ABSTRACT
Developing countries have a high incidence of burn injuries making them an endemic health hazard. High population density, illiteracy and poverty are the main demographic factors associated with high risk of burn injuries. Total of 150 patients were enrolled in our one-year prospective study. Young adults with preponderance of female sex constituted main age group in our study series. Thermal injuries were seen in 90.6% of patients and kitchen was the predominant place of accident. 29.5% of patients had burns involving more than 80% of total body surface area. 53.4% of mortality was seen in our study cases.
ABSTRACT
Testicular feminization syndrome or androgen insensitivity syndrome is a rare disorder with an incidence of 1:20,000-64,000 male births. The individual with complete form of this syndrome (CIAS) have female external genitalia while those with partial form (PIAS) have variable ambiguity of genitalia and often need extensive reconsructive surgery. The diagonosis should be suspected in female child with inguinal hernia or presenting with primary ammenorrohea and on examination there is no vagina with absent axillary or pubic hair. Awareness of this entity is important as with early diagonosis such disorder can be managed appropriately and accurate information can be given to parents regarding long term issues of harmone replacement therapy and fertility.