indian/edema

We found corneal lesions of West Indian punctate keratopathy in 128 of 2,048 patients examined in a general eye clinic in Grenada, West Indies. Of these, 125 were Black, two were Indians (Hindu), and one a White female. The lesions occurred in asymptomatic persons with no history of trauma or

The clinical course and treatment outcome of scorpion envenoming in 293 children was studied in a hospital at Mahad in Raigad district of Maharastra. 111 (38%) children who reported 1-10 hours (mean 3.5 hours) after sting had hypertension, 87 (29.6%) with tachycardia reported within 1-24 hours (mean

In order to evaluate clinical features and renal pathological findings of Henoch-Schonlein syndrome (HSS) in northern Indian Children, we studied 47 such cases. The mean age at onset was 8.5 yr; sex ratio (M:F) 2.6:1. The clinical features were purpuric rash (96%), abdominal pain (64%),

We implanted Copeland iris plane lenses in 15 Navajo and Pueblo Indians. Visual results were gratifying. Complications have been minimal to date due to adherence to certain technical points and the use of postoperative steroids. The technique using standard intracapsular extraction is relatively

The purpose of this investigation is to study the clinical profile of Behçet's disease in the Indian population as seen in a tertiary referral uveitis clinic. A retrospective non-comparative case series was used. The records of all of the patients seen in our uveitis clinic between January 1990 and

OBJECTIVE To study the clinical profile of the Indian children admitted with DKA. METHODS This descriptive retrospective study was conducted in pediatric ICU of tertiary level care hospital at Delhi (between Jan 2008 and Jan 2010). The case records of 55 children admitted with DKA were reviewed and

OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence of and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy (DR) in Indian persons living in a newly urbanized society in Asia. METHODS Population-based study. METHODS Ethnic Indians aged ≥40 years living in Singapore. METHODS The Singapore Indian Eye Study was conducted

The anti-inflamatory activity of some of the medicinal plants were assayed at a dose of 1000 mg/kg b.wt. in male albino rats using Carrageenin induced rat raw edema. Among the fifteen medicinal plants were found to be highly effective which are discussed in this paper.

BACKGROUND To report the anatomic and visual acuity response after intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) in patients with diffuse diabetic macular edema. METHODS Prospective, interventional case series study. METHODS This study included 20 eyes of metabolically stable diabetes mellitus with diffuse

UNASSIGNED Role of Ozurdex in macular edema due to various posterior segment pathologies. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to report outcome of Ozurdex implant in macular edema (ME) secondary to various posterior segment pathologies. METHODS This was a single-center, retrospective, interventional

Nephrotic syndrome in children is a clinical manifestation of different histopathological subtypes. There is a paucity of recent large studies dealing with the histopathological spectrum from developing countries. A prospective study was performed from January 1990 to December 2000 at our center,

The purpose of the study was to review the current evidence and design a diabetic macular edema (DME) management guideline specific for India. The published DME guidelines from different organizations and publications were weighed against the practice trends in India. This included the recently

Two Pima and one Papago Indian infants with congenital nephrosis and adrenal calcifications are described. All developed anasarca early and none had an explanation for the adrenal calcification.