Tropical Doctor

Papers
(The TQCC of Tropical Doctor is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
A case series of 2,4 diethylamine poisoning – what the future holds for us13
Congenital severe malaria: Artesunate for successful and safe treatment in neonates: A case report12
New in the tropics: Safety concerns of the novel Butantan-Dengue vaccine for dengue prevention in tropical countries9
Retrospective analysis of endometrial cancer among Afro-Caribbean women in Barbados 2008–20179
Costus igneus, ‘the Insulin plant’ causing hypoglycaemia: Two case reports9
A rare complication of Yellow Phosphorous poisoning8
A unique case of fever with skin lesions8
Empyema necessitans – An unusual cause of necrotising fasciitis of the breast8
Geriatric Depression and its predictors in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of India – A quantitative study7
Mycobacterium meets malignancy: A curious clinical convergence7
Case report: Perineal swelling: A rare case of scar endometriosis6
Quantification of chronic diseases presenting in the Emergency Department and their disposition outcomes: A hospital-based cross-sectional study in north India6
High rates of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Peruvian hospital 2013–20196
Increasing incidence of slipped capital femoral epiphysis in Trinidad and Tobago: A 50-year review6
Acute febrile illness in pregnancy: Spectrum of disease and impact on maternal and foetal outcome6
Binge eating after a religious fast: Acute gastric dilation causing perforation – a case report6
Effect of pantoprazole as an adjunct to standard medical therapy in patients with uncomplicated amoebic liver abscess: A randomised pilot study5
Complete renal response of IgA vasculitis with steroid and mycophenolate mofetil in an adult HIV patient5
Neonatal analgesic prescription practices in central India: A cross-sectional survey5
Acute kidney injury in the tropics5
Sociodemographic factors associated with the use of insecticide treated nets among under-fives in Nigeria: Evidence from a national survey5
Chromobacterium violaceum : An incidental finding in a neonate5
Adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host4
The disappearing art of clinical examination4
Is the world ready for another viral outbreak? - The deadly Marburg virus4
An unusual case of neuroleptic malignant syndrome4
Unilateral white lung in a term neonate: An unusual cause4
A culturally sensitive educational intervention to improve the acceptance and sustained use of safer cooking stoves in the Guatemalan highlands4
Candida prostatitis: A rare entity4
A curious case of upper limb infection4
Frequency of abnormal Pap smear in patients presenting with postcoital bleeding in Tertiary Care Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan4
Local, regional, and continental trends in tuberculosis mortality rates across the Americas at the beginning of the XXI century4
Extended drug-resistant Salmonella Typhi complicated by rare fatal haemophagocytic lymphohistocytosis: A case report4
Paediatric Herpes Zoster: A report of seventeen cases from a tertiary care hospital of North India4
Elizabethkingia meningosepticum infections with varied presentations and different antimicrobial susceptibility – A case series4
Liquid concrete as a gastrointestinal tract foreign body4
Bacteriological profile of paediatric skin and soft tissue infections and their antibiogram at a tertiary care teaching hospital in north India4
Circular frames without x-ray – lessons learned regarding radiation exposure during tibial deformity correction from Low & Middle Income Countries?4
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?3
Current practices of antimicrobial stewardship in the emergency department: A cross-sectional study from a tertiary care centre in North India3
Case series: Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS)3
The new malaria vaccine: A complementary approach, not a replacement for existing measures3
Hypocalcaemia – A rare complication of ileostomy3
Acute hepatitis as the sole presentation in leptospirosis: A case report3
Book Review: Collapse and Resiliency: The Inside Story of Liberia’s Unprecedented Ebola Response by Tolbert Nyenswah3
Retrospective analysis of the emergence of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella enterica infections in a level IV hospital from Lima, Peru3
Dengue hypokalaemia causing paralysis3
Hookworm infestation as a rare cause of melaena in tropics: A case report3
e-Cigarettes: Assessing the differences and the harms3
An atypical tale of Loffler syndrome in the tropics3
Neonatal chikungunya encephalitis3
Note on Ipsa Suyal3
Paracoccidioidomycosis and Addison's syndrome – case report3
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 efficacy3
The Nipah virus resurgence 2023: Kerala's resilience in overcoming the outbreak3
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from surgical patients in Cambodia over a 10-year period3
Ileal bezoar secondary to ileal duplication – a case report3
A Quality Improvement (QI) initiative in diagnostic stewardship of urine culture in an era of Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)3
Implementation of a 3-phase grid-coupled solar electricity and back-up system at Mulanje Mission Hospital, Malawi2
Cytomorphological comparison of alcohol–formalin cell-block technique with conventional cytology in serous effusions in a low-resource setting2
Association between neutrophil lymphocyte ratio and status of symptom control in children and adolescents with bronchial asthma2
Varied presentations of congenital dengue infection in neonates2
Linezolid-Associated Posterior Reversible Leuco-encephalopathy Syndrome in a Patient with Disseminated Tuberculosis2
Intensive care management and outcomes of severe paediatric tetanus in a tertiary care hospital2
Under-representation of low-income countries in the literature – targeting the bummock of neglected tropical diseases2
Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors among schoolchildren from Unión de Reyes municipality, Matanzas Province, Cuba2
Academic surgery: A road less travelled2
Evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic test for the diagnosis of intestinal protozoan infections among patients attending a rural outreach outpatient department in Northern India2
Touch imprint cytology of core needle biopsy: An underused low-cost strategy for same-day breast cancer diagnosis in resource-limited settings2
Psychosocial aspects of Noma (Cancrum Oris) in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review2
First Mpox emergency in Africa: Confronting the dual challenge of outbreak management and vaccine scarcity2
Use of mobile tele-dermatology in managing cutaneous leishmaniasis from a remote district of Nepal during the COVID 19 pandemic: A case series2
Enteral feeding in neonates ≥34 weeks of gestation with moderate to severe birth asphyxia: A retrospective observational study2
Maternal and foetal outcomes of scrub typhus in pregnancy: A retrospective study2
Bibliometric indices and Global Health publications2
Acute myocardial infarction in a young adult with hyperhomocysteinaemia secondary to tropical sprue2
Standard operating protocol for acute pyelonephritis2
Rethinking postgraduate research in low- and middle-income countries: From box-ticking to capacity building2
Cutaneous and ocular manifestations in Indian children with neurocutaneous syndromes: A cross-sectional study2
Long-undiagnosed histoid leprosy in a young female2
Risk factors for placental abruption2
Beyond the danger triangle: Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis following a temporal forehead furuncle2
A rare case of secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in visceral leishmaniasis2
Who operates on the children?2
Dual natural orifice per luminal endoscopic repair of vesico-vaginal fistula: A case report2
Improvising in adversity: Adapting a bicycle LED light as a light source for microscopic surgery in a surgical camp2
The future of global health is inclusive and anti-racist2
Study of factors leading to treatment delay in new sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients and its impact on sputum conversion2
Leishmaniasis – Still a diagnostic challenge: An individual participant data systematic review2
Does English hegemony in dissemination of medical literature represent an unjust barrier to global knowledge equity?2
Necrotizing enterocolitis in a moderately preterm neonate in the first week of life: A case report2
Chikungunya infection complicated by encephalitis and rhabdomyolysis2
Oesophageal perforation by migrated Ryles tube2
‘Flip-flap’ hernia sac sandwich mesh hernioplasty 2.02
Sandifer syndrome in a 30-day-old infant: A case report2
The importance of emergency medicine in Bangladesh and the need for a residency programme2
Role of lumbar sympathetic block in management of iatrogenic sciatic nerve palsy2
The race against time: Zika virus on the horizon in Pakistan2
Re-visiting micro ESR as a screening tool for neonatal sepsis2
Multi-level approach to workplace violence against healthcare workers2
Severe copper sulphate poisoning: A case rescued with plasmapheresis2
Jejuno-jejunal intussusception in an adult due to inflammatory fibroid polyp: Tale of two unusual cases2
Spectrum of endoscopic findings in Strongyloides stercoralis infection with gastroduodenal involvement—A case series2
Sequential use of drugs (prostaglandin e1 after failed trial of PGE2 gel) for induction of labour: Retrospective observational study2
Harnessing artificial intelligence in the post-COVID-19 era: A global health imperative2
Blood reservation and utilisation practice for Caesarean section in Ilorin, Nigeria2
Expanded dengue syndrome complicated by fulminant liver failure and prolonged intrahepatic cholestasis2
Diagnostic value of monocyte-lymphocyte ratio and red cell distribution width- lymphocyte ratio against other biomarkers in children with acute appendicitis, cross-sectional study2
Presentation of Hansen's disease as Lucio phenomenon in an Indian male2
Internal jugular vein aneurysm following needle aspiration of a thyroid nodule: A case report2
A case of reactivation of hepatitis B presenting with exudative ascites2
Transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus closure in a neonate, a safer, feasible alternative to surgical ligation in low-resource settings: A case report1
Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae infection presenting as endocarditis and liver abscess1
Utility of monocyte parameters in diagnosing Sputum Smear Negative Pulmonary TB1
Refactory Coeliac disease-a case series from Pakistan1
Hookworm re-infection rate and efficacy of single-dose albendazole among pregnant women in Debre Elias District, Northwest Ethiopia: A single-arm trial1
Barriers and challenges in providing standard breast cancer care in low resource settings1
Honeycomb breast: An appearance of fibrocystic disease1
Thanks to reviewers – 20231
Physical examination – Crucial to timely diagnosis1
Approach to dengue-associated hypokalaemia and neuromuscular weakness1
Acute acalculous cholecystitis due to hepatitis B virus reactivation: A case report and review of the literature1
Innovative choledochoscope for simulation based training in resource limited setting1
Purtscher-like retinopathy-unusual initial presentation of rheumatoid arthritis1
Re-emergence of diphtheria in Kano State, Nigeria: Current effort and challenges1
A Low-cost model of breast biopsy for the training of surgical residents during COVID-19 pandemic1
Newborns with congenital complete heart block: Advice for perinatal care providers1
Hearts don’t lie: Cardiac tuberculosis diagnosed on fine-needle aspiration cytology1
Bloodlines of a crisis: How arboviruses are positioning South Asia at the pandemic forefront1
E-sports: What mental health professionals from low & middle-income countries must know1
A proposed methodology of health education for inherited genetic disorders: Bag and Ball technique1
Acute necrotising encephalopathy: A rare complication providing a clue for the outbreak of H1N1 among medical students in Kanpur, India1
A multifactorial strategy for dengue prevention and control: A public health situation analysis1
Thanks to Reviewers1
Genetic and clinical profile of neonates with meconium ileus: A case series1
Flap blood glucose measurement for flap monitoring and early detection of circulatory problems1
Shrill cry, opisthotonus, and sun setting sign in a yellow neonate1
Pyrexia of unknown origin and its aetiology in Pakistan1
Navigating the disappointment of manuscript rejection: An author's dialogue with a reviewer and editor of tropical doctor (TD)1
Retrospective analysis of clinico-laboratory parameters, outcome and predictors of scrub typhus co- infection in covid-19 affected children1
A narrative review of efficacy of antibiotics in treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition in community based out-patient treatment1
Burkholderia cepacia infection associated with sickle cell disease: An uncommon entity1
Deciphering the diagnostic challenges of female genital tuberculosis: Insights from women pursuing conception at a tertiary care centre in northern India1
An unusually large liver abscess: A rare presentation of fascioliasis1
Visceral leishmaniasis: A leucaemia mimicker: A case report1
Envenomation by Brown recluse spider bite – a case series of cutaneous loxocelism1
Effectiveness of Chlorhexidine vaginal cleansing in reducing post-caesarean endometritis at two tertiary hospitals in Enugu, Nigeria: A randomized controlled trial1
Cutaneous ulceration as a presenting feature of type 1 lepra reaction: A case report1
Emphysematous pyelonephritis due to mucormycosis1
Changes in origin of acute chest pain in a sub-Saharan African setting1
Prospective randomised trial of bolus vs. continuous regime of jejunostomy feed1
Disseminated tuberculosis after splenectomy: An uncommon event1
Penile gangrene caused by inflation of balloon of indwelling urethral catheter in urethra in a spinal cord-injured patient1
Preliminary report of sexual assaults at Ekiti Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Ado-Ekiti, Southwest, Nigeria (Moremi Clinic)1
A call for greater public involvement in public health1
Varicella vaccination in India's universal immunisation program –is it time?1
Autoimmune hepatitis unmasked by dengue infection – An unexplored and rare association1
Omphalitis as a presentation of multiple liver abscesses in a term neonate1
Long umbilical cord and its mysterious demeanour: A case report1
Double-trouble: A rare case of co-infection with melioidosis and leptospirosis from Sri Lanka1
Geographical distribution and molecular survey of freshwater snail intermediate hosts of Schistosoma haematobium by DraI/Sh73 PCR in eliminated foci of Morocco1
Atypical intussusception: When altered consciousness masks a gastrointestinal emergency1
Characteristics of patients admitted to the intensive care unit during the 2019 measles epidemic in Samoa: A retrospective clinical case series1
Solitary plaque of borderline lepromatous leprosy clinically masquerading as paucibacillary leprosy1
Book Review: A Short History of Malaria by Randall M Packard1
The rise and fall of Vibrio cholerae O1391
An alarming surge of scrub typhus cases presenting as acute encephalitis in children1
Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency quantitative test in dried blood spot– a potential marker for adult unknown G6PD deficiency1
Unexpected trends of amoebic encephalitis in Pakistan1
Tuberculous calcific constrictive pericarditis in an adult female with a past history of abdominal tuberculosis1
Scrub typhus masquerading as acute acalculous cholecystitis in a child – a case report1
Oral beetroot juice as a visual gastrointestinal (GI) leak monitor: A frugal bedside adjunct for unstable patients1
Anti-racist Medical Education in the Transformation of Global Health1
Faeco-vaginal fistulae: An algorithm for management1
A middle-aged patient with a pustular dermatosis with inguinal lymphadenopathy1
The unsettling reality of violence against healthcare workers: Past, present and future1
Polymicrobial growth in standard urine culture: Time to Act or Ignore?1
Sentinel lymph node biopsy in early breast carcinoma using fluorescein sodium and methylene blue dye: A validation study1
An assessment of improved outcomes using low-cost bubble CPAP in very low birthweight neonates in a Nigerian tertiary hospital1
English as a gatekeeper in global medicine1
Nasal leeches and epistaxis: A case series1
Wastewater surveillance and Wolbachia-aedes method to combat Zika virus outbreaks in tropical countries1
Introduction: Readers’ forum1
Acute kidney injury in obstetrics: Hospital-based cohort study1
ERRATUM to “Abstracts from the GASOC (Global Anaesthesia, Surgery and Obstetric Collaboration) Conference, 14th September 2019”1
Successful management of an unstable paediatric laryngeal injury in a low-resource setting1
Abdominal wall calcification in a peritoneal dialysis patient1
Kikuchi lymphadenitis: A differential diagnosis of tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis1
Erythematous papules in a preterm infant1
‘Unveiling the hidden threat: Delayed presentation of congenital syphilis’1
The pathophysiological hypotheses between visceral leishmaniasis infection and consumptive coagulopathy1
Kawasaki Disease with Peripheral and Facial Gangrene: A Case report and review of literature1
Swollen hands and feet syndrome: An uncommon presentation of a common disease1
Multiple heterotopic sebaceous glands in the oesophagus: A case report and literature review1
Scope of antibiotic stewardship in enteric fever: An evidence-based summary1
Malaria and filaria co-infection in a febrile patient1
Upper airway obstruction following oropharyngeal bee sting: A case report1
Risk factors for ectopic pregnancy in a sub-Saharan African country1
Campylobacter cholecystitis and bacteraemia caused by Campylobacter jejuni in a child1
Pelvic organ prolapse and cervical adenocarcinoma in a postmenopausal woman: A case report1
The outbreak of meningitis amidst Lassa fever and diphtheria crisis in Nigeria: An urgent call for action1
Acquired methaemoglobinaemia in infancy associated with acute diarrhoea: A case series1
Tuberculosis and suicide: An overlooked association1
The global south clinician: A juggler par excellence1
Privacy concerns and challenges with informed consent in medical tourism1
Tuberculosis masquerading as a pancreatic cyst in a patient with cirrhosis1
Simple nephrectomy for Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis – Is it really simple?1
Short reports on cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak investigation in Ankesha-Guagsa district, Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia1
Desert boil strikes hard: An outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sindh, Pakistan1
Delays in a traumatic brain injury: A case report1
Giant aortic arch aneurysm presenting with hoarseness of voice1
Ulceration by Nocardia Otitidiscaviarum: A case study1
Physician, heal thyself1
Scrub typhus presenting with massive splenomegaly in an adolescent boy1
Utility of rapid chromatographic Immunoassay to rule out typhoid Fever among malaria negative patients1
Paediatric paranasal sinus fibrous dysplasia1
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