Tropical Doctor

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Meconium aspiration syndrome in a preterm newborn: An orphan disease	52
Minding the Ps and Qs in global surgery outreach programmes	12
Writing scientific articles for TD	11
Duodenal obstruction due to Strongyloides stercoralis in a patient with HTLV-1 infection	11
Acute care surgery in a Malawian district hospital: Epidemiology, outcomes, and assessment of operative capacity	9
An unusual case of gastrointestinal perforation caused by trans-abdominal penetration of sewing needles	7
Obituary & Appreciation, Professor Malcolm Molyneux, OBE	7
Two cases of testicular tuberculosis in HIV patients with distinct clinical presentations	7
‘BOMBILE’ – Newest enemy to our sight? – A case series	7
Flap blood glucose measurement for flap monitoring and early detection of circulatory problems	6
Sequential use of drugs (prostaglandin e1 after failed trial of PGE2 gel) for induction of labour: Retrospective observational study	6
Injection syringe designed as surgical tools in resource-limited settings	6
Combining omental plug and patch: a simple adjunct to safer repair of Giant Prepyloric Perforation	6
Trichotillomania in a child with nephrotic syndrome: An unusual steroid induced psychiatric manifestation	6
Anti-racist Medical Education in the Transformation of Global Health	6
A rare complication of Yellow Phosphorous poisoning	5
Operation notes in orthopaedics: Beliefs and practices in a developing country	5
Congenital syphilis: Need for intensification of antenatal screening and clinician awareness	5
Acute kidney injury in the tropics	5
Retrospective analysis of endometrial cancer among Afro-Caribbean women in Barbados 2008–2017	5
Primary mesenteric gastrointestinal stromal tumour with concomitant mesenteric tuberculosis: Careful histopathology is essential	4
Acrylic “lollipop” for jaw rehabilitation after release of joint ankylosis in paediatric patients	4
An observational study to compare the diagnostic accuracy of rapid antigen test and rapid antibody tests in various periods of enteric fever	4
Modified trichrome stain for faster and improved detection of intestinal protozoan parasites	4
A case of self-inflicted erosions and Cydnidae pigmentation – Unravelled by dermoscopy	4

Empyema necessitans – An unusual cause of necrotising fasciitis of the breast	4
Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors among schoolchildren from Unión de Reyes municipality, Matanzas Province, Cuba	4
Neonatal Norwegian scabies	4
Clinical profile and predictors of severity in paediatric scrub typhus with pulmonary involvement	4
Short reports on cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak investigation in Ankesha-Guagsa district, Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia	4
High rates of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Peruvian hospital 2013–2019	4
A unique case of fever with skin lesions	4
A curious case of stent fracture and left ventricular pseudoaneurysm – A rare association in the background of cardiac tuberculosis	3
Long umbilical cord and its mysterious demeanour: A case report	3
Methotrexate in erythema nodosum leprosum: Pitfalls to avoid	3
Privacy concerns and challenges with informed consent in medical tourism	3
Bilateral periorbital oedema revealed as systemic lupus erythematosus in a young male	3
The ever –present need for biopsy to diagnose coeliac disease safely	3
Living with a hernia: A qualitative study of patient experience of abdominal wall hernias in Ndola, Zambia	3
Cystoisospora belli infection in a person with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease[AM1]	3
Using the Stanford Biodesign framework to develop frugal surgical innovations	3
Paediatric paranasal sinus fibrous dysplasia	3
Prospective randomised trial of bolus vs. continuous regime of jejunostomy feed	3
Sociodemographic factors associated with the use of insecticide treated nets among under-fives in Nigeria: Evidence from a national survey	3
Diverse liver morphology in two cases of visceral leishmaniasis: Same face, different expressions	3
Feasibility and efficacy of ghost ileostomy in typhoid ileal perforations: A prospective observational study	3
Clinical guideline utilization in Uganda: A scoping review and comparison	3
Chest sonography versus chest radiograph in children admitted to paediatric intensive care – A prospective study	3
Costus igneus, ‘the Insulin plant’ causing hypoglycaemia: Two case reports	3
Multi-level approach to workplace violence against healthcare workers	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
Sentinel lymph node biopsy in early breast carcinoma using fluorescein sodium and methylene blue dye: A validation study	3
Evaluation of three different rapid card tests for the detection of hepatitis B surface antigen	3
Geriatric Depression and its predictors in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of India – A quantitative study	3
Seton in high anal fistula	3
Effect of pantoprazole as an adjunct to standard medical therapy in patients with uncomplicated amoebic liver abscess: A randomised pilot study	2
New in the tropics: Safety concerns of the novel Butantan-Dengue vaccine for dengue prevention in tropical countries	2
Distal duodenal web with malrotation: An unusual finding	2
Filariasis presenting with bicytopenia, progressive splenomegaly and acute renal failure: An unusual case report	2
Congenital Tuberculosis: A silent foe	2
Acute febrile illness in pregnancy: Spectrum of disease and impact on maternal and foetal outcome	2
Utility of rapid chromatographic Immunoassay to rule out typhoid Fever among malaria negative patients	2
Utility of monocyte parameters in diagnosing Sputum Smear Negative Pulmonary TB	2
Glycerine soaked bandage drain: A novel technique for non-surgical management of neonatal rectal prolapse	2
Nasal leeches and epistaxis: A case series	2
Vaginal mesh erosion – a challenging entity	2
Neonatal analgesic prescription practices in central India: A cross-sectional survey	2
Binge eating after a religious fast: Acute gastric dilation causing perforation – a case report	2
Chromobacterium violaceum : An incidental finding in a neonate	2
Acute kidney injury in obstetrics: Hospital-based cohort study	2
Case report: Perineal swelling: A rare case of scar endometriosis	2
Percutaneous Achilles tendon tenotomy in clubfoot patients with a 22 gauge needle in a low-resource setting	2
Role of visually impaired in screening of diseases and the way forward	2
Who operates on the children?	2

Neonatal Fournier’s gangrene; pattern and predisposing factors in a tertiary health facility in Southern Nigeria	2
A Low-cost model of breast biopsy for the training of surgical residents during COVID-19 pandemic	2
Parameatal urethral cyst in a 9-year-old boy	2
Physician, heal thyself	2
Total eyelid complex sparing orbital exenteration for mucormycosis	2
Ocular examination for non-malarial febrile illness in tropical children	2
Brucellosis with splenic abscess in a child initially suspected to have covid-19	2
Survival of a case of pre-eclampsia complicated with acute fatty liver of pregnancy and acute pancreatitis	2
Quantification of chronic diseases presenting in the Emergency Department and their disposition outcomes: A hospital-based cross-sectional study in north India	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
Complete renal response of IgA vasculitis with steroid and mycophenolate mofetil in an adult HIV patient	2
Trauma surgery via distance mentoring: A model inspired by the 2020 pandemic	2
Histopathological changes in various organs in electrocution deaths	2
Successful management of complex scalp wounds with exposed calvarial bones by customized Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT): Case series and review of the literature	2
A cautionary tale of pseudo-Cryptococcus infection in neonates	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
Clinico-laboratory characteristics and outcome of patients with eucalyptus oil-induced/provoked seizures: A case series and systematic review of the published patients	2
Congenital severe malaria: Artesunate for successful and safe treatment in neonates: A case report	2
Study of spectrum of fungal isolates in the sputum of newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients	2
The clinical assessment of foreign body ingestions: Experience in a developing country	2
Palatal Rash Sign is Reliable Predictor of Severe Thrombocytopenia in Dengue Fever	2
Increasing incidence of slipped capital femoral epiphysis in Trinidad and Tobago: A 50-year review	2
Magnetic beads masquerading as a bracelet causing ileal volvulus with multiple ileoileal fistulae in a child: A case report with systematic literature review	2
The race against time: Zika virus on the horizon in Pakistan	2
A narrative review of efficacy of antibiotics in treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition in community based out-patient treatment	2
Obituary	2
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	2
Clinical predictors of warfarin-associated bleeding: A case-control study	2
Effectiveness of Chlorhexidine vaginal cleansing in reducing post-caesarean endometritis at two tertiary hospitals in Enugu, Nigeria: A randomized controlled trial	2
Spontaneous subcapsular renal haematoma in a diabetic patient with acute pyelonephritis	2
Inguinal hernia mesh infections: Chronic challenges, atypical pathogens and lessons in sterilisation	2
Tuberculous calcific constrictive pericarditis in an adult female with a past history of abdominal tuberculosis	2
Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae infection presenting as endocarditis and liver abscess	1
Ocular dirofilariasis in a patient from southwest coastal Karnataka	1
Acute liver failure in tropical infections- thinking beyond viral hepatitis!	1
Time to revisit the purported link of leprosy reactions with infective triggers: An unnecessary economic burden for patients	1
Fine-needle aspiration cytology finding uric acid crystals produced by Aspergillus	1
Re-emergence of diphtheria in Kano State, Nigeria: Current effort and challenges	1
Self-inflicted injuries: The intersection of mental health and traumatic injury in Malawi	1
Cutaneous larva migrans, a neglected tropical disease of skin, with severe secondary eczematization at an unusual location	1
Splenomegaly in scrub typhus	1
Physical examination – Crucial to timely diagnosis	1
Elizabethkingia meningosepticum infections with varied presentations and different antimicrobial susceptibility – A case series	1
Approach to dengue-associated hypokalaemia and neuromuscular weakness	1
Investigation of pseudo-urogenital myiasis and errors in diagnosis	1
Triaging cases of fever with vesicular rash relevant to the monkeypox epidemic	1
Enteric fever presenting as catatonia syndrome – Case report	1
Abdominal wall calcification in a peritoneal dialysis patient	1
Non-malignant gall bladder perforation: Our experience from an institution-based retrospective analysis of 25 cases	1
Empirical intravenous aciclovir therapy in a suspected case of acute encephalitis	1
Evaluation of high-frequency ultrasonography for diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome	1
Aetiology and clinical spectrum of gastric outlet obstruction in North West India	1
Changing spectrum of primary pyomyositis in North India	1
Dengue hypokalemia causing paralysis	1
Is the world ready for another viral outbreak? - The deadly Marburg virus	1
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin scar reactivation in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children	1
Liquid concrete as a gastrointestinal tract foreign body	1
Prevalence of serological markers of hepatitis B in inflammatory bowel disease – Experience from a tertiary care centre in South India	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
‘Unveiling the hidden threat: Delayed presentation of congenital syphilis’	1
A culturally sensitive educational intervention to improve the acceptance and sustained use of safer cooking stoves in the Guatemalan highlands	1
‘A prospective case control study to evaluate shock index for identifying patients at risk of clinically important malaria in refugee settings’	1
Mitochondrial toxicity induced by linezolid causing lactic acidosis	1
Time to abandon the old dictum of delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy after acute cholecystitis has settled in Caribbean practice	1
Prophylactic mesh placement in emergency midline laparotomy for intestinal perforation peritonitis: An appeal for caution	1
Abstracts presented at GASOC Conference 2021: The Story of Global Surgery Past, Present and Future	1
Bacteriological profile of paediatric skin and soft tissue infections and their antibiogram at a tertiary care teaching hospital in north India	1
Traumatic lung herniation due to Cow's kick	1
Benign polyserositis and acalculous cholecystitis, a rare presentation of acute viral hepatitis A and E co-infection	1
A case report of de novo histoid leprosy in a Nigerian male: A diagnostic dilemma	1
Barriers to the treatment of clubfoot in low- and middle-income countries: A guide to improve compliance	1
Unique granulated leucocytes in peripheral blood in yellow phosphorous poisoning: An interesting tool for monitoring therapeutic response	1
Role of bone marrow examination in pyrexia of unknown origin	1
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in children- report of two cases from South India	1
Clinical and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of typhoid fever in children in the era of antibiotic resistance	1
Cystic leukoencephalopathy in congenital cytomegalovirus infection	1
Intractable vomiting as a presentation of adrenal insufficiency – a case report	1
Insulin Resistance in children on Sodium Valproate – A hospital based cross-sectional study in Indian children	1
The pathophysiological hypotheses between visceral leishmaniasis infection and consumptive coagulopathy	1
A call for greater public involvement in public health	1

Metanephric adenoma an unusual renal mass: A rare case	1
From mosquitoes to menace: Unveiling the dangers of West Nile virus in Pakistan	1
Frugal indigenous elastic bands for maxillo-mandibular fixation	1
Post-malaria neurological syndrome manifesting as new onset psychosis with generalized encephalopathy: an analysis of two cases in children	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
Book Review: Collapse and Resiliency: The Inside Story of Liberia’s Unprecedented Ebola Response by Tolbert Nyenswah	1
Honeycomb breast: An appearance of fibrocystic disease	1
Workplace violence towards resident doctors in Indian teaching hospitals: A quantitative survey	1
Leptospiral myocarditis and pancreatitis	1
Investigation of Clostridium difficile in elderly people: A preliminary study in Iran	1
Sequential occurrence of upgrading and downgrading type 1 leprosy reactions: A case report	1
Newborns with congenital complete heart block: Advice for perinatal care providers	1
The disappearing art of clinical examination	1
A common presentation of uncommon disease – Biliary Fasciola Hepatica	1
Pyogenic liver abscess presenting as fatal fulminant acute liver failure – a case report	1
Overcoming the barriers between resource constraints and healthcare quality	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
COVID-19 lockdown and increased incidence of dengue: A note	1
Reactive arthritis in connective tissue diseases; one should be vigilant for joint tuberculosis	1
National audit on maternal mortality in Guinea-Bissau, West-Africa: A retrospective observational study of 2020	1
Hookworm infestation as a rare cause of melaena in tropics: A case report	1
A rising threat: The outbreak of group a Streptococcus in Japan	1
The link between ethical principles and respectful maternity care	1
Human scabies and sarcoptic mange in northeast Brazil: Results from a rapid assessment method covering an entire state	1
Predictors of prolonged hospitalisation and mortality among children admitted with blackwater fever in eastern Uganda	1
Paediatric Herpes Zoster: A report of seventeen cases from a tertiary care hospital of North India	1
Indigenous technique to develop sponge for endo vaccum therapy in post-operative anastomotic leak: A case report	1
Chronic type 2 reaction in lepromatous leprosy with underlying Plasmodium falciparum infection: A case report	1
An appraisal of the referral system and outcome for obstetric patients referred to a tertiary centre	1
Systematic review of complications associated with treatment by traditional bone setters for musculoskeletal injury	1
Varied presentations of congenital dengue infection in neonates	1
Knuckle hyperpigmentation in a young male: A clinical sign of B12 deficiency not to be missed	1
Polymicrobial growth in standard urine culture: Time to Act or Ignore?	1
Prof Sir Eldryd Parry, KCMG, OBE27 November 1930–13 November 2022	1
Occult bacteraemia in children with fever without focus though previously vaccinated against pneumococcus	1
A curious case of upper limb infection	1
Cytological diagnosis of microfilaria coexistent with suspected malignancy of breast and ovary in a young pregnant female	1
Adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host	1
Successful management of an unstable paediatric laryngeal injury in a low-resource setting	1
Frequency of abnormal Pap smear in patients presenting with postcoital bleeding in Tertiary Care Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan	1
Simple micro-drainage system for palliation of severe subcutaneous emphysema	1
Swollen hands and feet syndrome: An uncommon presentation of a common disease	1
A rare case of toxocariasis presenting with hypereosinophilic pericardial effusion and mycotic aneurysm	1
Association between neutrophil lymphocyte ratio and status of symptom control in children and adolescents with bronchial asthma	1
Preliminary report of sexual assaults at Ekiti Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Ado-Ekiti, Southwest, Nigeria (Moremi Clinic)	1
The future of surgical care advocacy at the United Nations General Assembly: The last stretch to 2030	1
Changes in origin of acute chest pain in a sub-Saharan African setting	1
Survey of off-label prescribing in a university paediatric outpatient in Brazil	1
Purtscher-like retinopathy-unusual initial presentation of rheumatoid arthritis	1
Candida prostatitis: A rare entity	1
Prevalence and factors associated with persistent transmission of Schistosoma haematobium among primary school children after five rounds of mass drug administration using praziquantel: A cross	1
Cutaneous and ocular manifestations in Indian children with neurocutaneous syndromes: A cross-sectional study	1
Leprosy suspect presenting at a chest clinic	1
Scrub Typhus and its co-infection with Leptospirosis at a tertiary care hospital in Uttar Pradesh	1
Role of lumbar sympathetic block in management of iatrogenic sciatic nerve palsy	1
Reverse innovation in health: Good but not good enough to be standard of care?	1
Upper airway obstruction following oropharyngeal bee sting: A case report	1
‘DO NOT MISS’: A mnemonic to detect red flags in headache and back pain syndromes	1
Primary hyperparathyroidism misdiagnosed as metastatic disease, with trans-oral endoscopic surgical management	1
Epidemiology, clinical, and laboratory profile of patients with hepatitis C: A prospective, observational study from north-eastern India	1
Scrub typhus eschar: Clinical and 365 nm fluorescence dermoscopic correlation and follow-up till cure	1
Contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound features of tubercular lymphadenopathy	1
Benign acute childhood myositis following human Influenza B virus infection – A case series	1
A difficult diagnosis of anaplasmosis with pneumonia: A case report	1
Barriers and challenges in providing standard breast cancer care in low resource settings	1
Platelet rich fibrin: A novel treatment for trophic ulcer in Hansen's disease	0
Exploring the Skin Mycobiome in Very Preterm babies during the early neonatal period in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of India	0
Diagnostic challenge: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma masquerading as orbital cellulitis	0
Linezolid-Associated Posterior Reversible Leuco-encephalopathy Syndrome in a Patient with Disseminated Tuberculosis	0
Acute acalculous cholecystitis due to hepatitis B virus reactivation: A case report and review of the literature	0
The global south clinician: A juggler par excellence	0
Effect of chewing gum in reducing postoperative ileus after gastroduodenal perforation peritonitis surgery: A prospective randomised controlled trial	0
Role of N-acetylcysteine in liver injury due to dengue fever	0
Prevalence and determinants of oral potentially malignant lesions using mobile health in a rural block, northeast India	0
Navigating obstetric enigma: Placenta accreta spectrum masquerading as gestational trophoblastic neoplasia	0
Risk factors and outcome of acute kidney injury in children with snake envenomation	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
Wernicke’s encephalopathy in women with hyperemesis gravidarum – Case series and literature review	0
The outbreak of meningitis amidst Lassa fever and diphtheria crisis in Nigeria: An urgent call for action	0
Ulceration by Nocardia Otitidiscaviarum: A case study	0
The rise and fall of Vibrio cholerae O139	0
Training rural surgeons using virtual reality in surgery: An efficient cost-effective method	0
COVID-19 vaccination and neurological complications: A cross-sectional observational study from a tertiary care centre of North India	0
Assessment of symptomatic response to intravesical alkalinized lidocaine, bupivacaine, heparin and steroids in patients with bladder pain syndrome	0
Faeco-vaginal fistulae: An algorithm for management	0
Efficacy and safety of intrapleural streptokinase in tubercular empyema thoracis – old wine in new wineskin	0
Association between nursing work stress, burnout and nosocomial infection rate in a neonatal intensive care unit in Hargeisa, Somaliland	0
Scapular ulcero-nodular Actinomycosis masquerading as soft tissue tumour: A case report	0
Massive parietal defect with multiple enteroatmospheric fistulae after thermal injury abdomen in a metal industry accident: Case report of a rare survivor	0
Acute necrotising encephalopathy: A rare complication providing a clue for the outbreak of H1N1 among medical students in Kanpur, India	0
Plasmodium vivax and Neisseria meningitidis co-infection in a newborn	0
Delays in a traumatic brain injury: A case report	0
Unpacking the importance of histopathology in ectopic pregnancy: Vital for follow up	0
Revisiting destructive operations to prevent second stage caesarean section in COVID times: A case series	0
Haematological factors and anaemia in acute malaria: A prospective hospital-based cross-sectional observational study	0