North Bengal Medical College

About: North Bengal Medical College is a other organization based out in Darjeeling, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Cancer. The organization has 624 authors who have published 691 publications receiving 5492 citations.

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Due to Scrub Typhus Infection in Pediatric Population: A Case Series from a Tertiary Care Center of Eastern India

Abstract: Scrub typhus, which is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is a reemerging infectious disease of public health concern. The disease may be accompanied by varied clinical presentations, ranging from nonspecific fever to rapidly progressing multiorgan failure. Scrub typhus is one of the less commonly diagnosed causes of acute encephalitis syndrome, especially in the pediatric population. Here, we report a series of three cases of pediatric acute encephalitis syndrome due to scrub typhus infection from a tertiary care center of Eastern India. All the three cases presented with an abrupt onset of symptoms and underwent a stormy disease course requiring intensive care support. All of them responded promptly to intravenous doxycycline treatment; however, recovery was mostly accompanied by neurologic sequelae.

Fetal ascites owing to congenital cytomegalovirus : response to ganciclovir

Abstract: A term newborn with severe congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is described. Fetal ascites was detected at 28 weeks gestation, and at birth there was tense ascites. There was intra-uterine growth retardation, microcephaly, chorioretinitis, jaundice, purpura and pneumonitis. Computed tomographic scan of the brain showed ventriculomegaly with periventricular calcifications. Serology was positive for cytomegalovirus-specific immunoglobulin M, and cytomegalovirus DNA was detected in the ascitic fluid and urine by nested polymerase chain reaction. He received 6 weeks of treatment with ganciclovir. Ascites resolved spontaneously and liver function tests became normal. Although there was a good clinical response to ganciclovir therapy without any side-effects, on follow-up the infant had global developmental delay and bilateral sensorineural deafness.

Study of pulmonary functions in tea industry workers in North Bengal.

Abstract: This study was intended to compare pulmonary function parameters in tea garden factory workers who are on chronic exposure to tea dust with tea garden plantation workers on the basis of dynamic ventilatory pulmonary function tests. The pulmonary function tests done on 128 subjects included 64 tea garden factory workers and 64 tea garden plantation workers. In tea factory workers the values of vital capacity (VC), forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1 ), forced expiratory volume in first 0.75 second (FEV 0.75 ), FEV 1 /FVC%, peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) were found significantly lower (p<0.001) than those of tea garden plantation workers. It may be concluded that pulmonary functions are more affected in tea factory workers than those of tea plantation workers.

The Effect of Tea in Cerebrovascular Disease

Abstract: KEYWORDS Flavonoids. Ischemia. Hyperglycemia. Cholesterol. Low Density Lipoprotein ABSTRACT Tea is the most widely consumed human beverage and rich in flavonoids, which causes significant endothelium dependent vasodilatation. Aims are to study the effect of tea drinking in subjects with ischemic stroke and metabolic syndromes. A total of 1100 stroke patients were selected from indoor/ outdoor department of Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan and other Hospitals of Kolkata from last three years. Individuals between 40 to 80 years of age were recruited. Clinical and biochemical examination were conducted in each case at the onset and every 6 months interval. Individuals stable on existing medications were advised to continue the same unless situation demands dose modification or withdrawal. Methods of tea preparation were detailed to study participants and they were asked to take ≥3 cups (each cup contains 150 ml of tea /day. Out of 1100 participants, 787 were men and 313 were women and the mean age was 61.62±11.02. Tea drinkers constituted 95.09% of total study individuals. At second follow up, 773 subjects were regular in attendance and 9 died. The most preferred type of tea ingested was decoction (53.64%). Significant (p< 0.001) decrements were noticed in systolic blood pressure, Body Mass Index (BMI), fasting blood glucose and Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) level when compared between base line and consecutive visits. Tea consumption of 450 ml or more (≥3cups)/day was associated with reduction of the incidence of recurrent ischemic stroke, significant decrement of systolic blood pressure, better control of fasting hyperglycemia, and lowering down of the level of total cholesterol and Low Density Lipoprotein level in subjects with hypercholesterolemia. Further investigations are needed to corroborate our observations.

Management of different types of wound by cyanoacrylate glue fixation: a random study of 213 patients.

Abstract: A random study for management of wound by cyanoacrylate glue in 213 patients, irrespective of age and sex with different types of wounds was carried out over a period of 4 years (1996-2000). In this series both dean surgical wounds and infected accidental wounds were included. Most of the patients recovered uneventfully, except 5, who showed wound gap. Reapplication of glue was done on them and 3 had similar wound union but 2 patients (0.94%) required surgical suture.