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Full-Text Articles in Rheumatology
Family Mental Health – A Case Report, Vikrant Arora, Medha Kosireddy, Mathumitha Ananth, Kishor M. Manohar Rao
Family Mental Health – A Case Report, Vikrant Arora, Medha Kosireddy, Mathumitha Ananth, Kishor M. Manohar Rao
Digital Journal of Clinical Medicine
Psychiatric illness in India is estimated to be 15% as per National Mental Health Survey 2015-16. Mental health challenges within families, especially depression, anxiety disorders that are not common and when unaddressed exert cascading effects on all members, disrupting emotional cohesion, relational functioning, and socioeconomic stability. There are few case reports on entire family presenting to psychiatry department.
With informed consent a city-based middle-class family of non-consanguineous origin, where the 40-year-old female, presented with intractable limb pains and health anxiety, she had multiple consultation in last few months and her 48-year-old husband also had with episodic pains, irritability and her …
Primary Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy: A Case Series, Varuni Pragya, Mahabaleshwar Mamadapur Dr, Rahul Bisaralli Dr, Deepak Benny Dr, Purna Bansal
Primary Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy: A Case Series, Varuni Pragya, Mahabaleshwar Mamadapur Dr, Rahul Bisaralli Dr, Deepak Benny Dr, Purna Bansal
Digital Journal of Clinical Medicine
Skeletal dysplasia encompasses a spectrum of over 400 rare inheritable skeletal abnormalities typically manifested early in childhood. Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy is a clinical syndrome marked by abnormal skin and osseous tissue proliferation at the distal extremities. It is characterized by unique clinical features such as digital clubbing, periostosis of tubular bones, and synovial effusions.
We report three cases of HPOA for further understanding and insight into this infrequent cause of clubbing. Case 1 involved a 25-year-old male presenting with joint pain, primarily in wrists and knees, accompanied by progressive swelling in both lower limbs for the past 3 years. Case 2 …
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Churg Strauss Syndrome) – A Case Report, Rudrani Mukherjee, Bhanukumar M
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Churg Strauss Syndrome) – A Case Report, Rudrani Mukherjee, Bhanukumar M
Digital Journal of Clinical Medicine
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), previously known as Churg Strauss syndrome, is a rare small vessel vasculitis characterized by asthma, eosinophilia, and systemic involvement. This case report presents a 51-year-old man with a history of asthma, who presented with neurological symptoms including blurring of vision, bilateral ptosis, and altered sensorium. The patient had a previous history of cervical and lumbar spine surgeries for symptoms attributed to spondylosis. Further examination revealed hyperpigmented lesions on the limbs, wasting of small muscles, and foot drop.
Investigations showed eosinophilia and thrombocytosis on blood analysis, with bone marrow aspiration revealing eosinophilic and megakaryocytic hyperplasia. The …