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Volume 7, Issue 3, Year 2021
Priapism is an uncommon urological emergency. Drugs are known causes of priapism. Self-medication and use of over-the-counter drugs are very common in India. Withania somnifera is common over the counter herb used in India for anxiety, depression, boosting immunity, infertility, etc. Despite the unprohibited and over-the-counter use of drug, the efficacy and adverse events data are not available. We report a patient of anxiety and depression self-medicating with W. somnifera and multivitamins presenting with ischemic priapism.
Chlorophorus annularis Fab. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) damages cut and dry bamboo. Chlorpyriphos 0.04% yielded 39.13 per cent for the control of bamboo borer followed by chlorpyriphos 0.02%, which controlled 34.78% of borer attacks while cypermethrin and deltamethrin were found least effective. Among the systemic insecticides, imidacloprid 0.04% gave 26.32 per cent control of borer attack.
Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL) is a subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) accounting for 3%–10% of primary AML in childhood. Clinical manifestations of AML patients can include low grade of fever, diarrhea, easy bruising, failure to growth, and life-threatening clinical manifestations. Laboratory tests are very crucial to make a definitive diagnosis and treatment. We report here an uncommon case of AMKL in a 12-month-old boy who presented with general paleness and fatigue. Based on blood film investigation, bone marrow examination report, and immunophenotyping, he was diagnosed as a case of AMKL without Down syndrome.
Electrical burns account for a small percentage of all burn injuries. However, in burn patients, they are a major source of disability. They put socioeconomic burden on the society. This is a retrospective epidemiological study of 282 electrical burn patients admitted in burn unit of a tertiary care hospital of North India. Majority of the electrical burn was due to accidental touching of uncovered wires and occupation-related burns in laborers and industrial workers who were mainly young males in the age group 20 to 40 years. Most of the cases were of high-voltage (≥1000 V) electrical burns. More severe burns, longer hospital stays, and more problems and operations were all linked to high-voltage burns. Amputation rates for high-voltage burns were significantly higher (37.3%) as compared to low-voltage burns (13.6%). Electrical burn injuries can be prevented by awareness programs, proper training, and safety measures both by public and government.
The hand is one of the top 3 locations for burn scar contracture deformity. The functionality of the hands is one of the primary determinants of burns survivors’ quality of life. Although most burn abnormalities are preventable, they do arise when adequate treatment is not delivered in an emergency or when they are part of a major burn. Reconstructive surgeries can significantly improve hand function. For a burn’s survivor, the right methods and timing of surgery, followed by supervised physiotherapy, can be a game changer.
The morphological changes in myocardial tissue in spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) occurring after administration of propylthiouracil (PTU) were assessed in the project. PTU at a concentration of 0.1% was given to the animals with drinking water for 47 days. After the end of the experiment, the morphological parameters of cardiomyocytes, the density of cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts in the myocardium, and the average area of the lumen of veins were examined. The progressive development of dystrophic processes in the myocardium was established against the background of PTU intake, which was characterized by a decrease in the cardiomyocyte density and an increase in the volume of connective tissue, venous congestion, and expansion of the lumen of veins.
