JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · May 2019
Prevalence of Agenesis of Mandibular Third Molars in A Tertiary Healthcare Centre of Nepal.
Racial variation, genetic inheritance and various other factors can affect the jaw size and ultimately the tooth size and number. Studies for agenesis of mandibular third molars have been carried out in various populations but the data relating to these are not evident from most of the parts of Nepal. Hence, the objective of the present study is to determine the prevalence of agenesis of mandibular third molars among the population of patients visiting the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology of B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences. ⋯ Agenesis was highly prevalent in this study group. The likelihood of third molar being absent on one side, when there was concurrent missing third molar on the other side of mandible was also high.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · May 2019
Prevalence of Depression in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 on Hemodialysis at a Tertiary Care Center.
Co-morbid depression impacts negatively on quality of life in Chronic Kidney Disease patients. This study was done to calculate prevalence of depression in patients on hemodialysis (HD) using Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression-17 and International Classification of Disease-10 classification of mental and behavioural disorders. ⋯ There is a high prevalence of depression in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease stage 5 on hemodialysis compared to general population.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · May 2019
Prevalence of Community-Acquired Pyoderma in Dermatological Outpatient Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital.
Pyoderma is defined as any purulent skin disease and represents infections in epidermis and dermis or hair follicles. This study aims to find out the prevalence of community-acquired pyoderma in dermatological outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital. ⋯ Prevalence of community-acquired pyoderma is high among patients visiting dermatological outpatient departments of a tertiary care hospital compared to other studies. Antibiotic resistance of commonly used antibiotics are increasing and thus proper culture and sensitivity reports may be required to guide our treatment.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · May 2019
Prevalence of Retrocaecal Appendix among Patients with Appendicitis in A Tertiary Care Hospital of Nepal.
Appendicitis is one of the most common causes of acute abdomen. The clinical presentation of appendicitis and its susceptibility to acute inflammation may be affected by the length and position of vermiform appendix. Length and position of appendix are variable. The aim of the study was to find the prevalence of retrocaecal appendix among patients undergoing appendectomy for appendicitis. ⋯ The most common position of appendix in patients with appendicitis is retrocaecal position followed by pelvic position in both males and females.
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Primary pituitary tubercular abscess is a very rare disease. It may present clinically with visual loss, headache, seizure, hormonal abnormalities or with cranial nerve palsies. ⋯ We report a case of primary pituitary tubercular abscess managed successfully with a brief review of its pathology. Keywords: abscess; pituitary gland; pyogenic; sella; tuberculosis.