Tropical Doctor

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Barriers to training in laparoscopic surgery in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review	37
Workplace violence towards resident doctors in Indian teaching hospitals: A quantitative survey	11
Impact of point-of-care ultrasound on the diagnosis and treatment of patients in rural Uganda	10
Leptospirosis prevalence and risk factors in India: Evidence gap maps	9
Quantification of chronic diseases presenting in the Emergency Department and their disposition outcomes: A hospital-based cross-sectional study in north India	9
Human anthrax in Turkey: A ten years’ experience (2009–2018)	8
The 2021 Zika outbreak in Uttar Pradesh state of India: Tackling the emerging public health threat	7
Roadmap for clinical research in resource-constrained settings	7
Barriers and challenges in providing standard breast cancer care in low resource settings	6
Bloodstream infections and antibiotic sensitivity pattern in intensive care unit	6
Wernicke’s encephalopathy in women with hyperemesis gravidarum – Case series and literature review	6
Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Diabetic Ketoacidosis during the COVID-19 Pandemic in North India	5
Covid-19 and leptospirosis: Cytokine storm and the use of steroids	5
COVID-19 and/with dengue infection: A curse in an overburdened healthcare system	5
Identifying risk factors and disease severity in leptospirosis: A meta-analysis of clinical predictors	5
Low serum potassium among patients with COVID-19 in Bangkok, Thailand: Coincidence or clinically relevant?	5
Prevalence of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis and the antifungal drug resistance of Aspergillusspp. in pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Uzbekistan	5
Diagnostic value of monocyte-lymphocyte ratio and red cell distribution width- lymphocyte ratio against other biomarkers in children with acute appendicitis, cross-sectional study	5
Ralstonia mannitolilytica sepsis in neonatal intensive care unit – Be(a)ware of the multidrug resistant nosocomial bug	5
Trauma surgery via distance mentoring: A model inspired by the 2020 pandemic	5
Differences in treatment strategies in the management of acute appendicitis in a county hospital in Guatemala and an academic teaching institution in the United States	4
Neonatal sacrococcygeal teratoma: Our 20-year experience from a tertiary care centre in North India	4
Imaging features of Robert’s uterus: Case series of a rare Mullerian duct anomaly	4
Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus among blood donors in eastern Algeria	4
Reverse innovation in health: Good but not good enough to be standard of care?	4

Placenta accreta spectrum: Management and outcomes in a tertiary centre in India: An observational cross-sectional study	4
Prevalence and determinants of oral potentially malignant lesions using mobile health in a rural block, northeast India	4
Early cardiovascular involvement in dengue fever: A prospective study with two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography	4
Polymicrobial growth in standard urine culture: Time to Act or Ignore?	4
Cardiogenic shock with first-degree heart block in a patient with glyphosate-surfactant poisoning	4
Exploring the Skin Mycobiome in Very Preterm babies during the early neonatal period in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of India	4
A call for glocal guidelines for global health	4
Evidence of sexual transfer of mycobacteria from male to female partners reporting to an IVF clinic	4
Scrub typhus-related hepatotoxicity: The Indian scenario	4
Subacute thyroiditis complicating dengue fever – Case report and brief review of literature	4
Insulin Resistance in children on Sodium Valproate – A hospital based cross-sectional study in Indian children	3
Chest sonography versus chest radiograph in children admitted to paediatric intensive care – A prospective study	3
Psychosocial aspects of Noma (Cancrum Oris) in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review	3
The outbreak of meningitis amidst Lassa fever and diphtheria crisis in Nigeria: An urgent call for action	3
A comparison of COVID-19 secondary attack rate in household and close contacts compared to current risk stratification guidelines of the Kerala government	3
The concomitant viral epidemics of Rift Valley fever and COVID-19: A lethal combination for Kenya	3
Orbital Aspergillosis, a great masquerader: a series of three unusual cases and a review of the literature	3
Predictors of prolonged hospitalisation and mortality among children admitted with blackwater fever in eastern Uganda	3
Preliminary report of sexual assaults at Ekiti Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Ado-Ekiti, Southwest, Nigeria (Moremi Clinic)	3
Clinical and microbial spectrum of community-acquired pneumonia in children of north India	3
Bacterial sepsis in dengue fever – A paediatric perspective	3
Cavity in pulmonary mucormycosis: Is it rare?	3
Cavitary lung disease in hospitalized patients: Differences between melioidosis and tuberculosis	3
Pregnant woman from southern Peru with rabies infection who delivered a healthy baby	3
Low-cost solutions incorporated in a standard surgical pathway for early breast cancer: A pilot study	3
Harnessing artificial intelligence in the post-COVID-19 era: A global health imperative	3
Neonatal chikungunya encephalitis	3
Prevalence and antibiogram of non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli in blood stream infections: Study in a tertiary care centre, Western Uttar Pradesh, India	3
‘BOMBILE’ – Newest enemy to our sight? – A case series	3
Clinical profile and predictors of severity in paediatric scrub typhus with pulmonary involvement	3
Microbiological profile and antibiotic resistance pattern of empyema thoracis in Calabar, Nigeria	3
Mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis elimination amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Odisha, India: A step towards achieving SDG-3	3
Evaluation of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in predicting the prognosis of Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever	3
Diagnostic accuracy of Alvarado, RIPASA and Tzanakis scoring system in acute appendicitis: A prospective observational study	3
Bilateral gluteus maximus contracture due to intra muscular injections	3
Hookworm re-infection rate and efficacy of single-dose albendazole among pregnant women in Debre Elias District, Northwest Ethiopia: A single-arm trial	3
A case series of uncommon causes of maxillary osteomyelitis: Understanding the pathology and recognizing the risks	2
Triaging cases of fever with vesicular rash relevant to the monkeypox epidemic	2
Percutaneous Achilles tendon tenotomy in clubfoot patients with a 22 gauge needle in a low-resource setting	2
Brucellosis with splenic abscess in a child initially suspected to have covid-19	2
Effectiveness of Chlorhexidine vaginal cleansing in reducing post-caesarean endometritis at two tertiary hospitals in Enugu, Nigeria: A randomized controlled trial	2
Prevalence of vascular thrombosis in patients with liver abscess	2
Effectiveness of adhesive taping to reduce pain, swelling and trismus after fracture mandible surgery	2
‘Flip-flap’ hernia sac sandwich mesh hernioplasty for giant incisional hernia	2
Varicella vaccination in India's universal immunisation program –is it time?	2
Clinical profile, aetiology, short-term outcome and predictors of poor outcome of neonatal seizures among out-born neonates admitted to a neonatal unit in Paediatric emergency of a tertiary care hospi	2
We care for patients, but who cares for us?	2
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum: A case series	2
Linezolid-Associated Posterior Reversible Leuco-encephalopathy Syndrome in a Patient with Disseminated Tuberculosis	2
Neonatal Chikungunya: A case series	2

Herpes simplex virus-1 oesophagitis presenting with persistent hiccough in an immunocompetent host: A case report	2
A retrospective study analyzing indications and outcomes of mid-trimester emergency cervical cerclage in a tertiary care perinatal centre over half a decade	2
A school-based soil-transmitted helminths survey in the Guadalcanal Province, the Solomon Islands	2
Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae infection presenting as endocarditis and liver abscess	2
Time to abandon the old dictum of delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy after acute cholecystitis has settled in Caribbean practice	2
Geriatric Depression and its predictors in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of India – A quantitative study	2
Minding the Ps and Qs in global surgery outreach programmes	2
Intravenous immunoglobulin in the management of neonatal sepsis: A randomised controlled trial	2
Feasibility and efficacy of ghost ileostomy in typhoid ileal perforations: A prospective observational study	2
Intestinal Spirochaetosis-A case series from the developing world	2
Severe copper sulphate poisoning: A case rescued with plasmapheresis	2
Kawasaki Disease with Peripheral and Facial Gangrene: A Case report and review of literature	2
SARS-CoV-2 infection, pulse oximetry, and interpretive caveats	2
Platelet rich fibrin: A novel treatment for trophic ulcer in Hansen's disease	2
Intravenous pamidronate for treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta in Indian children	2
Rodenticide-induced acute liver failure – Uncommon presentation of commonly available poison	2
Assessing knowledge and skills of laypersons bringing victims of road traffic collisions to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi	2
Scrub Typhus and its co-infection with Leptospirosis at a tertiary care hospital in Uttar Pradesh	2
Asymptomatic bacteriuria among medical inpatients: Data from an Indian teaching hospital	2
COVID-19 lockdown and increased incidence of dengue: A note	2
Idiopathic systemic capillary leak syndrome – An often missed diagnosis	2
Empirical intravenous aciclovir therapy in a suspected case of acute encephalitis	2
Multisystem inflammatory syndromeneonates (MIS-N) associated with acute kidney injury: A case report	2
Short reports on cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak investigation in Ankesha-Guagsa district, Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia	2
Living with a hernia: A qualitative study of patient experience of abdominal wall hernias in Ndola, Zambia	2
Utility of loop-mediated isothermal amplification as a point-of-care test in diagnosis of amoebic liver abscess	2
Writing scientific articles for TD	2
Epidemiology and clinical outcome of ventilator-associated events at a tertiary care hospital from North India	2
Respiratory sequelae of dengue fever	2
Chagas disease in children from the Gran Chaco region: A bibliographic appraisal	2
Cough elixir overdose causing toxic leuco-encephalopathy and serotonin syndrome	2
Acquired methaemoglobinaemia in infancy associated with acute diarrhoea: A case series	2
Splenectomy in Jamaican children with sickle cell disease: Outcome of selective blood transfusion	2
Association between nursing work stress, burnout and nosocomial infection rate in a neonatal intensive care unit in Hargeisa, Somaliland	2
Unilateral hypopyon associated acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis: Unusual presentation leading to HIV diagnosis	2
Assessment of postoperative pain management practices in Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Senegal: A multi-national survey	2
A case of amoebic liver abscess complicated by bilhaemia and venous thrombosis	2
An uncommon variant of erythema nodosum leprosum responding well to methotrexate: Report of two cases	2
Surgical tourism in low- and middle-income countries: Current Status and the impact on the poor	2
A case of false identity: Primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma masquerading as Madura Foot	1
Increasing incidence of slipped capital femoral epiphysis in Trinidad and Tobago: A 50-year review	1
Scrub typhus meningoencephalitis presenting as opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome: A video-based case	1
Comparison of direct wet mount, Kato–Katz and formol ether sedimentation technique for the diagnosis of hookworm infection in Debre Elias Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia	1
A meta-analysis of the incidence of infections following open tibia fractures and the microorganisms that cause them in high-, middle- and low-income countries	1
Classification of cutaneous leishmaniasis patients based on its risk factors using latent class analysis	1
IUCD as bladder stone	1
Physician, heal thyself	1
Pyrexia of unknown origin and its aetiology in Pakistan	1
Retrospective analysis of endometrial cancer among Afro-Caribbean women in Barbados 2008–2017	1
A case of reactivation of hepatitis B presenting with exudative ascites	1
Screening peripheral blood smear: A tale of the “TAIL”	1
The introduction of a paediatric ENT and anaesthesia skills course in Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre hospital, (KCMC), Moshi, Tanzania	1
Mitochondrial toxicity induced by linezolid causing lactic acidosis	1
Acute kidney injury in obstetrics: Hospital-based cohort study	1
The unsettling reality of violence against healthcare workers: Past, present and future	1
Intractable vomiting as a presentation of adrenal insufficiency – a case report	1
A call for greater public involvement in public health	1
Distal duodenal web with malrotation: An unusual finding	1
Caesarean scar ectopic pregnancy: A case series	1
Atypical mucormycosis masquerading as non-resolving cavitatory pneumonia: A frequently misdiagnosed entity	1
Aetiology and clinical spectrum of gastric outlet obstruction in North West India	1
Seton in high anal fistula	1
Arteriovenous supercharging: A novel approach to improve reliability of the distally based sural flap	1
Candida prostatitis: A rare entity	1
Total eyelid complex sparing orbital exenteration for mucormycosis	1
Evaluation of constipation in children using high-resolution anorectal manometry	1
The future of surgical care advocacy at the United Nations General Assembly: The last stretch to 2030	1
Non-malignant gall bladder perforation: Our experience from an institution-based retrospective analysis of 25 cases	1
Cutaneous ulceration as a presenting feature of type 1 lepra reaction: A case report	1
A Low-cost model of breast biopsy for the training of surgical residents during COVID-19 pandemic	1
Delays in a traumatic brain injury: A case report	1
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in children- report of two cases from South India	1
Burkholderia cepacia infection associated with sickle cell disease: An uncommon entity	1
Successful management of complex scalp wounds with exposed calvarial bones by customized Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT): Case series and review of the literature	1
Atypical scrotal masses: Surgical surprise	1
National audit on maternal mortality in Guinea-Bissau, West-Africa: A retrospective observational study of 2020	1
A case of lower limb ulcer caused by hydroxyurea in treating primary thrombocytosis	1
Primary mesenteric gastrointestinal stromal tumour with concomitant mesenteric tuberculosis: Careful histopathology is essential	1
Trichomoniasis refractory to 5-nitroimidazole therapy in Trinidad	1
Jaundice and Thrombocytopenia in an acute abdomen with concurrent Appendicitis and spontaneous Rectal perforation: An unusual presentation of human leptospirosis	1

Orbital tumour or a retained foreign body? An uncommon case of missed diagnosis	1
50th anniversary edition of Tropical Doctor	1
Suspected Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artesunate in Cameroon: A case report	1
Health research capacity in Nepal: Analysis of the trend and the role of local researchers	1
Visceral leishmaniasis: A leucaemia mimicker: A case report	1
Spontaneous subcapsular renal haematoma in a diabetic patient with acute pyelonephritis	1
Fostering bidirectional trainee-led partnerships through a technology-assisted journal club – The GASOC experience	1
An unusual case of sepsis due to Salmonella enterica serovar Weltevreden, an emerging pathogen of non-typhoidal salmonellosis	1
An alarming surge of scrub typhus cases presenting as acute encephalitis in children	1
Congenital Tuberculosis: A silent foe	1
Total hip arthroplasty in Cambodia – Our experience of two hundred and fifty six consecutive total hip arthroplasties in a low-income country & the challenge of service delivery in this setting	1
Prevention of fogging inside safety goggles for healthcare professionals during COVID-19 pandemic: A low-cost solution in resource-limited settings	1
Leveraging the Multidimensional Poverty Index to estimate Helicobacter pylori prevalence in districts in Karnataka, India	1
Two cases of testicular tuberculosis in HIV patients with distinct clinical presentations	1
Diagnostic challenge: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma masquerading as orbital cellulitis	1
Systematic review of complications associated with treatment by traditional bone setters for musculoskeletal injury	1
Upper airway obstruction following oropharyngeal bee sting: A case report	1
High rates of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Peruvian hospital 2013–2019	1
Re-visiting micro ESR as a screening tool for neonatal sepsis	1
A difficult diagnosis of anaplasmosis with pneumonia: A case report	1
A common presentation of uncommon disease – Biliary Fasciola Hepatica	1
A unique case of fever with skin lesions	1
An unusual cause of visual loss: Subfoveal, motile angiostrongyliasis	1
Association between neutrophil lymphocyte ratio and status of symptom control in children and adolescents with bronchial asthma	1
Prospective randomised trial of bolus vs. continuous regime of jejunostomy feed	1
Coeliac disease presenting atypically: A much wider spectrum	1
Clinical profile and predictors of therapeutic outcome with azithromycin in pediatric scrub typhus: A study from Eastern India	1
Ocular dirofilariasis in a patient from southwest coastal Karnataka	1
Challenges faced by frugal surgical innovations	1
Study of spectrum of fungal isolates in the sputum of newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients	1
Isoniazid induced palmoplantar hyperhidrosis	1
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin scar reactivation in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children	1
An Atypical Case of Complete Heart Block in Scrub Typhus	1
The race against time: Zika virus on the horizon in Pakistan	1
A febrile child with a ‘bunch of grapes’ appearance on neck ultrasonography	1
Re-emergence of diphtheria in Kano State, Nigeria: Current effort and challenges	1
A rare case of toxocariasis presenting with hypereosinophilic pericardial effusion and mycotic aneurysm	1
Treatment of Vesico-Vaginal Fistula by General Practitioners trained in Fistula Repair owing to a lack of surgeons in rural areas in Burundi	1
Evaluation of three different rapid card tests for the detection of hepatitis B surface antigen	1
Risk factors for placental abruption	1
Prevalence of serological markers of hepatitis B in inflammatory bowel disease – Experience from a tertiary care centre in South India	1
An incarcerated epigastric hernia containing stomach	1
Trichotillomania in a child with nephrotic syndrome: An unusual steroid induced psychiatric manifestation	1
Clinical features, outcomes and predictors of drug resistance and complications in patients admitted with pyelonephritis	1
Outcome of lymph node tuberculosis management with conventional treatment with and without prednisolone	1
Malaria among migrants in a university hospital in Colombia during 2018: A case series	1
Neurological recovery with serological response in a rabies survivor on long-term follow-up	1
Rare snake bite- A case report	1
Willingness and yield of screening for hepatitis B among outpatients of a tertiary care centre, Puducherry, South India	1
Giant aortic arch aneurysm presenting with hoarseness of voice	1
A curious case of stent fracture and left ventricular pseudoaneurysm – A rare association in the background of cardiac tuberculosis	1
The future of global health is inclusive and anti-racist	1
Benign acute childhood myositis following human Influenza B virus infection – A case series	1
Buckets associated home drowning in Indian infants and toddlers: An analysis of 18 fatalities from 2016–2022	1
Clinical guideline utilization in Uganda: A scoping review and comparison	1
Prognostic factors for surgical site infection following intramedullary nailing of diaphyseal fractures of the femur and tibia in adult patients at a tertiary hospital in Lusaka, Zambia	1
Caudal duplication syndrome in an adolescent: Rare concoction of duplication anomalies	1
Prevalence, epidemiology and clinical outcome of Candida auris infections: Experience from a tertiary care hospital in Jaipur	1
A case series of 2,4 diethylamine poisoning – what the future holds for us	1
Spectrum of viral hepatitis in hospitalized children in western India	1
An appraisal of the referral system and outcome for obstetric patients referred to a tertiary centre	1
Frequency of abnormal Pap smear in patients presenting with postcoital bleeding in Tertiary Care Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan	1
The ever –present need for biopsy to diagnose coeliac disease safely	1
Uncovering the mosaic of emerging infections: The threat of Japanese encephalitis virus in Pakistan	1
Acute liver failure in tropical infections- thinking beyond viral hepatitis!	1
Simple micro-drainage system for palliation of severe subcutaneous emphysema	1
Congenital syphilis: Need for intensification of antenatal screening and clinician awareness	1
Intravenous colistin for the management of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in Indian patients	1
The disappearing art of clinical examination	1
Neonatal Fournier’s gangrene; pattern and predisposing factors in a tertiary health facility in Southern Nigeria	1
Delayed gangrene and amputation of penile glans after a religious circumcision in male child – A case report	1
Collaural fistula: Our experience	1
Frugal indigenous elastic bands for maxillo-mandibular fixation	1
14-month-old girl with prolonged fever, a desquamative rash, and a new left hemiplegia	1
Empyema necessitans – An unusual cause of necrotising fasciitis of the breast	1
WHO recommendation and India’s practice on tetanus vaccination—How much is too much?	1
Seasonal predominance of atypical agents in adult community-acquired pneumonia in India's northeastern region: Is it the time to look again at empirical therapy guidelines?	1
An assessment of improved outcomes using low-cost bubble CPAP in very low birthweight neonates in a Nigerian tertiary hospital	1
Utility of monocyte parameters in diagnosing Sputum Smear Negative Pulmonary TB	1
A non-resolving splenic ‘abscess’ in an elderly male – An unusual manifestation of splenic lymphoma	1
Post-malaria neurological syndrome manifesting as new onset psychosis with generalized encephalopathy: an analysis of two cases in children	1
‘Double whammy’: An Unusual Co-occurrence of Idiosyncratic phenytoin–induced agranulocytosis and acute liver failure in a child	1
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	1
E-sports: What mental health professionals from low & middle-income countries must know	1
Thrombocytopenia in severe iron deficiency anaemia: A report of two cases	1
Perforator-based propeller flap for coverage of lower leg: Single centre experience	1
Filariasis presenting with bicytopenia, progressive splenomegaly and acute renal failure: An unusual case report	1
Is cerebrospinal fluid lactate useful in differentiating scrub typhus meningitis from aseptic, bacterial and tuberculous meningitis?	1
Risk factors for severe bronchiolitis in Colombia	1