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Arthralgia/complications , Fever/complications , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/complications , Myalgia/complications , Retina/pathology , Retinal Diseases/etiology , Adolescent , Female , Fluorescein Angiography/methods , Fundus Oculi , Humans , Retinal Diseases/diagnosis , Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods , Visual AcuityABSTRACT
Arsenicosis is presently one of the significant public health problems in Bangladesh. Employing household screening of over 3.6 million people living in 6 arsenic-affected Upzilas of Bangladesh, 1,503 arsenicosis patients were identified at first and then blood and urine were collected from some of them and analyzed through laboratory techniques. As the relation between blood and urine chemicals with duration of having arsenicosis (DHA) is not clear, this study presented all findings by shorter versus longer DHA. Complications namely chronic bronchitis, conjunctivitis/congestions, weakness, and wasting were common, with relatively higher rates in longer group. Logistic regression analysis adjusted for age, sex, education, smoking, duration of drinking tube-well water, and whether any arsenicosis patients were in the family-indicated higher odds ratio (OR) of longer DHA (LDHA) in 3rd tertile with respect to GOT (OR = 2.12; 95%CI: 1.09-4.13), and blood glucose (OR = 2.00; 95%CI: 1.07-3.72) than 1st tertile. The OR of LDHA was significantly lower (OR = 0.48; 95%CI: 0.25-0.93) in 3rd tertile for triglycerides compared with 1st tertile. Albumin/globulin (A/G) ratio of 2nd tertile showed significantly lower OR of LDHA (OR=0.51; 95%CI: 0.28-0.95) than 1st tertile. Further epidemiological investigations based on a large sample, through cohort or case control studies, may be useful for validating and generalizing the results in Bangladesh.
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Arsenic Poisoning/complications , Arsenic Poisoning/physiopathology , Blood Glucose/analysis , Serum Albumin/analysis , Triglycerides/blood , Adult , Arsenic Poisoning/epidemiology , Bangladesh/epidemiology , Female , Hematologic Tests , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Odds Ratio , Time Factors , UrinalysisABSTRACT
Sixty-six patients were selected as high-risk cases of duodenal ulcer perforation. After resuscitation with intravenous fluids and nasogastric suction, a widebore percutaneous intra-abdominal drain was put in under local anaesthesia. There were three (4.5%) deaths; 58 (87.8%) patients improved satisfactorily. High-risk peptic ulcer perforation patients can be managed by putting in an intra-abdominal drain supported by conservative treatment.
