Clinical Profile and Predictors of Severity in Infantile Scrub Typhus - A Prospective observational study from a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Southern India.

Background Objectives: Scrub typhus (ST), a tropical infection caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, has re-emerged as a global concern in the Asia-Pacific region. Limited data on ST in infants reveals unique presentations, complications, and severity predictors. This study was conducted to evaluate the occurrence of ST in infants, comparing clinical, laboratory and outcomes with ST in older children.

The Pattern of Use of Cosmetics and Awareness of Cosmetovigilance Among Medical Students in Puducherry: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: With the increasing use of cosmetics, potential adverse effects such as allergic reactions and skin irritation warrant investigation. This study aims to assess cosmetic usage patterns, associated adverse effects, and awareness of cosmetovigilance among medical students. Despite the widespread use of cosmetics in India, region-specific data on adverse effects and cosmetovigilance awareness in Puducherry are limited.

Sensitizing the medical undergraduates to qualitative research: In the context of experiential learning debriefings.

Background: The role of medical undergraduates is limited while interacting with the community related to issues involving human behavior. Since qualitative research seeks to build a holistic understanding of social phenomena, we designed this project to expose them to the basics of qualitative research in a real-world setting of experiential learning. The aim of this study is to sensitize the medical undergraduates to the basics of qualitative research and able to apply it in the context of experiential learning in the community.

Depression in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media: A Complication Brewing Unnoticed.

Introduction: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a chronic infection of the middle ear cleft with a permanent perforation resulting in mucopurulent discharge and may include otalgia or fever, vertigo, hearing loss, and tinnitus. These compromise the quality of life of CSOM patients and affect their social communication and professional life also, which may induce social withdrawal and depression.

Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of ENT, Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute (IGMC&RI), Pondicherry, India, from May 2019 to May 2020.

Attitudes and beliefs of patients and primary caregivers towards deprescribing in a tertiary health care facility.

Background: Good prescribing practices form the essence of drug therapy for better patient care. The major aim of better prescribing is to improve rational prescribing. Deprescribing gained momentum in recent decades.

Prevalence and Determinants of Peripheral Neuropathy Among Adult Type II Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending a Non-communicable Disease Clinic in Rural South India.

Background Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of the most common microvascular complications of diabetes. Almost half of the diabetic patients develop foot ulcer as a complication of DPN during their lifetime. The aim was to estimate the prevalence and identify the risk factors of diabetic peripheral neuropathy among adult diabetes mellitus (DM) patients.

Spectrum of Self-Reported Childhood Sexual Abuse Among Medical Students: A Single Center Experience.

Objective: To study the prevalence and spectrum of self-reported childhood sexual abuse (CSA) in a sample of medical students from a medical college in Southern India.

Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to consenting students of a medical college located at Puducherry. Those students who could not be contacted despite three attempts were excluded.

Clinical profile and predictors of severity in paediatric scrub typhus with pulmonary involvement.

Pulmonary involvement is common in children with scrub typhus. Our paper outlines the clinical characteristics of pulmonary involvement and analyses the predictors of its severity. All scrub typhus serology-positive (optical density >0.

Magnitude and Determinants of Patients at Risk of Developing Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Non-Communicable Disease Clinic.

: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common chronic disorder worldwide, which can adversely affect the cardiovascular system among non-communicable disease (NCD) patients. It is underdiagnosed-or rather not diagnosed-in primary care settings due to the costly diagnostic techniques involved. This study aimed to assess the number of study participants at risk of developing OSA and to assess and quantify the risk factors associated with this disorder.

A descriptive cross-sectional study on menstrual hygiene and perceived reproductive morbidity among adolescent girls in a union territory, India.

Introduction: Menstruation is a milestone event in a girl's life and the beginning of reproductive life. Lack of knowledge and poor sanitary practices during menstruation has been associated with serious ill-health ranging from genital tract infections, urinary tract infections, and bad odor.

Aim: This study aims to explore the knowledge, attitude, and practices about menstrual hygiene and perceived reproductive morbidity among adolescent school girls in Puducherry.

A case-control study on environmental and biological risk factors for renal calculi persisting in a coastal Union Territory, India.

Background And Objectives: Renal stone disease is a common disorder of the urinary tract and also a significant problem because of incidence, recurrence, and severe consequences. The complex pathogenetic mechanisms of renal stone formation involve both biologic and environmental risk factors. The present study was performed to identify the role of these parameters among renal stone patients and normal individuals from a coastal union territory region in South India.