society reflect the culture that they are a part of and tribal women are the most disadvantaged considering the levels of illiteracy and ignorance. As per the National Family Health Survey 4 reports, in Kerala, undernutrition is particularly common among women from BACKGROUND
Calciphylaxis is a rare medical condition that is usually diagnosed in patients suffering from end-stage renal disease who are already receiving renal replacement therapy and in those post-transplantation. The pathogenesis still remains to be fully elucidated; hence, the treatment is not