Tropical Doctor

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Case report: Perineal swelling: A rare case of scar endometriosis	18
Acute febrile illness in pregnancy: Spectrum of disease and impact on maternal and foetal outcome	13
New in the tropics: Safety concerns of the novel Butantan-Dengue vaccine for dengue prevention in tropical countries	10
A unique case of fever with skin lesions	10
Costus igneus, ‘the Insulin plant’ causing hypoglycaemia: Two case reports	10
Retrospective analysis of endometrial cancer among Afro-Caribbean women in Barbados 2008–2017	10
Herpes simplex virus ileitis	9
Sociodemographic factors associated with the use of insecticide treated nets among under-fives in Nigeria: Evidence from a national survey	9
Neonatal analgesic prescription practices in central India: A cross-sectional survey	9
Complete renal response of IgA vasculitis with steroid and mycophenolate mofetil in an adult HIV patient	9
A case series of 2,4 diethylamine poisoning – what the future holds for us	9
Chromobacterium violaceum : An incidental finding in a neonate	8
Mycobacterium meets malignancy: A curious clinical convergence	7
Acute kidney injury in the tropics	7
Increasing incidence of slipped capital femoral epiphysis in Trinidad and Tobago: A 50-year review	7
An unusual environmental pathogen in paediatric sepsis: Robertmurraya beringensis – A case report	6
High rates of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Peruvian hospital 2013–2019	6
Dengue-triggered opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia syndrome in an infant	6
Disseminated melioidosis presenting as recurrent pulmonary disease: A diagnostic pitfall from South India	6
Beyond cost-saving: Adding value to frugal and context-specific innovations in global surgery	6
Congenital severe malaria: Artesunate for successful and safe treatment in neonates: A case report	6
When life-saving access turns limb-threatening: A neonatal case report of dry gangrene post-intraosseous infusion	5
Serratia marcescens bacteraemia: An unusual complication of acute hepatitis A in childhood	5
Binge eating after a religious fast: Acute gastric dilation causing perforation – a case report	5
Clinical Utility of ‘Med-Tu Chart’ for the assessment of severity of corrosive ingestion: A prospective observational study	5

Effect of pantoprazole as an adjunct to standard medical therapy in patients with uncomplicated amoebic liver abscess: A randomised pilot study	5
Visceral leishmaniasis in a non-endemic region: A case report of misdiagnosis as lymphoma	5
A case of melioidosis in Mexico: An unknown disease	5
Bacteriological profile of paediatric skin and soft tissue infections and their antibiogram at a tertiary care teaching hospital in north India	4
Frequency of abnormal Pap smear in patients presenting with postcoital bleeding in Tertiary Care Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan	4
Local, regional, and continental trends in tuberculosis mortality rates across the Americas at the beginning of the XXI century	4
Liquid concrete as a gastrointestinal tract foreign body	4
Candida prostatitis: A rare entity	4
An unusual case of neuroleptic malignant syndrome	4
The disappearing art of clinical examination	4
Is the world ready for another viral outbreak? - The deadly Marburg virus	4
Dengue hypokalaemia causing paralysis	3
Elizabethkingia meningosepticum infections with varied presentations and different antimicrobial susceptibility – A case series	3
Paediatric Herpes Zoster: A report of seventeen cases from a tertiary care hospital of North India	3
Medical content creators in the Philippines: Opportunities, risks and implications for public health communication	3
Unilateral white lung in a term neonate: An unusual cause	3
Artificial intelligence in manuscript peer review: Opportunities, risks, and the continuing role of human judgement	3
Hookworm infestation as a rare cause of melaena in tropics: A case report	3
Case series: Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS)	3
A Quality Improvement (QI) initiative in diagnostic stewardship of urine culture in an era of Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)	3
Adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host	3
A case of multiple gastrointestinal pathogens in a HIV-negative child: A diagnostic clue to combined immunodeficiency	3
A culturally sensitive educational intervention to improve the acceptance and sustained use of safer cooking stoves in the Guatemalan highlands	3
Note on Ipsa Suyal	3
Paracoccidioidomycosis and Addison's syndrome – case report	3
Extended drug-resistant Salmonella Typhi complicated by rare fatal haemophagocytic lymphohistocytosis: A case report	3
Acute hepatitis as the sole presentation in leptospirosis: A case report	3
Rare but real: Unusual manifestations of hepatitis A	3
Ileal bezoar secondary to ileal duplication – a case report	3
Seroprevalence of chikungunya virus infection in East Delhi over a decade: A retrospective study	3
Immune-mediated acute tubulointerstitial nephritis following ingestion of sitaphal (custard apple) leaves: A case report	3
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	3
Fatal brucellosis presenting with multi-organ dysfunction and leukaemoid reaction: A case report	3
The burden of cyclosporiasis in immuno-compromised patients: A growing public health issue lessons from case studies	3
Physicians and climate action: Global impact of climate change on dengue virus	3
Book Review: Collapse and Resiliency: The Inside Story of Liberia’s Unprecedented Ebola Response by Tolbert Nyenswah	3
Current practices of antimicrobial stewardship in the emergency department: A cross-sectional study from a tertiary care centre in North India	3
Ovophis tonkinensis envenoming presenting with severe isolated thrombocytopenia and local necrosis: A case report	2
Correlation of meconium-stained amniotic fluid with subclinical chorioamnionitis and associated cardiotocographic changes	2
Rethinking postgraduate research in low- and middle-income countries: From box-ticking to capacity building	2
Gartner duct cyst: A rare differential of pelvic organ prolapses	2
Under-representation of low-income countries in the literature – targeting the bummock of neglected tropical diseases	2
Psychosocial aspects of Noma (Cancrum Oris) in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review	2
The Nipah virus resurgence 2023: Kerala's resilience in overcoming the outbreak	2
Cryptosporidiosis in a young male with systemic lupus erythematosus: A fatal case report	2
First Mpox emergency in Africa: Confronting the dual challenge of outbreak management and vaccine scarcity	2
Blood reservation and utilisation practice for Caesarean section in Ilorin, Nigeria	2
Spectrum of endoscopic findings in Strongyloides stercoralis infection with gastroduodenal involvement—A case series	2
Multi-centre analysis of predictors of death and treatment failure among multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Pakistan	2
e-Cigarettes: Assessing the differences and the harms	2

Oesophageal perforation by migrated Ryles tube	2
Severe copper sulphate poisoning: A case rescued with plasmapheresis	2
A rare case of secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in visceral leishmaniasis	2
Touch imprint cytology of core needle biopsy: An underused low-cost strategy for same-day breast cancer diagnosis in resource-limited settings	2
The importance of emergency medicine in Bangladesh and the need for a residency programme	2
Risk factors for placental abruption	2
Evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic test for the diagnosis of intestinal protozoan infections among patients attending a rural outreach outpatient department in Northern India	2
Acute myocardial infarction in a young adult with hyperhomocysteinaemia secondary to tropical sprue	2
Study of factors leading to treatment delay in new sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients and its impact on sputum conversion	2
Harnessing artificial intelligence in the post-COVID-19 era: A global health imperative	2
Does English hegemony in dissemination of medical literature represent an unjust barrier to global knowledge equity?	2
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from surgical patients in Cambodia over a 10-year period	2
Chikungunya infection complicated by encephalitis and rhabdomyolysis	2
Necrotizing enterocolitis in a moderately preterm neonate in the first week of life: A case report	2
Maternal and foetal outcomes of scrub typhus in pregnancy: A retrospective study	2
An atypical tale of Loffler syndrome in the tropics	2
Cytomorphological comparison of alcohol–formalin cell-block technique with conventional cytology in serous effusions in a low-resource setting	2
Internal jugular vein aneurysm following needle aspiration of a thyroid nodule: A case report	2
Expanded dengue syndrome complicated by fulminant liver failure and prolonged intrahepatic cholestasis	2
Academic surgery: A road less travelled	2
Limb-lead electrocardiography versus pulse oximetry for heart rate monitoring during neonatal resuscitation in the delivery room: A prospective observational study from developing country	2
Implementation of a 3-phase grid-coupled solar electricity and back-up system at Mulanje Mission Hospital, Malawi	2
Diagnostic value of monocyte-lymphocyte ratio and red cell distribution width- lymphocyte ratio against other biomarkers in children with acute appendicitis, cross-sectional study	2
‘Flip-flap’ hernia sac sandwich mesh hernioplasty 2.0	2
Sandifer syndrome in a 30-day-old infant: A case report	2
Leishmaniasis – Still a diagnostic challenge: An individual participant data systematic review	2
Improvising in adversity: Adapting a bicycle LED light as a light source for microscopic surgery in a surgical camp	2
Enteral feeding in neonates ≥34 weeks of gestation with moderate to severe birth asphyxia: A retrospective observational study	2
Use of mobile tele-dermatology in managing cutaneous leishmaniasis from a remote district of Nepal during the COVID 19 pandemic: A case series	2
Presentation of Hansen's disease as Lucio phenomenon in an Indian male	2
Standard operating protocol for acute pyelonephritis	2
The new malaria vaccine: A complementary approach, not a replacement for existing measures	2
Dual natural orifice per luminal endoscopic repair of vesico-vaginal fistula: A case report	2
Zika virus infection preceding Guillain–Barré syndrome: Two cases from Southern India	1
Sentinel lymph node biopsy in early breast carcinoma using fluorescein sodium and methylene blue dye: A validation study	1
A proposed methodology of health education for inherited genetic disorders: Bag and Ball technique	1
The Taurus sign: A novel clinical sign for rapid diagnosis of patent vitello-intestinal duct with double intusussception	1
The enduring value of bone marrow morphology in kala-azar amid molecular distractions	1
Sequential use of drugs (prostaglandin e1 after failed trial of PGE2 gel) for induction of labour: Retrospective observational study	1
Paediatric paranasal sinus fibrous dysplasia	1
Transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus closure in a neonate, a safer, feasible alternative to surgical ligation in low-resource settings: A case report	1
Omphalitis as a presentation of multiple liver abscesses in a term neonate	1
Intensive care management and outcomes of severe paediatric tetanus in a tertiary care hospital	1
Bicytopenia with haemolysis: Think severe vitamin B12 deficiency-associated thrombotic microangiopathy	1
Navigating the disappointment of manuscript rejection: An author's dialogue with a reviewer and editor of tropical doctor (TD)	1
Atypical intussusception: When altered consciousness masks a gastrointestinal emergency	1
Barriers and challenges in providing standard breast cancer care in low resource settings	1
Cultivating civility and collegiality in medical training and practice	1
Richter's hernia through a missed traumatic abdominal wall defect: A rare cause of early postoperative obstruction after trauma laparotomy	1
Geographical distribution and molecular survey of freshwater snail intermediate hosts of Schistosoma haematobium by DraI/Sh73 PCR in eliminated foci of Morocco	1
Oral beetroot juice as a visual gastrointestinal (GI) leak monitor: A frugal bedside adjunct for unstable patients	1
Role of lumbar sympathetic block in management of iatrogenic sciatic nerve palsy	1
Simple nephrectomy for Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis – Is it really simple?	1
Erythematous papules in a preterm infant	1
The unsettling reality of violence against healthcare workers: Past, present and future	1
Successful management of an unstable paediatric laryngeal injury in a low-resource setting	1
Echoes of congenital CMV infection	1
Hearts don’t lie: Cardiac tuberculosis diagnosed on fine-needle aspiration cytology	1
Approach to dengue-associated hypokalaemia and neuromuscular weakness	1
Microbiological profile of bloodstream infections in burn patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital: A descriptive cross-sectional study	1
Malaria and filaria co-infection in a febrile patient	1
An assessment of improved outcomes using low-cost bubble CPAP in very low birthweight neonates in a Nigerian tertiary hospital	1
A middle-aged patient with a pustular dermatosis with inguinal lymphadenopathy	1
Deciphering the diagnostic challenges of female genital tuberculosis: Insights from women pursuing conception at a tertiary care centre in northern India	1
Pelvic organ prolapse and cervical adenocarcinoma in a postmenopausal woman: A case report	1
Thanks to Reviewers	1
A rare presentation of massive hepatomegaly secondary to amyloidosis	1
Risk factors for ectopic pregnancy in a sub-Saharan African country	1
Faeco-vaginal fistulae: An algorithm for management	1
Double-trouble: A rare case of co-infection with melioidosis and leptospirosis from Sri Lanka	1
Burkholderia cepacia infection associated with sickle cell disease: An uncommon entity	1
Omphalitis-associated neonatal liver abscess through a patent umbilical vein: Case report and literature review	1
Privacy concerns and challenges with informed consent in medical tourism	1
Acute necrotising encephalopathy: A rare complication providing a clue for the outbreak of H1N1 among medical students in Kanpur, India	1
Newborns with congenital complete heart block: Advice for perinatal care providers	1
Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors among schoolchildren from Unión de Reyes municipality, Matanzas Province, Cuba	1
Nasal leeches and epistaxis: A case series	1
The outbreak of meningitis amidst Lassa fever and diphtheria crisis in Nigeria: An urgent call for action	1
Envenomation by Brown recluse spider bite – a case series of cutaneous loxocelism	1
Association between neutrophil lymphocyte ratio and status of symptom control in children and adolescents with bronchial asthma	1

Beyond the danger triangle: Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis following a temporal forehead furuncle	1
Acute kidney injury in obstetrics: Hospital-based cohort study	1
Desert boil strikes hard: An outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sindh, Pakistan	1
Re-emergence of diphtheria in Kano State, Nigeria: Current effort and challenges	1
Long-undiagnosed histoid leprosy in a young female	1
Innovative choledochoscope for simulation based training in resource limited setting	1
Emphysematous pyelonephritis due to mucormycosis	1
Acquired methaemoglobinaemia in infancy associated with acute diarrhoea: A case series	1
Clinical profile and predictors of biochemical markers of metabolic bone disease in very preterm neonates: An observational study	1
Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency quantitative test in dried blood spot– a potential marker for adult unknown G6PD deficiency	1
Multiple heterotopic sebaceous glands in the oesophagus: A case report and literature review	1
Scope of antibiotic stewardship in enteric fever: An evidence-based summary	1
Swollen hands and feet syndrome: An uncommon presentation of a common disease	1
Pyrexia of unknown origin and its aetiology in Pakistan	1
To drain or not to drain: Randomised controlled trial of vacuum drain, non-vacuum drain or no drain after thyroidectomy for large thyroid goitres	1
Visceral leishmaniasis: A leucaemia mimicker: A case report	1
Varied presentations of congenital dengue infection in neonates	1
Prevalence and determinants of late-stage presentation of chronic kidney disease to nephrologists: A cross-sectional study from a tertiary care centre in Andhra Pradesh, India	1
Thanks to reviewers – 2023	1
Retrospective analysis of clinico-laboratory parameters, outcome and predictors of scrub typhus co- infection in covid-19 affected children	1
Solitary plaque of borderline lepromatous leprosy clinically masquerading as paucibacillary leprosy	1
Giant aortic arch aneurysm presenting with hoarseness of voice	1
Dermoscopy of paederus dermatitis: Evolving patterns in a tropical irritant dermatosis	1
Unexpected trends of amoebic encephalitis in Pakistan	1
An alarming surge of scrub typhus cases presenting as acute encephalitis in children	1
Book Review: Urban Health in Africa by Nsoesie EO and Mberu B NsoesieEOMberuB (eds) Urban Health in Africa. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 20	1
Scrub typhus masquerading as acute acalculous cholecystitis in a child – a case report	1
Penile gangrene caused by inflation of balloon of indwelling urethral catheter in urethra in a spinal cord-injured patient	1
Abdominal wall pain syndromes: Alas! The lost art of clinical diagnosis	1
Shrill cry, opisthotonus, and sun setting sign in a yellow neonate	1
Upper airway obstruction following oropharyngeal bee sting: A case report	1
Tuberculous calcific constrictive pericarditis in an adult female with a past history of abdominal tuberculosis	1
Autoimmune hepatitis unmasked by dengue infection – An unexplored and rare association	1
Flap blood glucose measurement for flap monitoring and early detection of circulatory problems	1
The rise and fall of Vibrio cholerae O139	1
Sweat: An under-recognized cause of pigmentary changes in the tropics	1
Multi-level approach to workplace violence against healthcare workers	1
Long umbilical cord and its mysterious demeanour: A case report	1
Tuberculosis masquerading as a pancreatic cyst in a patient with cirrhosis	1
English as a gatekeeper in global medicine	1
Utility of rapid chromatographic Immunoassay to rule out typhoid Fever among malaria negative patients	1
Jejuno-jejunal intussusception in an adult due to inflammatory fibroid polyp: Tale of two unusual cases	1
Comparative analysis of acute kidney injury in tropical infections: A retrospective cohort study	1
Severe thrombocytopenia without major haemorrhage in dengue in a patient on dual antiplatelet therapy; a real world clinical experience	1
Physical examination – Crucial to timely diagnosis	1
The race against time: Zika virus on the horizon in Pakistan	1
Neonatal tropical infections: A case series and clinical insights	1
ERRATUM to “Abstracts from the GASOC (Global Anaesthesia, Surgery and Obstetric Collaboration) Conference, 14th September 2019”	1
Tuberculosis and suicide: An overlooked association	1
Cutaneous and ocular manifestations in Indian children with neurocutaneous syndromes: A cross-sectional study	1
Bloodlines of a crisis: How arboviruses are positioning South Asia at the pandemic forefront	1
Starvation marrow in the tropics: Gelatinous bone marrow transformation as an underdiagnosed but reversible cause of pancytopenia	1
Characteristics of patients admitted to the intensive care unit during the 2019 measles epidemic in Samoa: A retrospective clinical case series	1
Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae infection presenting as endocarditis and liver abscess	1
Overdiagnosis and overtreatment: An epidemic hiding in plain sight	1
Campylobacter cholecystitis and bacteraemia caused by Campylobacter jejuni in a child	1
‘Unveiling the hidden threat: Delayed presentation of congenital syphilis’	1
Navigating the complexities of treating gout flares in tuberculosis patients	1
Disseminated tuberculosis after splenectomy: An uncommon event	1
Scrub typhus presenting with massive splenomegaly in an adolescent boy	1
E-sports: What mental health professionals from low & middle-income countries must know	1
Varicella vaccination in India's universal immunisation program –is it time?	1
An unusually large liver abscess: A rare presentation of fascioliasis	1
Surgical leaders must take a stand against gender bias in 21st century surgery	1
Acute acalculous cholecystitis due to hepatitis B virus reactivation: A case report and review of the literature	1
Genetic and clinical profile of neonates with meconium ileus: A case series	1
A rare cause of a rare entity – Milk curd syndrome: A case series and review of literature	1
Isolated intracranial hypertension in neurobrucellosis	1
Kikuchi lymphadenitis: A differential diagnosis of tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis	1
Wastewater surveillance and Wolbachia-aedes method to combat Zika virus outbreaks in tropical countries	1
Ulceration by Nocardia Otitidiscaviarum : A case study	1
Purtscher-like retinopathy-unusual initial presentation of rheumatoid arthritis	1
A narrative review of efficacy of antibiotics in treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition in community based out-patient treatment	1
Secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with acute viral hepatitis A – A case series	0
Successful management of cervical dysgenesis: Case report and review	0
Psychiatric manifestations of Chikungunya virus infection: An overlooked public health concern	0
Privileged localisation: Atypical hand–foot–mouth disease at locus minoris resistentiae	0
Geriatric Tuberculosis in India: Emerging challenges and practical perspectives	0
Mycoplasma pneumoniae -associated meningo-encephalitis: A case report	0
A common presentation of an uncommon pathology: Kimura disease	0
Stage 1 of construction of a ChatGPT-powered surgical assistant for LMICs: Pilot validation of a database of affordable surgical solutions	0
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum: A case series	0
Abdominal actinomycosis as a mimic of intestinal cancer: Case report	0
Crusted scabies: Re-emphasising its importance and clinical features	0
Granulomatous liver disease: A hepatic clue to a forgotten diagnosis	0
Rabies in the SAARC region: An epidemiological study of disease burden and challenges	0
Pre-eclampsia in a Sub-Saharan African country and maternal-perinatal outcome	0
Low cost smart phone based laryngoscopy for the assessment of vocal cords in patients undergoing thyroid surgery: A pilot study	0
Expanding the horizon of ethical research: Strengthening Institutional Review Board capacity in the global South	0
Changing malaria epidemiology in a small island developing state and the implications for global health	0
Melioidosis presenting as hepatosplenic abscesses: A case series	0
Late-presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia with intrathoracic kidney in a 2-year-old female child	0
Delays in adjuvant radiotherapy for primary breast cancer is harmful, especially in low-income countries	0
Leveraging the Multidimensional Poverty Index to estimate Helicobacter pylori prevalence in districts in Karnataka, India	0
A practical approach to managing agitated toxidromes	0