Determinants of TB Incidence in South Indian Population: Chengalpattu BCG Trial Revisited, South India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohan Kumar Papanna ◽  
Basilea Watson ◽  
Radhamani MP ◽  
Soumya S. Swaminathan ◽  
Manjula Datta ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Anil Kumar ◽  
Saibel Farishta ◽  
G Baiju ◽  
VK Taneja ◽  
RC Minocha ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The present study was undertaken to assess the skeletal craniofacial asymmetry in South Indian population by a posteroanterior cephalometric radiographic method. The skeletal craniofacial structures on one side of the face were compared with that of the other, by drawing various triangles representing different craniofacial regions. The sample consisted of 60 subjects (30 males and 30 females) aged between 18 to 25 years, who were mainly dental college students from South India. Overall 52 X-rays were obtained, with four errors each in the male and the female groups. The results revealed that the total facial structures in the South Indian population were larger on the left side (statistically insignificant). The cranial base area exhibited a greater degree of asymmetry than any other component area of the face, which might be due to the inaccuracy at the condylar point. How to cite this article Taneja VK, Kumar GA, Farishta S, Minocha RC, Baiju G, Gopal D. An Assessment of Skeletal Craniofacial Asymmetry in South Indian Population. J Contemp Dent Pract 2012;13(1):80-84.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-152
Author(s):  
Harsha B R ◽  
Chandragirish S ◽  
Mahesh V ◽  
Shashank K J

The humerus can be broken down into four segments.  If the humerus is found in its entirety, then its length can be used to estimate stature.  However, if only segments of the humerus are recovered then a combination of segments can be used to estimate stature.To estimate the stature using Humerus length among adult population in South India. A Cross sectional study was carried out using purposive sampling among Medical Students at CIMS, Chamarajanagar. Study duration was 6 months from July 2019 to December 2020. 100 Male and 100 Female Medicos were included in the study after taking informed consent. Differently abled adults were excluded from the study to reduce the error. Structured questionnaire was used to collect the data such as age, gender, height, arm length or Humerus length and distance between medical and lateral condyle. In the study among males there was significant positive correlation between Humerus length and height and distance between medial & lateral epicondyle among females there was negative correlation between Humerus length and age Among Males equation for estimation of height using Humerus length = 103.1 + 1.903 x Arm length. Among Females equation for estimation of height using Humerus length = 108.34 + 1.608 x Arm length. As a result, these measurements may help to indicate the characteristic morphological features of humeral segments in south Indian population and also help the orthopedic surgeon to place the various implants in the reconstruction of humeral fractures.


2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (04) ◽  
pp. 532-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Rammohan ◽  
Shyma M. Mundayadan ◽  
Robert Mathew

ABSTRACT Context: Nummular headache (NH) is a primary disorder characterized by head pain exclusively felt in a small-rounded area typically 2–6 cm in diameter. Aims: The aim of this review is to study the clinical and epidemiological features of NH in a patient population of South India and to compare this with that of described in the international literature. Settings and Design: A prospective, observational study conducted in a tertiary care center. Materials and Methods: Patients attending the medicine and neurology outpatient departments of a tertiary referral hospital in South India diagnosed to have NH as per the International Classification of Headache Disorders 3 beta (2013) criteria were studied over 30 months. All of the patients had a normal neurological examination. Neuroimaging findings were normal, except in one patient. Results: A total of 19 females and 10 males were studied. The mean age of onset was 47.62 years (range 36–60). The duration of headache varied from a minimum of 3 months to a maximum of 5 years, with a mean of 24.17 months. The site of headache was predominantly in the parietal area 15 (51.72%), followed by the occipital area 7 (24.13%). The mean diameter of the affected area was 3.23 cm. The intensity of the headache proved to be mild to moderate with a mean visual analog scale score of 5.03. The quality of pain was mainly felt as burning dysesthesia 12 (41.38%). In the majority of patients, i.e. 21 (72.41%), pain was chronic and continuous. None of the patients had any significant trophic change even though paresthesias, dysesthesias, and allodynia were reported by a significant minority of patients, i.e. 9 (31.03%). Only one (3.45%) patient gave a history of head injury. Ten (34.48%) out of 29 patients had other types of concurrent headaches; the majority of which proved to be migrainous, i.e. 7 (24.14%), 2 patients (6.89%) with tension headache, and 1 patient (3.45%) with trigeminal neuralgia. Conclusion: Our study proves the existence of the newly described primary headache syndrome called NH in South Indian population. In comparing our results with the international literature, the number of similarities is much greater than the differences. The etiology of pain in our series appeared to be primarily peripheral with a role for central pain sensitization in some cases due to a variety of concurrent central causes of head pain.


Author(s):  
Harshitha K. Punja ◽  
Dechamma Pandyanda Nanjappa ◽  
Nishith Babu ◽  
Krithika Kalladka ◽  
B. Shanti Priya Dias ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Femina Sam ◽  
Madhavi Kandagaddala ◽  
Ivan James Prithishkumar ◽  
Koyeli Mary Mahata ◽  
Mahasampath Gowri ◽  
...  

AbstractQuadriceps femoris is an extensor muscle in the anterior compartment of thigh and is traditionally taught to be composed of four heads. Recently, there is an increased interest in the occurrence of an additional muscle head of quadriceps femoris. But scientific knowledge regarding its incidence is lacking in the South Indian population. This study was done to confirm the presence of the additional head by routine anatomic dissection and radiological imaging techniques. Forty-one formalin fixed human cadaveric lower limbs were dissected and the morphology of the additional head was noted. Retrospective analysis of 88 MRI images of patients was done. The additional muscle head was present in 43.9% of the cadaveric lower limbs and was consistently located between the vastus lateralis and vastus intermedius. It originated from variable portions of the greater trochanter, intertrochanteric line, lateral lip of linea aspera and lateral surface of the shaft of femur and inserted either as a muscle belly or as an aponeurosis into the vastus intermedius (55.6%), vastus lateralis (22.2%) or directly into the base of the patella. It received its vascular supply from branches of the lateral circumflex femoral artery and was innervated by branches from the posterior division of the femoral nerve. In addition, the additional muscle head was identified by MRI and its incidence was reported to be 30.68% for the first time in living subjects. The result of this study provides additional information in understanding the morphology of the quadriceps femoris muscle.


Morphologie ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 96 (312) ◽  
pp. 16-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.V. Murlimanju ◽  
L.V. Prabhu ◽  
M.M. Pai ◽  
M.T. Paul ◽  
V.V. Saralaya ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. e170-e171
Author(s):  
Karthick Kumar Alagamuthu ◽  
Shafi Ahammed Khan Mustaqahamed ◽  
Younis Mohd. ◽  
Padma Krishnan ◽  
Sasikala Keshvarao ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 128 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijaya Majumdar ◽  
Dania Jose ◽  
Rita Christopher

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