Vol 4, No 12 (2016)

December 2016

Table of Contents

Original Research Articles

Transplant ineligible multiple myeloma patients presenting as paraplegia/paraparesis a prospective single institution study
Aravindh Sivanandan Anand, Vipin George Kuriakose, Resmi K. P., Sabarinath P. S.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164155
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5093-5098
Role of staging laparoscopy to evaluate feasibility of performing optimal cytoreductive surgery in epithelial ovarian cancers
Sathyanarayanan M. Shivkumaran, Ganesh S. Mandakulutur, Keerthi R. Banavara
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164062
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5099-5102
Evaluation of fine needle aspiration cytology as the initial diagnostic test in cases of cervical lymphadenopathy
Gunjan P. Upadhyay, Rameshchandra M. Thakker
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164066
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5103-5107
Comparison of the efficiency of the nebulization of salbutamol, epinephrine and normal saline on treatment of bronchiolitis
Rakotomalala Rivo Lova Herilanto, Lovaniaina Ravelomanana, Andriatahirintsoa Emilson J. P. R., Tsifiregna Rosa Lalao, Ravelomanana Noeline
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164057
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5108-5111
A randomized control trial: effect of tranexamic acid on the need of post-operative blood transfusion following total hip replacement surgery
Deepak Chaudhary, Yasir Ali Khan
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164029
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5112-5114
Retinoblastoma – pattern, presentation and management: a quintessential experience of 5 years
Anvesh Karthik Yalavarthy, Manjunath I. Nandennavar, Shashidhar V. Karpurmath
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164028
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5115-5119
Clinico-pathological profile of abdominal tuberculosis and their treatment response in a tertiary care centre
Rajani Mavila, Manoj D. Kottarath, Niyas Naseer, Neethu Thambi, Vinayak Mohan
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164024
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5120-5124
An assessment of antihypertensive drug prescription patterns and adherence to joint national committee-8 hypertension treatment guidelines among hypertensive patients attending a tertiary care teaching hospital
Rakesh Romday, Ajay Kumar Gupta, Pawan Bhambani
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164046
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5125-5133
Assessment of health related quality of life in patients with cervical dystonia and writer’s cramp
Pavan Kumar Singh, Reeta Singh
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164023
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5134-5140
A comparative study between the efficacies of betadine scrub (10%) versus alcohol based hand rub in preoperative hand disinfection
Rahul Kadam, Chinmoy Sharma, Abhaykumar Chhallani, Sunil Yadav
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164058
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5141-5143
Relation between body mass index, forced expiratory volume in one second and 6 minute walk test in stable COPD patients
Bhaskar Kakarla, Rajendra Prasad Boddula, Paramjyothi Gongati
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20163992
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5144-5148
A study of clinical profile of cardiac dysfunction in patients with HIV infection
Sarosh Kumar K. K., Jayakumar B., Baiju R.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164018
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5149-5153
To assess the role of multisite instillation of bupivacaine-xylocaine combination for reducing post-operative pain after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Jignesh A. Gandhi, Pravin H. Shinde, Pratik D. Patil, Samarth A. Thakkar, Rohan D. Digarse
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164012
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5154-5158
Clinical profile and prognosis of patients with posterior circulation stroke
Kavita J. Rawat, Bhaskar S. Korde, Kavita S. Joshi
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20163986
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5159-5164
A clinical study of deviated nasal septum with special reference to conventional and endoscopic septoplasty
Mohammad Nizamuddin Khan, Kripamoy Nath, Shams Uddin
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20163985
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5165-5171
Self-medication practice among children in Antananarivo, Madagascar
Rosa L. Tsifiregna, Safidinarindra H. Razafimahatratra, Nirina H. Raveloharimino, Rivo L. H. Rakotomalala, Noeline Ravelomanana
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20163991
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5172-5175
Vitamin deficiency prevalence in primary school children in Punjab, India
Meenal Batta, Naveenta Gupta, Geetika Goyal, Amit Jain
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164011
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5176-5179
Study of gastrointestinal toxicity of selective COX-2 inhibitors in comparison with conventional NSAIDs
Hima Bindu K., Venkat Rao G.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164010
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5180-5184
Computed tomography guided fine needle aspiration cytology of thoracic lesions: 10 year experience of an interventional pulmonologist
Varinder Saini, Kranti Garg, Uma Handa, Surabhi Jaggi, Ravi Kumar Garg
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164009
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5185-5189
Retrospective study of chemotherapy induced cardiotoxicity from a tertiary cancer centre in South India
Manjunath I. Nandennavar, Annalakshmi Sekar, Shashidhar V. Karpurmath
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20163990
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5190-5195
Haemodynamic response to endotrachial intubation: direct versus video laryngoscopy
Amit Kumar Kamewad, Vipul Krishen Sharma, Surekha Mudi Kamewad, Vitesh Popli
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164040
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5196-5200
Evaluation of protein: creatinine ratio on random urine samples in assessment of proteinuria
Vyankatesh T. Anchinmane, Shilpa V. Sankhe
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164025
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5201-5203
Functional outcome and result of intra-articular injection hyaluronic acid in treatment of osteoarthritis of knee
Deepak Chaudhary, Yasir Ali Khan
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164030
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5204-5208
Low dosage iron supplementation: the impact of hemoglobin levels and the side effect of non-anemic pregnant women in Denpasar city, Bali, Indonesia, 2016
Novia Arini, Sukma Adnyani
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164013
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5209-5211
Role of staging laparoscopy in upstaging CT findings and influencing treatment decisions in gastric cancers
Abhinay Indrakumar, Ganesh S. Mandakulutur, Keerthi R. Banavara
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164182
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5212-5216
Ultrasound evaluation of carpal tunnel syndrome in patients with bifid median nerve
Smiti Sripathi, Anurag Ayachit, Rebin Bos
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164183
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5217-5223
Cross-sectional comparative study of socio-demographic and health profile of children in a NGO- run open house and street children in a metropolitan city
Aniruddha A. Malgaonkar, S. Kartikeyan
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164184
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5224-5230
Clinical significance of presence of accessory foramen transversarium in typical cervical vertebrae
Esakkiammal N., Renu Chauhan
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164185
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5231-5236
Maternal and fetal outcomes in HIV positive pregnant female
Mahim Mittal, Ashutosh Kumar Mall, Yash Gopal Sharma
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164186
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5237-5240
A prospective randomized study for comparison of haemodynamic changes and recovery characteristics with propofol and sevoflurane anaesthesia during laparoscopic cholecystectomies
Arvind Khare, Veena Mathur, Kavita Jain, Surendra K. Sethi, Deepak Garg, Raghunath Vishnoi
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164187
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5241-5247
Validity of bedside index of severity in acute pancreatitis score in comparison with C reactive protein in assessing the severity of acute pancreatitis
Ramalingam Trivikraman, Ramesan Chayampurath, Joji I. Malieckal
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164188
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5248-5251
A study on the histopathological pattern of thyroid lesions in a tertiary care hospital
Elizabeth Joseph, Anju Varghese, Celine T. M., Anna Matthai, Usha Poothiode
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164189
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5252-5255
Microbiological surveillance of operation theatres, intensive care units and labor room of a teaching hospital in Telangana, India
S. Kiranmai, K. Madhavi
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164190
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5256-5260
Awareness and use of internet services among first MBBS students
Srujan Kumar B., Veena C. N., B. C. Vastrad, Nandan T. M.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164191
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5261-5264
Prevalence of aspirin resistance in coronary artery disease among Indian patients
Sibi Narayanan Syamalakumari, Abhilash Kannan, Geethu Gopinathan Nair
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164192
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5265-5268
Spectrum of hemoglobinopathies by high performance liquid chromatography with special reference to role of HbA2 levels at tertiary care centre
Santosh B. Bhokare, Pragati P. Phulgirkar, Anil R. Joshi, Rajan S. Bindu
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164193
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5269-5276
A prospective study on clinical profile and incidence of acute kidney injury due to hair dye poisoning
P. Ramulu, P. Amruth Rao, Kanthi Swaroop K., Paul Marx K., Ch. Venkata Ramana Devi
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164194
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5277-5282
Effect of epidural volume extension with colloid on dose requirement for intrathecal spinal block: a double blind prospective study
Radhey Shyam, Ajay Kumar Chaudhary, Prithvi K. Singh, Gaurav Jain, Dinesh Singh, Girish Chandra, Vinod K. Bhatia
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164195
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5283-5287
Study of incidence in between benign and malignant tumors of solitary thyroid nodule
B. Hemashankara Rao, K. Srinivasa Chakravarthy
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164196
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5288-5293
Chronic airway obstruction in post tubercular fibrosis cases:a serious lung function changes
Abinash Agarwala, Malay Kumar Maikap, Prabodh Panchadhyayee, Pranab Mandal, Partha Pratim Roy
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164197
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5294-5296
Evaluation of soluble ST2 as a novel cardiovascular biomarker in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Kavya Suryadevara, Melvin George, Amrita Jena, V. E. Dhandapani, N. Damodharan, Jayasutha J.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164198
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5297-5301
Role of MRI and ultrasonography in evaluation of multifidus muscle in chronic low back pain patients
Poonam Vohra, Varun Pratap Kasana, R. K. Arya
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164199
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5302-5309
Severe acute malnutrition: seasonal variations in Southern Rajasthan, India
Sanjay Singla, Rameshwar L. Suman, Pradeep Meena, Suresh Goyal, Rupali Jain, Suresh Meena
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164200
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5310-5313
Study of fungal pathogen in onycomycoses patients attending the teaching hospital
Archana Wankhade, Dnyaneshwari Ghadage, Arvind Bhore
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164201
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5314-5318
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to infections:a tertiary care experience
Swaroopa Deme, Bhaskar Kakarla, Naval Chandra, Subbalaxmi M. V. S., Shetty Mallikharjuna, Satyanarayana Raju Yadati
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164202
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5319-5324
Lessons from a clinicopathological study of breast cancer
S. G. D. Gangadaran
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164203
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5325-5328
Relation of religious coping with occupational stress and quality of working life for midwives working in maternity hospitals in Zahedan, Iran
Fatemeh Roostaee, Zahra Nikmanesh, Javad Sharifi-Rad, Malek Kiani, Ali Shahnazi
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164204
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5329-5333
A comparative study between ProSeal laryngeal mask airway and endotracheal tube for ease of insertion and haemodynamic changes in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anaesthesia
Veena Patodi, Maina Singh, Surendra K. Sethi, Vini N. Depal, Neena Jain, Vijay Kumar
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164205
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5334-5340
Forging a link between bacterial biofilms and drug resistance: an unsolved mystery
Pallavi Sayal, Raminder Sandhu, Kanwardeep Singh
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164206
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5341-5344
Are we assessing them right? A study on the content validity of undergraduate pathology question papers and role of blueprinting in assessment
Kalpana Sharma, Kusum Heda, Sushil Sharma
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164207
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5345-5350
The study on post-operative wound infections at Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh, India
B. Hemashankara Rao, K. Srinivasa Chakravarthy
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164208
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5351-5355
Outcome of focused training on tuberculosis and air-borne infection control for third-year undergraduate medical students
Milind Ubale, Sunita Ubale, Aniruddha Arjun Malgaonkar, Sundaram Kartikeyan
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164209
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5356-5359
Prevalence of Rh Antigens among voluntary blood donors in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Chitra M., Jagannathan S. Y., Arumugam P., Ravishankar J.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164210
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5360-5363
Evaluating the appropriateness of blood component utilization in burns patients
Ravishankar J., Jagannathan S. Y., Arumugam P., Chitra M.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164211
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5364-5371
Implication incidence age groups in cancer patients who suffer from death rumination disorder and employed psychological defense styles
Minoo Sharbafshaaer, Mohammad A. Mashhadi
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164212
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5372-5376
Frequency and distribution of ABO and Rh blood groups among blood donors in tertiary care hospital of South Gujarat, India
Kruti A. Raja, Gopi H. Dobariya, Chirag A. Unagar, Amrish N. Pandya, Jitendra N. Patel, Sangita J. Wadhwani
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164213
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5377-5381
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene glu298asp polymorphism in preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome
Mona Abdel-Wahab Albeshery, Omima Mohamed Abdel-Haie, Nesrein Salama Ramadan, Shuzan Ali Mohammed
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164214
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5382-5386
Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and the recurrence of breast cancer in a tertiary care rural hospital of West Bengal, India
Sanhita Mukherjee, Bishan Basu, Nilay Mandal, Diptakanti Mukhopadhyay, Biplab Kumar Biswas, Bidyut Mandal
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164215
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5387-5392
Is prenatal screening for Down syndrome needed in young pregnant women?
Rekha S. Dhamnaskar, Yogesh R. Pawade, Priyanka Sabnis, Sadhana D. Ghaisas
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164216
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5393-5398
Personality traits of patients with attempted suicide: a hospital based study
Junaid Nabi, Rakesh Ghildiyal
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164217
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5399-5404
A study of serum sodium and calcium status in both hemodialysed and conservatively treated chronic kidney disease patients attending a tertiary care hospital of Assam, India
Rashmi Rekha Phukan, Rohini Kt. Goswami
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164218
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5405-5410
Perception of educational ambiance among undergraduate medical students at Geetanjali Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Sandhya Sharma, Manjinder Kaur
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164219
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5411-5416
Association of galectin-3 with high cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes attending a multi-specialty hospital in South India
Damal Kandadai Sriram, Govindaraj Gowri, Sujithera Haridoss, Surendran Venkatesan, Ilayaraja Rajendran, Melvin George
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164220
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5417-5421
An experimental study on wistar rats to see the effect of Gymnema sylvestre on blood pressure
Dheeraj Kumar Singh, Narendra Kumar, R. Pal, Pratap Shankar, Preet Lakhani, Sachin Tutu, Wahid Ali, R. Nath, Amod K. Sachan, R. K. Dixit
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164221
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5422-5425
Tinea capitis in adults: not so rare
Sheikh M. Ahmed, Suhail R. Rather, Hina Kousar, Shahab-ud-din Bukhari
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164222
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5426-5429
Electrolyte disturbances in diabetic patients in Cotonou, Benin
Eugenie A. A. Anago, Thierry C. M. Medehouenou, Casimir D. Akpovi, Henri Tchehouenou
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164223
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5430-5435
Qualities of best medical teacher: a student perceptive study
K. Lakshmi Kumari, P. Laxman Rao, R. Chandra Sekhar, G. Krupa Elena
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164224
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5436-5439
Management of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur osteosynthesefragen type C fractures of distal humerus in adults with two column fixation
Manjit S. Daroch, Sanjeev Sreen, Deepak Vashisht, Parveen Puri
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164225
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5440-5446
Study of clinical presentation of malaria and the associated liver profile changes in various species of plasmodia
Siddanagouda M. Biradar, Renuka Holyachi
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164226
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5447-5451
Incidence of phyllodes tumors of breast at a single centre in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Sanjay Singh, Aklesh Kumar Maurya, Mayurika Singh
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164227
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5452-5455
The relationship between communication of nurses and level of anxiety of patient’s family in emergency room dr. Dradjat Prawiranegara hospital, Serang Banten, Indonesia
Lukmanulhakim ., Suryani ., Anastasia Anna
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164228
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5456-5462

Case Reports

Cryptic tuberculosis: a missed diagnosis and an unusual presentation
Deepika Patel, Ravi Dosi
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164229
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5463-5465
Subluxation of lens alarms to homocystinuria
Abhishek Mansinh Patel, Khushnood M. Sheikh, Manisha B. Shastri
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164230
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5466-5469
Presentation of isolated trolard vein thrombosis with subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report and review of literature
Saeed Razmeh, Farzad Sina, Maryam Zaribafian, Zahra Ghurchian
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164231
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5470-5472
Bilateral thalamic infarcts due to occlusion of artery of percheron - a rare vascular variant
Surender Kumar, Hitender Kumar
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164232
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5473-5476
Pycnodysostosis: a distinctive brittle bone disease?
Muralidhara K., Gouramma Padanad, T. S. Srinath Kumar
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164233
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5477-5480
Spinal intradural extramedullary mature cystic teratoma in young adult: a rare tumor with review of literature
Ashuvi Kunjan Agay, Sunil Garg, Ketan Hedaoo
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164234
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5481-5483
Intra-parotid facial nerve schwannoma: case report of a rare entity
Shaheen H. Kanpurwala, Nisha V. Thakare, Prashant S. Mane
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164235
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5484-5487
Acute myocardial infarction in a resource-poor setting: a case report in Awka, Nigeria
Innocent C. Okoye, Ernest N. Anyabolu
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164236
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5488-5490
Extreme complication of somnambulism: death due to accidental fall from height
Shivkumar Rajshekhar Kolle, Vinod Ashok Chaudhari
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164237
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5491-5493
Tropical diabetic hand syndrome- a case report with a short review
Mohd Mubarik Naqash, Feroze Ahmad, Arif Nabi Bhat, Umar Jalalie, Rameez Raja Najar
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164238
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5494-5496
A case report on bilateral neuromyelitis optica
Abhishek Mansinh Patel, Khushnood M. Sheikh, Manisha B. Shastri
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164239
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5497-5500
Oncocytic carcinoma of minor salivary gland: a case report
Sagarika Samantaray, Sasmita Panda, Sashibhusan Dash, Niranjan Rout
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164240
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5501-5503
Ruptured ileal mesenteric dermoid mimicking acute abdomen:a clinical report
Mayukh Chakraborty, Sanghamitra Chakraborty
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164241
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5504-5506
Cystic thymoma presenting with urticaria: a case report
Manoj Gopinath, Deepika Gulati
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164242
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5507-5509
Heterotopic ossification or unusual foramen in radius?
Gitanjali Khorwal, Sunita Kalra
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164243
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5510-5512
Unilateral high division of brachial artery and its clinical significance
Aarti Rohilla, Priyanka Parmar, Kamal Singh, Jyoti Rohilla
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164244
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5513-5515
Borderline mucinous ovarian tumour – a rare bilateral presentation
Jayawant W. Mahadani, Surabhi S. Kulkarni, Nilima D. Lodha, Nigar Fatema M. Khan
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164245
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5516-5518
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm due to patch dehiscence after ventricular septal rupture repair
Sanjeev Sanghvi, Anil Baroopal, Rohit Mathur
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164246
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5519-5520
Left ventricular mass - a facade for left ventricular calcification
Prabhu Halkati, Suresh Patted, Ranjan Modi
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164247
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5521-5522