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Volume-6, 2025
Issue 8 (August)



Communication on sexual health with patients suffering from cancer: A multi-method study

Healthcare professionals, nurses and doctors often face the challenge that patients suffering from cancer experience decreased sexual health. The communication about sexual health is suboptimal. The objective of this study was to explore healthcare professionals’ attitudes, perceptions, and communication about sexual health issues among patients who have cancer.

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Diastematomyelia: An unusual cause of chronic back pain in adulthood

Diastematomyelia, or split cord malformation, is a rare congenital spinal anomaly characterized by a longitudinal division of the spinal cord into two hemi cords, separated by a fibrous or bony septum. Typically diagnosed in childhood, adult presentation is infrequent and more common in females.

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Ocular manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, multi-systemic autoimmune disease that can affect various parts of the body, including the eyes. Ocular findings are reported in about one-third of SLE patients and can be the initial manifestations of the disease, often complicated by going unnoticed.

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Antipersonnel mine injury: A souvenir from war

The ability to detect foreign bodies in the musculoskeletal system using conventional radiography relies on the variable absorption of X-rays by materials of different density and atomic number. Various types of metallic foreign body have been reported, including bullets, needles, metal splinters, screws, migrated surgical material.

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Rare presentation of periscleritis as painful ophthalmoplegia: A case report

A middle-aged diabetic female presented with acute headache, left eye ptosis, pain and ophthalmoplegia. The best corrected visual acuity in right eye was 20/20 and left eye was 20/200. Anterior segment evaluation was unremarkable. Extra- ocular movements in the left eye were restricted in all the gazes except levoduction.

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Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy for the treatment of diabetic foot complications

Diabetic foot ulcers and neuropathy are significant complications of diabetes mellitus, leading to substantial morbidity. Conventional treatments can be challenging, necessitating the exploration of adjunctive therapies. Pulsed ElectroMagnetic Field (PEMF) therapy has emerged as a non-invasive modality with potential benefits in managing diabetic complications.

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Rash of rhabdomyolysis

A 34-year-old woman presented to the clinic with severe muscle pain of both thighs and tea-colored urine for two days after spinning class. Physical examination found small dots and diffused rash around the popliteal fossa region of both legs (Figures 1A and 1B).

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A rare parasitic cause of cholangitis: Fasciola hepatica

A case of cholangitis caused by live Fasciola hepatica is presented. The patient, diagnosed with cholangitis, was treated with 10 mg/kg oral triclabendazole after the parasite was removed with endoscopy retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

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Alveolar haemorrhage after epileptic seizures: A case report

We describe a case in which a child with epilepsy developed dyspnoea and a continuous decrease in blood oxygen saturation after convulsion. The child’s symptoms were relieved after oxygen was provided. A complete chest CT revealed diffuse pulmonary infiltration.

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