Tropical Doctor

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The clinical assessment of foreign body ingestions: Experience in a developing country	52
Case report: Perineal swelling: A rare case of scar endometriosis	12
Effect of pantoprazole as an adjunct to standard medical therapy in patients with uncomplicated amoebic liver abscess: A randomised pilot study	11
Physician, heal thyself	11
Clinical guideline utilization in Uganda: A scoping review and comparison	6
Neonatal analgesic prescription practices in central India: A cross-sectional survey	6
Role of visually impaired in screening of diseases and the way forward	6
An observational study to compare the diagnostic accuracy of rapid antigen test and rapid antibody tests in various periods of enteric fever	6
Quantification of chronic diseases presenting in the Emergency Department and their disposition outcomes: A hospital-based cross-sectional study in north India	6
Inguinal hernia mesh infections: Chronic challenges, atypical pathogens and lessons in sterilisation	6
A curious case of stent fracture and left ventricular pseudoaneurysm – A rare association in the background of cardiac tuberculosis	5
Brucellosis with splenic abscess in a child initially suspected to have covid-19	5
Bilateral periorbital oedema revealed as systemic lupus erythematosus in a young male	5
Increasing incidence of slipped capital femoral epiphysis in Trinidad and Tobago: A 50-year review	5
Retrospective analysis of endometrial cancer among Afro-Caribbean women in Barbados 2008–2017	5
Chasing the culprit in shadow – Sinonasal mucormycosis in an immunocompetent host	5
Prevention of fogging inside safety goggles for healthcare professionals during COVID-19 pandemic: A low-cost solution in resource-limited settings	5
Congenital syphilis: Need for intensification of antenatal screening and clinician awareness	4
Histopathological changes in various organs in electrocution deaths	4
Clinical profile and predictors of severity in paediatric scrub typhus with pulmonary involvement	4
A narrative review of efficacy of antibiotics in treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition in community based out-patient treatment	4
Diverse liver morphology in two cases of visceral leishmaniasis: Same face, different expressions	4
Operation notes in orthopaedics: Beliefs and practices in a developing country	4
Congenital Tuberculosis: A silent foe	4
Evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic test for the diagnosis of intestinal protozoan infections among patients attending a rural outreach outpatient department in Northern India	4

Short reports on cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak investigation in Ankesha-Guagsa district, Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia	4
Neonatal Norwegian scabies	4
Chest sonography versus chest radiograph in children admitted to paediatric intensive care – A prospective study	4
Prevalence of cataract and factors associated with cataract surgery uptake among older persons in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study from the National Eye Survey II	4
Study of spectrum of fungal isolates in the sputum of newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients	4
Costus igneus, ‘the Insulin plant’ causing hypoglycaemia: Two case reports	3
Using the Stanford Biodesign framework to develop frugal surgical innovations	3
Evaluation of three different rapid card tests for the detection of hepatitis B surface antigen	3
Seton in high anal fistula	3
Modified trichrome stain for faster and improved detection of intestinal protozoan parasites	3
Parameatal urethral cyst in a 9-year-old boy	3
Who operates on the children?	3
Neonatal Fournier’s gangrene; pattern and predisposing factors in a tertiary health facility in Southern Nigeria	3
Geriatric Depression and its predictors in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of India – A quantitative study	3
Paediatric paranasal sinus fibrous dysplasia	3
Sentinel lymph node biopsy in early breast carcinoma using fluorescein sodium and methylene blue dye: A validation study	3
A Low-cost model of breast biopsy for the training of surgical residents during COVID-19 pandemic	3
Total eyelid complex sparing orbital exenteration for mucormycosis	3
Chromobacterium violaceum: An incidental finding in a neonate	3
Spontaneous subcapsular renal haematoma in a diabetic patient with acute pyelonephritis	3
Percutaneous Achilles tendon tenotomy in clubfoot patients with a 22 gauge needle in a low-resource setting	3
Sequential use of drugs (prostaglandin e1 after failed trial of PGE2 gel) for induction of labour: Retrospective observational study	3
Survival of a case of pre-eclampsia complicated with acute fatty liver of pregnancy and acute pancreatitis	3
A cautionary tale of pseudo-Cryptococcus infection in neonates	3
Complete renal response of IgA vasculitis with steroid and mycophenolate mofetil in an adult HIV patient	3
Successful management of complex scalp wounds with exposed calvarial bones by customized Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT): Case series and review of the literature	3
Living with a hernia: A qualitative study of patient experience of abdominal wall hernias in Ndola, Zambia	3
Effectiveness of Chlorhexidine vaginal cleansing in reducing post-caesarean endometritis at two tertiary hospitals in Enugu, Nigeria: A randomized controlled trial	3
Primary mesenteric gastrointestinal stromal tumour with concomitant mesenteric tuberculosis: Careful histopathology is essential	3
Distal duodenal web with malrotation: An unusual finding	3
Multisystem inflammatory syndromeneonates (MIS-N) associated with acute kidney injury: A case report	3
A case series of 2,4 diethylamine poisoning – what the future holds for us	3
Acute febrile illness in pregnancy: Spectrum of disease and impact on maternal and foetal outcome	3
Binge eating after a religious fast: Acute gastric dilation causing perforation – a case report	2
Methotrexate in erythema nodosum leprosum: Pitfalls to avoid	2
Feasibility and efficacy of ghost ileostomy in typhoid ileal perforations: A prospective observational study	2
The ever –present need for biopsy to diagnose coeliac disease safely	2
Congenital severe malaria: Artesunate for successful and safe treatment in neonates: A case report	2
New in the tropics: Safety concerns of the novel Butantan-Dengue vaccine for dengue prevention in tropical countries	2
Duodenal obstruction due to Strongyloides stercoralis in a patient with HTLV-1 infection	2
Nasal leeches and epistaxis: A case series	2
Meconium aspiration syndrome in a preterm newborn: An orphan disease	2
Trauma surgery via distance mentoring: A model inspired by the 2020 pandemic	2
Obituary	2
Multi-level approach to workplace violence against healthcare workers	2
High rates of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Peruvian hospital 2013–2019	2
Bacterial sepsis in dengue fever – A paediatric perspective	2
Writing scientific articles for TD	2
Combining omental plug and patch: a simple adjunct to safer repair of Giant Prepyloric Perforation	2
Acute care surgery in a Malawian district hospital: Epidemiology, outcomes, and assessment of operative capacity	2

Utility of monocyte parameters in diagnosing Sputum Smear Negative Pulmonary TB	2
Clinico-laboratory characteristics and outcome of patients with eucalyptus oil-induced/provoked seizures: A case series and systematic review of the published patients	2
Long umbilical cord and its mysterious demeanour: A case report	2
Thinking beyond infections in children with recurrent/persistent pneumonia	2
Case fatality and factors associated with Maternal mortality in patients with eclampsia: A retrospective review of 761 cases in a tertiary institution in Nigeria	2
Sociodemographic factors associated with the use of insecticide treated nets among under-fives in Nigeria: Evidence from a national survey	2
Injection syringe designed as surgical tools in resource-limited settings	2
Flap blood glucose measurement for flap monitoring and early detection of circulatory problems	2
Tuberculous calcific constrictive pericarditis in an adult female with a past history of abdominal tuberculosis	2
Two cases of testicular tuberculosis in HIV patients with distinct clinical presentations	2
Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors among schoolchildren from Unión de Reyes municipality, Matanzas Province, Cuba	2
The race against time: Zika virus on the horizon in Pakistan	2
Obituary & Appreciation, Professor Malcolm Molyneux, OBE	2
A case of self-inflicted erosions and Cydnidae pigmentation – Unravelled by dermoscopy	2
Vaginal mesh erosion – a challenging entity	2
Acrylic “lollipop” for jaw rehabilitation after release of joint ankylosis in paediatric patients	2
A rare complication of Yellow Phosphorous poisoning	2
A unique case of fever with skin lesions	2
Acute kidney injury in the tropics	2
Anti-racist Medical Education in the Transformation of Global Health	2
Prospective randomised trial of bolus vs. continuous regime of jejunostomy feed	2
Filariasis presenting with bicytopenia, progressive splenomegaly and acute renal failure: An unusual case report	2
‘BOMBILE’ – Newest enemy to our sight? – A case series	2
Clinical predictors of warfarin-associated bleeding: A case-control study	2
Trichotillomania in a child with nephrotic syndrome: An unusual steroid induced psychiatric manifestation	2
Cystoisospora belli infection in a person with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease[AM1]	2
Empyema necessitans – An unusual cause of necrotising fasciitis of the breast	2
An unusual case of gastrointestinal perforation caused by trans-abdominal penetration of sewing needles	2
Minding the Ps and Qs in global surgery outreach programmes	2
Approach to dengue-associated hypokalaemia and neuromuscular weakness	1
Splenomegaly in scrub typhus	1
Leprosy suspect presenting at a chest clinic	1
Physical examination – Crucial to timely diagnosis	1
Down a wrong path – A nasogastric tube in the lung	1
Privacy concerns and challenges with informed consent in medical tourism	1
“New Year’s resolution for 2022: Incontrovertible evidence in medical research”	1
Enteric fever presenting as catatonia syndrome – Case report	1
Abdominal wall calcification in a peritoneal dialysis patient	1
Barriers to the treatment of clubfoot in low- and middle-income countries: A guide to improve compliance	1
Rodent bites in a quadriplegic	1
Clinical and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of typhoid fever in children in the era of antibiotic resistance	1
Time to abandon the old dictum of delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy after acute cholecystitis has settled in Caribbean practice	1
Changing spectrum of primary pyomyositis in North India	1
Simple micro-drainage system for palliation of severe subcutaneous emphysema	1
Palatal Rash Sign is Reliable Predictor of Severe Thrombocytopenia in Dengue Fever	1
Benign acute childhood myositis following human Influenza B virus infection – A case series	1
Prevalence of serological markers of hepatitis B in inflammatory bowel disease – Experience from a tertiary care centre in South India	1
Liquid concrete as a gastrointestinal tract foreign body	1
Prophylactic mesh placement in emergency midline laparotomy for intestinal perforation peritonitis: An appeal for caution	1
Bacteriological profile of paediatric skin and soft tissue infections and their antibiogram at a tertiary care teaching hospital in north India	1
Neonatal chikungunya encephalitis	1
Risk factors for severe bronchiolitis in Colombia	1
Role of lumbar sympathetic block in management of iatrogenic sciatic nerve palsy	1
Frequency of abnormal Pap smear in patients presenting with postcoital bleeding in Tertiary Care Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan	1
Corrigendum to ‘50th anniversary edition of Tropical Doctor’	1
Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae infection presenting as endocarditis and liver abscess	1
National audit on maternal mortality in Guinea-Bissau, West-Africa: A retrospective observational study of 2020	1
Elizabethkingia meningosepticum infections with varied presentations and different antimicrobial susceptibility – A case series	1
Polymicrobial growth in standard urine culture: Time to Act or Ignore?	1
A culturally sensitive educational intervention to improve the acceptance and sustained use of safer cooking stoves in the Guatemalan highlands	1
Abstracts presented at GASOC Conference 2021: The Story of Global Surgery Past, Present and Future	1
Ocular dirofilariasis in a patient from southwest coastal Karnataka	1
Sequential occurrence of upgrading and downgrading type 1 leprosy reactions: A case report	1
‘A prospective case control study to evaluate shock index for identifying patients at risk of clinically important malaria in refugee settings’	1
Leptospiral myocarditis and pancreatitis	1
Mauriac syndrome: A failure of parent or physician	1
Survey of off-label prescribing in a university paediatric outpatient in Brazil	1
Indigenous technique to develop sponge for endo vaccum therapy in post-operative anastomotic leak: A case report	1
‘DO NOT MISS’: A mnemonic to detect red flags in headache and back pain syndromes	1
Frugal indigenous elastic bands for maxillo-mandibular fixation	1
Insulin Resistance in children on Sodium Valproate – A hospital based cross-sectional study in Indian children	1
Surfactant for the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome in very low birth weight infants at a level 2 hospital: A descriptive retrospective cohort study – safety and efficacy	1
Workplace violence towards resident doctors in Indian teaching hospitals: A quantitative survey	1
Primary hyperparathyroidism misdiagnosed as metastatic disease, with trans-oral endoscopic surgical management	1
Acute kidney injury in obstetrics: Hospital-based cohort study	1
Surgical tourism in low- and middle-income countries: Current Status and the impact on the poor	1
Non-malignant gall bladder perforation: Our experience from an institution-based retrospective analysis of 25 cases	1
Preliminary report of sexual assaults at Ekiti Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Ado-Ekiti, Southwest, Nigeria (Moremi Clinic)	1
Prevalence and antibiogram of non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli in blood stream infections: Study in a tertiary care centre, Western Uttar Pradesh, India	1
Concurrence of rectocoele and anal incontinence, and outcome of their simultaneous surgical correction	1

Cutaneous and ocular manifestations in Indian children with neurocutaneous syndromes: A cross-sectional study	1
A curious case of upper limb infection	1
Association between neutrophil lymphocyte ratio and status of symptom control in children and adolescents with bronchial asthma	1
Using fresh frozen plasma as an emergency treatment modality for hypertriglyceridaemic acute pancreatitis in a resource-constrained environment: A case report and review of literature	1
Paediatric Herpes Zoster: A report of seventeen cases from a tertiary care hospital of North India	1
Post-malaria neurological syndrome manifesting as new onset psychosis with generalized encephalopathy: an analysis of two cases in children	1
A Quality Improvement (QI) initiative in diagnostic stewardship of urine culture in an era of Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)	1
A common presentation of uncommon disease – Biliary Fasciola Hepatica	1
Successful management of an unstable paediatric laryngeal injury in a low-resource setting	1
Investigation of pseudo-urogenital myiasis and errors in diagnosis	1
Unilateral hypopyon associated acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis: Unusual presentation leading to HIV diagnosis	1
Occult bacteraemia in children with fever without focus though previously vaccinated against pneumococcus	1
Varied presentations of congenital dengue infection in neonates	1
Metanephric adenoma an unusual renal mass: A rare case	1
COVID-19 lockdown and increased incidence of dengue: A note	1
Jaundice and Thrombocytopenia in an acute abdomen with concurrent Appendicitis and spontaneous Rectal perforation: An unusual presentation of human leptospirosis	1
Chronic type 2 reaction in lepromatous leprosy with underlying Plasmodium falciparum infection: A case report	1
Adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host	1
Scrub Typhus and its co-infection with Leptospirosis at a tertiary care hospital in Uttar Pradesh	1
Self-inflicted injuries: The intersection of mental health and traumatic injury in Malawi	1
Cytological diagnosis of microfilaria coexistent with suspected malignancy of breast and ovary in a young pregnant female	1
Empirical intravenous aciclovir therapy in a suspected case of acute encephalitis	1
A call for greater public involvement in public health	1
Cutaneous larva migrans, a neglected tropical disease of skin, with severe secondary eczematization at an unusual location	1
Challenges in the management of cutis congenita aplasia in rural low resource settings: A case report from Kabale regional referral hospital in South-Western Uganda	1
Traumatic lung herniation due to Cow's kick	1
The link between ethical principles and respectful maternity care	1
Knuckle hyperpigmentation in a young male: A clinical sign of B12 deficiency not to be missed	1
Circular frames without x-ray – lessons learned regarding radiation exposure during tibial deformity correction from Low & Middle Income Countries?	1
Benign polyserositis and acalculous cholecystitis, a rare presentation of acute viral hepatitis A and E co-infection	1
Role of demographic and clinical factors in survival of HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy	1
A retrospective study analyzing indications and outcomes of mid-trimester emergency cervical cerclage in a tertiary care perinatal centre over half a decade	1
Overcoming the barriers between resource constraints and healthcare quality	1
An unusual case of sepsis due to Salmonella enterica serovar Weltevreden, an emerging pathogen of non-typhoidal salmonellosis	1
Human scabies and sarcoptic mange in northeast Brazil: Results from a rapid assessment method covering an entire state	1
Atypical mucormycosis masquerading as non-resolving cavitatory pneumonia: A frequently misdiagnosed entity	1
Changes in origin of acute chest pain in a sub-Saharan African setting	1
Honeycomb breast: An appearance of fibrocystic disease	1
Scrub typhus-related hepatotoxicity: The Indian scenario	1
Intractable vomiting as a presentation of adrenal insufficiency – a case report	1
Aetiology and clinical spectrum of gastric outlet obstruction in North West India	1
Contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound features of tubercular lymphadenopathy	1
The disappearing art of clinical examination	1
Role of bone marrow examination in pyrexia of unknown origin	1
A rare case of toxocariasis presenting with hypereosinophilic pericardial effusion and mycotic aneurysm	1
Reverse innovation in health: Good but not good enough to be standard of care?	1
Breast gangrene: Tale of two similar cases with two different outcomes	1
Utility of rapid chromatographic Immunoassay to rule out typhoid Fever among malaria negative patients	1
The pathophysiological hypotheses between visceral leishmaniasis infection and consumptive coagulopathy	1
Candida prostatitis: A rare entity	1
Hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with rhabdomyolysis – Need to look beyond kidneys in hemolytic uremic syndrome	1
Unique granulated leucocytes in peripheral blood in yellow phosphorous poisoning: An interesting tool for monitoring therapeutic response	1
From mosquitoes to menace: Unveiling the dangers of West Nile virus in Pakistan	1
Barriers and challenges in providing standard breast cancer care in low resource settings	1
Predictors of prolonged hospitalisation and mortality among children admitted with blackwater fever in eastern Uganda	1
Isolated abducens nerve palsy – A rare clinical presentation in dengue haemorrhagic fever	1
Time to revisit the purported link of leprosy reactions with infective triggers: An unnecessary economic burden for patients	1
A difficult diagnosis of anaplasmosis with pneumonia: A case report	1
Is the world ready for another viral outbreak? - The deadly Marburg virus	1
Triaging cases of fever with vesicular rash relevant to the monkeypox epidemic	1
Prof Sir Eldryd Parry, KCMG, OBE27 November 1930–13 November 2022	1
Vitamin D levels in paediatric intensive care unit patients and its relation to severity of illness: An Indian experience	1
Cystic leukoencephalopathy in congenital cytomegalovirus infection	1
Fine-needle aspiration cytology finding uric acid crystals produced by Aspergillus	1
Prevalence of communicable and non-communicable diseases among adult immigrants from Venezuela at a university hospital in Colombia from 2017 to 2018	0
Socio-clinico-radiological profile of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in association with sputum conversion and baseline hsCRP levels	0
Arteriovenous supercharging: A novel approach to improve reliability of the distally based sural flap	0
Evaluation of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in predicting the prognosis of Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever	0
Outbreak of Marburg virus in Tanzania: The need for a major public health response	0
The global south clinician: A juggler par excellence	0
Severe copper sulphate poisoning: A case rescued with plasmapheresis	0
Risk factors and outcome of acute kidney injury in children with snake envenomation	0
Isoniazid induced palmoplantar hyperhidrosis	0
E-sports: What mental health professionals from low & middle-income countries must know	0
Cavitary lung disease in hospitalized patients: Differences between melioidosis and tuberculosis	0
Acute myocardial infarction in a young adult with hyperhomocysteinaemia secondary to tropical sprue	0
The outbreak of meningitis amidst Lassa fever and diphtheria crisis in Nigeria: An urgent call for action	0
Risk factors for placental abruption	0
Academic surgery: A road less travelled	0
A study on the clinical spectrum of Hepatitis C virus infection from a tertiary care center in Sub-Himalayan India—spontaneous clearance, a neglected phenomenon	0
Difficult to treat liver abscesses in children – Do not forget parasitic infections	0
Linezolid-Associated Posterior Reversible Leuco-encephalopathy Syndrome in a Patient with Disseminated Tuberculosis	0
Leptospirosis prevalence and risk factors in India: Evidence gap maps	0
Emergency surgical decompression of the orbit may rescue impaired vision even in a patient presenting late with a retrobulbar haematoma: A case report from rural southwestern Uganda	0
Common presentation: Rare disease: Adult Langerhans cell histiocytosis	0
Ultrasound-guided autologous blood patch – A novel modality for broncho-pleural-cutaneous fistula closure	0
A rare case of secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in visceral leishmaniasis	0
Tuberculosis masquerading as a pancreatic cyst in a patient with cirrhosis	0
Prospective study using villous length morphometry as an adjunctive tool to assess modified Marsh grade in patients with coeliac disease	0
A travel-related infection case associated with triple vector-associated infections: Malaria–Dengue–Zika virus	0
Caesarean scar ectopic pregnancy: A case series	0
Successful management of cervical dysgenesis: Case report and review	0
COVID-19 vaccination and neurological complications: A cross-sectional observational study from a tertiary care centre of North India	0
Portal vein thrombosis in hepatitis C virus-related cirrhotic patients: Prevalence and clinical characteristics in an Egyptian cohort	0
Unusual non-trophic ulcerations in leprosy: A case series of 17 patients	0