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Soni S, Patil J, Linga V, Mhatre PH, Gowda MT, Ganguli J, Půža V. Steinernema shori n. sp., a new entomopathogenic nematode (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) from India. J Helminthol 2023; 97:e72. [PMID: 37681419 DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x23000536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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In this study, morphological and molecular features were used to identify a new Steinernema sp. from Chhattisgarh, India. Morphological and molecular features provide evidence for placing the new species into the "bicornutum" clade. The new species is characterized by the following morphological features: infective juveniles with a body length of 587 (494-671) μm; a distance from the anterior end to excretory pore of 46 (43-50) μm; a distance from anterior end to nerve ring of 72 μm (61-85 μm); and E% of 88 (77-97). The first-generation males are characterised by 27 genital papillae and very short spicules, with a length of 61 μm (53-67) μm. The SW% and GS% ratio of S. shori n. sp. are 139 (107-190) and 75 (62-90), respectively. The new species is further characterized by sequences of the internal transcribed spacer and partial 28S regions of the ribosomal DNA. Phylogenetic analyses show that S. shori n. sp. is most closely related to S. abbasi, S. kandii, and S. yirgalemense.
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- S Soni
- Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur-492012, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru-560024, Karnataka, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru-560024, Karnataka, India
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- ICAR-Central Potato Research Station, Udhagamandalam, Nilgiris-643004, Tamil Nadu, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi-221305, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur-492012, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 1160/31, 370 05CeskéBudejovice, Czech Republic
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Sharma A, Bilong Y, Patil J, Katte JC, Ahmad Khaqan H, Kumar Gupta N, Patel A, Sundaramoorthy SK, Madhusudan RJ, Vidhya N, Lekha T, Shah PK, Saravanan VR, Dharwadkar SS, Rishi P, Franco MFE, Chelo D, Kagmeni G, Assumpta Bella L, Kuppermann BD. MIIRetCam (Make In India Retina Camera) assisted retinal imaging in paediatric patients: Useful, artefacts, learning curve. J Fr Ophtalmol 2019; 43:e35-e38. [PMID: 31837894 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2019.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- A Sharma
- Department of Vitreoretina, Lotus Eye Hospital and Institute, Coimbatore, TN, India.
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- Departments of Eye, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon.
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- Department of Paediatric Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Kendal, UK.
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon.
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- Ameer Ud Din Medical College, Lahore General Hospital, Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Akash Deep Hospital, Rajkot, GJ, India.
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- Department of Vitreoretina, Lotus Eye Hospital and Institute, Coimbatore, TN, India.
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- Department of Vitreoretina, Lotus Eye Hospital and Institute, Coimbatore, TN, India.
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- Department of Vitreoretina, Lotus Eye Hospital and Institute, Coimbatore, TN, India.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, TN, India.
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- Department of Paediatric Retina and Ocular Oncology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore, TN, India.
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- Department of Vitreoretina, Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore, TN, India.
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- Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, TN, India.
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- Ophthalmologist Retina Specialty, Clínica Dres Estrago, Cortientes, Argentina.
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- Departments of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon.
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- Departments of Eye, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon.
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- Departments of Eye, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon.
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- Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
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Sethi N, Shankar A, Patil J, Mandrelle K, Luther A. Life after cervical cancer: Bowel dysfunction, urinary dysfunction and quality of life in long-term survivors of carcinoma uterine cervix among Indian women. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy436.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Spratt J, Brown R, Rudser K, Goswami U, Patil J, Cich I, Shumway S, Hertz M, Loor G. Outcomes in Lung Transplant Recipients with COPD with and without Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency: Single Center Experience Over Four Decades. J Heart Lung Transplant 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Saraf SP, Saraf PA, Kamatagi L, Hugar S, Tamgond S, Patil J. A comparative evaluation of anesthetic efficacy of articaine 4% and lidocaine 2% with anterior middle superior alveolar nerve block and infraorbital nerve block: An in vivo study. J Conserv Dent 2016; 19:527-531. [PMID: 27994313 PMCID: PMC5146767 DOI: 10.4103/0972-0707.194021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The ideal maxillary injection should produce a rapid onset of profound pulpal anesthesia for multiple teeth from a single needle penetration. The main objective is to compare the efficacy of articaine 4% and lidocaine 2% and to compare anterior middle superior alveolar nerve block (AMSANB) and infraorbital nerve block (IONB) for anesthesia of maxillary teeth. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty patients undergoing root canal treatment of maxillary anteriors and premolars were included and randomly divided into four groups of ten each. Group I: patients receiving AMSANB with articaine, Group II: Patients receiving IONB with articaine, Group III: Patients receiving AMSANB with lidocaine, Group IV: Patients receiving IONB with lidocaine. The scores of onset of anesthesia and pain perception were statistically analyzed. RESULTS Onset of action was fastest for articaine with AMSANB and slowest for lidocaine with IONB by Tukey's test. A significant change was observed in the electrical pulp test readings at onset and at 30 min by paired t-test. All patients experienced mild pain during the procedure recorded by visual analog scale. CONCLUSION Articaine 4% proved to be more efficacious than lidocaine 2%, and AMSANB was more advantageous than IONB in securing anesthesia of maxillary anteriors and premolars.
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- Suma Prahlad Saraf
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, PMNM Dental College and Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, PMNM Dental College and Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, PMNM Dental College and Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pedodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India
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Guru A, Aithal A, Patil J, D'Souza M, Nayak S. Anomalous origin of dorsalis pedis artery and its clinical significance – A case report. J ANAT SOC INDIA 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jasi.2015.07.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Kumar N, Patil J, Mohandas R, Sirasanagandla, Nayak S, Guru A. Rare case of double looped ansa cervicalis associated with its deep position in the carotid triangle of the neck. Ann Med Health Sci Res 2014; 4:S29-31. [PMID: 25031902 PMCID: PMC4083726 DOI: 10.4103/2141-9248.131705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Ansa cervicalis (AC) frequently shows its variations in the formation and distribution pattern. However, variation in its looping pattern associated with abnormal topographic disposition is relatively rare. Knowledge on the possible deviations in the looping pattern is clinically important, to avoid iatrogenic injuries in surgical procedures. We report here a concurrent rare case of double looped AC located deep to internal jugular vein. Anatomy of its superior root was normal, but the usual appearance of inferior root had gone astray due to formation of double loop. AC is being popularly used for nerve reconstructive surgery in treating paralyzed larynx, tongue hemiatrophy. Anatomical variation of it may potentially jeopardize the surgical procedures. Therefore, it is essential to the surgeons to be familiar with its unusual variations.
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- N Kumar
- Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- A. Danaee
- Haemophilia Centre; Evelina Children's Hospital; London UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology; St Thomas' Hospital; London UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology; St Thomas' Hospital; London UK
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- Haemophilia Centre; Evelina Children's Hospital; London UK
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Shankar A, Patil J, Mandrelle K, Luther A. EP-1340: Impact of various treatment modalities for carcinoma cervix on sexual function assessed using the LENT SOMA scales. Radiother Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(15)31458-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Chopra A, Saluja M, Anuradha V, Naik P, Tillu G, Sarmukkaddam S, Narsimulu, Handa R, Raut A, Bichile L, Patil J, Patwardhan B. O53 Results of a 24 week controlled extension phase of ayurvedic (Indian Asian) formulations in the symptomatic treatment of OA knees: following an earlier 24 week testing of equivalence with glucosamine and celecoxib. Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s0973-3698(10)60427-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Chopra A, Saluja M, Anuradha V, Naik P, Tillu G, Sarmukkaddam S, Narsimulu G, Handa R, Raut A, Bichile L, Patil J, Patwardhan B. O45 A 24 week RDB multicentric trial to demonstrate equivalence between individual drugs for symptomatic treatment of OA knees: Ayurvedic (Indian Asian), glucosamine and celecoxib. Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s0973-3698(10)60419-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Mudalgi B, Gaikwad A, Prabhu S, Patil J. Glossopharyngeal neuralgia due to vascular compression by tortuous left posterior inferior cerebellar artery: a high strength (1.5 T) MRI study. Neuroradiol J 2007; 20:513-6. [PMID: 24299939 DOI: 10.1177/197140090702000507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2007] [Accepted: 06/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a rare condition with a frequency about 1% of that of trigeminal neuralgia. Vascular compression is a common and treatable cause of glossopharyngeal neuralgia. Microvascular decompression of the glossopharyngeal nerve is an effective treatment option for patients in whom the disease is caused by compression of the nerve by a blood vessel. Pre-operative detection of the pathology on imaging has become possible with high strength MRI imaging. We describe the case of a 54-year-old man with left glossopharyngeal neuralgia. Constructive interference in steady-state (CISS) and flow sensitive Gradient Echo MRI sequences clearly demonstrated the compression of the IX nerve by the left posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA). The patient was operated upon and a Teflon graft was put in between the nerve and the vessel. The intra-operative photographs and post-operative images are also presented here. After surgery, the patient improved symptomatically with no recurrence of the symptoms in the follow-up period of about eight months.
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- B Mudalgi
- Radio-Diagnosis Department, Apple Hospital & Research Institute; Kolhapur, India -
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Zachariah B, Jacob SS, Gwede C, Cantor A, Patil J, Casey L, Zachariah AB. Effect of fractionated regional external beam radiotherapy on peripheral blood cell count. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2001; 50:465-72. [PMID: 11380235 DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(00)01587-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess the need for obtaining weekly complete blood count (CBC) values and to identify the pattern of changes in CBC during regional conventional fractionated radiotherapy. METHODS AND MATERIALS A retrospective analysis of CBC data on 299 adult cancer patients who received definitive conventional radiotherapy to head and neck (n = 95), chest (n = 96), and pelvis (n = 108) was performed. Temporal patterns and magnitude of change in white blood cells, neutrophils, lymphocytes, and platelets during radiotherapy were examined. RESULTS There were statistically significant declines in all counts, albeit not clinically significant. Notable differences between disease sites were found. The greatest weekly interval change in counts occurred during the first week of radiotherapy for all groups of patients. The mean WBC nadir values during treatment were 5.8 for head & neck, 6.8 for chest, and 5.4 for pelvis. The nadirs for all counts occurred toward the middle-to-end of radiotherapy. Lymphocytes were found to be more sensitive to radiotherapy than other leukocyte subcomponents. CONCLUSION Our study suggests that weekly CBC monitoring is not necessary for all patients undergoing standard fractionated radiotherapy. Baseline blood counts may be used to determine an optimal schedule for monitoring CBCs in patients receiving conventional radiation alone. Reduced monitoring of CBC may result in significant financial savings.
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- B Zachariah
- James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA.
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Chopra A, Patil J, Billempelly V, Relwani J, Tandle HS. Prevalence of rheumatic diseases in a rural population in western India: a WHO-ILAR COPCORD Study. J Assoc Physicians India 2001; 49:240-6. [PMID: 11225138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND COPCORD (Community oriented program from control of rheumatic diseases) is a global initiative of the WHO/International League of Associations from Rheumatology (ILAR). The prevalence data from the first Indian COPCORD survey (Stage 1), carried out in village Bhigwan (Dist. Pune), in 1996, is presented. AIM To study the rural prevalence of rheumatic-musculoskeletal symptoms/diseases (RMSD). METHODS A cross-sectional survey of the village (non-randomised selection) was completed in five weeks, using validated questionnaires, served by 21 trained volunteers. 746 patients (18.2%, 95% CI: 17-1-19-4) were identified (Phase 1) from 4092 adults (response 89%), and systematically evaluated (Phase 2 and 3) by a medical team, including a rheumatologist; limited investigations were carried out and diagnosis confirmed during a planned 12 week initial follow-up. Standard clinical criteria were used for the diagnosis; point prevalence estimates (prev)/confidence interval (CI) are shown in parenthesis. RESULTS There was a dominant distribution of 'pain at all sites' (articular/soft tissues) in the females; painful neck (9.5%), back (17.3%), and calf (8.5%) appeared significant when compared to the Bhigwan males and the Indonesian and the Chinese rural COPCORD results. 55% RMSD were due to soft tissue rheumatism (5.5%) and an ill-defined/unclassifiable symptom-related-diagnosis (7.1%). Osteoarthritis (5.8%) and inflammatory arthritis (IA) were seen in 29% and 10% patients respectively. 240 patients (5.9%) with chronic knee pains did not show any clinical evidence of OA. The prev of rheumatoid arthritis (0.5%, 95% CI: 0.3-0.7), as classified by the American College of Rheumatology, was the highest ever reported from an Asian rural COPCORD study. Though unclassifiable IA (0.9%, 95% CI: 0.6-1.1) was seen, well defined reactive arthritis, TB, leprosy and connective tissue disorders were not observed. Gout was diagnosed in five patients (0.12%). CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION The Bhigwan COPCORD survey demonstrates a significant rural spectrum of RMSD. It provides a reasonable speculation about the Indian rheumatological burden. Further, an eight year prospective study is in progress to identify new cases and risk factors, and educate people (Stages 2 and 3).
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- A Chopra
- Centre for Rheumatic Diseases (CRD), Inlaks and Budhrani Hospital, and Bharati Hospital and Medical College, Pune
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Zachariah B, Gwede C, Patil J, Casey L, Cantor A. Effect of fractionated regional external beam radiotherapy on peripheral blood cells. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(98)80614-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Patil J, Deodhar J, Wagh S, Pandit AN. High risk factors for development of retinopathy of prematurity. Indian Pediatr 1997; 34:1024-7. [PMID: 9567533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- J Patil
- Department of Pediatrics, K.E.M. Hospital, Pune
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Patil J. The bedroom or the classroom? CMAJ 1996; 155:1664, 1666. [PMID: 8976328 PMCID: PMC1335484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Das Gupta A, Patil J, Shah VI. Transferrin receptor expression by blast cells in acute lymphoblastic leukemia correlates with white cell count & immunophenotype. Indian J Med Res 1996; 104:226-33. [PMID: 8898483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Transferrin receptor (TR) expression by blast cells in 127 cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at presentation and 19 cases at relapse was examined using three anti-TR monoclonal antibodies to find its correlation with prognostic features such as the total leucocyte count (TLC), the morphology of blast cells and their cytochemical and immunophenotypic properties, as well as age and sex of the patients. Blasts in 62 per cent of thymic (T) ALL cases at presentation showed significant TR expression as compared to only 10.9 per cent in common ALL (CALL) (P < 0.001). This differential expression of TR was also observed among cases with > 50 x 10(9)/l TLC, while in cases with < 50 x 10(9)/ l TLC no such pattern was observed (30% TR positivity in T-ALL vs 20% TR positivity in non-T-ALL). Furthermore, the percentage of TR positive blasts was significantly higher (P < 0.005) in cases with > 50 x 10(9)/l TLC as compared to those with < 50 x 10(9)/l (48.3-54.4% vs 24.9-28.8%). In contrast to CALL cases at presentation, those at relapse showed a very high TR positivity (54-66%), similar to the T-ALL cases (53-84%). This suggests a high proliferative rate of blast cells in ALL at relapse, irrespective of its immunophenotype. There was no correlation of TR expression with blast cell morphology (FAB L1 vs L2), their cytochemical properties and sex of the patients. However, a significantly higher incidence of TR positivity was observed in patients above 10 yr of age compared to those below 10 yr (47% vs 15%; P < 0.001). The incidence of T-ALL was also significantly higher in the former group (56%) compared to the latter (33%) (P < 0.005). Our data suggest that by virtue of its association with features of poor prognosis, e.g., age above 10 yr, expression of thymic markers, high leucocyte count and disease relapse, TR expression by blast cells in ALL could serve as a biological marker of poor prognosis.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine (Haematology), P.D. Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai
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Mi LJ, Patil J, Hornbuckle WE, Cote PJ, Gerin JL, Tennant BC, Paronetto F. DNA ploidy analysis of hepatic preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions in woodchucks experimentally infected with woodchuck hepatitis virus. Hepatology 1994; 20:21-9. [PMID: 8020890 DOI: 10.1016/0270-9139(94)90129-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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We analyzed the DNA ploidy and the nuclear size of hepatocytes within hepatocellular carcinoma, putative preneoplastic (clear cell and basophilic foci) and adjacent non-neoplastic liver in 30 woodchucks neonatally infected with the woodchuck hepatitis virus. In livers from control woodchucks, in clear cell foci and in most chronic portal hepatitis, the hepatocytes were diploid, with less than 10% tetraploid cells. Aneuploid peaks were found in 50% of the livers with chronic active hepatitis, in 63% of basophilic foci and in 90% of hepatocellular carcinoma. Within the same tumor, aneuploid peaks with different DNA indices were observed frequently, indicating heterogeneity of tumor. S-phase was always elevated, indicating an increased rate of proliferation. Aneuploid cells had nuclei that were larger than those of control liver cells. In some basophilic foci and in some livers with chronic active hepatitis, abnormal DNA was demonstrated before the development of hepatocellular carcinoma, suggesting that these may be populations of hepatocytes at risk of neoplastic transformation.
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- L J Mi
- Immunopathology Laboratory, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468
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Danque PO, Chen HB, Patil J, Jagirdar J, Orsatti G, Paronetto F. Image analysis versus flow cytometry for DNA ploidy quantitation of solid tumors: a comparison of six methods of sample preparation. Mod Pathol 1993; 6:270-5. [PMID: 8346174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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With the availability of user-friendly interactive image analysis instruments for DNA analysis, there is a growing need for comparison with the established methodology of flow cytometry. We have compared the results of DNA ploidy quantitation in 12 solid tumors prepared by six different techniques of sample preparation: flow cytometry of fresh cell suspensions and of nuclei isolated from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue; and image analysis of touch preparations, of disaggregated cells from paraffin-embedded tissue as well as of 3- and 7-microns-thick tissue sections. Complete agreement in DNA ploidy results obtained by the six methods was found in six out of 12 solid tumors. Image analysis of touch preparations detected most tetraploid and multiple aneuploid peaks. Sections of 7-microns-thick tissue gave better histogram quality than 3-microns-thick sections, however tetraploid peaks were not resolved in one case. Image analysis of disaggregated paraffin-embedded tumor showed comparable ploidy to fresh touch preparations in seven out of 12 cases, the discrepancies being due to loss of tetraploid or multiple aneuploid peaks. Flow cytometry gave good histograms, but tetraploid and multiple aneuploid peaks were occasionally not detected. Each method presents advantages and disadvantages. Flow cytometry and image analysis are complementary methods for DNA quantitation, and more than one method may be necessary to confirm the DNA content of solid tumors.
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- P O Danque
- Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
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The expression of tumor-associated glycoprotein (TAG-72), an oncofetal mucin-like tumor-associated glycoprotein derived from membrane-enriched fractions of metastatic breast carcinoma, has been detected by monoclonal antibody (MoAb) B72.3 in adenocarcinomas of breast, colon, lung, endometrium, pancreas, and ovary. The authors reported the scope of TAG-72 expression detected by MoAb B72.3 in salivary neoplasia. They examined 96 salivary lesions (53 malignant and 37 benign primary tumors, 2 metastatic carcinomas, and 4 other benign lesions) and 17 normal tissues from parotid glands and found: diffuse TAG-72 expression in 29 of 55 (53%) malignant tumors and 6 of 36 (17%) benign tumors and in no normal tissue; focal TAG-72 expression in 10 of 55 (17%) malignant salivary tumors, 10 of 37 (25%) benign salivary tumors (all benign mixed tumors), and 1 of 17 (6%) histologically normal parotid gland ducts. Any expression of TAG-72, whether diffuse or focal, was found to have a 71% sensitivity for detecting salivary malignant tumors, but an unacceptably low specificity for malignant lesions (57%). Alternatively, if only diffuse TAG-72 expression was regarded as indicative of malignancy, the specificity of diffuse TAG-72 expression was 86%, but sensitivity of detection decreased to 53%. The authors studied a subset of benign and malignant mixed tumors (BMT and MMT) and found that 12 of 15 (80%) MMT diffusely and strongly expressed TAG-72, 2 of 15 MMT (13%) expressed TAG-72 focally, and 1 MMT (7%) was nonreactive. By contrast, most BMT did not express TAG-72; only sparse, focal TAG-72 expression was seen in 10 of 27 (37%) BMT. If diffuse TAG-72 expression is considered indicative of malignancy, its sensitivity and specificity for malignant mixed tumors is 80% and 100%, respectively. The authors suggest that diffuse TAG-72 expression may resolve conflicts in determining whether or not a mixed tumor is malignant.
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- M S Brandwein
- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021
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Salivary duct carcinoma (cribriform salivary carcinoma of the excretory ducts [CSCED]) is an uncommon malignant tumor which occurs predominantly in men (83% in this series; mean age, 61 years) and most often in the parotid gland (92% in this series). The outcome is unfavorable for most patients; of 11 of 12 patients with follow-up, 45% had local recurrence, 54% had distant metastasis, and 45% were dead of disease within 10 years of diagnosis (mean, 3 years). Metastases to lymph nodes were common (72%). Immunohistochemical studies on paraffin-embedded tissue revealed that most tumors reacted with antibodies known to mark adenocarcinoma: B72.3 (11 of 11) and Lewis Y (ten of ten). High and low molecular weight cytokeratins were present in most tumors (nine of ten and seven of nine cases, respectively), supporting the concept that these adenocarcinomas were of ductal origin. Parotid ducts adjacent to CSCED expressed B72.3 in six of nine cases studied, but parotid ducts from normal tissue (adjacent to benign mixed tumors or enlarged periparotid lymph nodes) rarely expressed this marker (one of 17 cases). The detection of B72.3 diffusely in parotid ducts, especially those with atypia, may imply the presence of malignant tumor nearby, which could be useful in evaluating limited tissue from the parotid. However, further studies are necessary to confirm the significance of this finding.
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- M S Brandwein
- Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City
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Murray TJ, Cameron J, Heffernan LP, MacDonald HN, King DB, Bedwell SR, Scott M, Patil J, Shears A, Malik HG. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Nova Scotia. Adv Exp Med Biol 1987; 209:345-9. [PMID: 3577929 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-5302-7_53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A study of ALS incidence in Nova Scotia for a ten year period was carried out with the cooperation of neurologists, neurosurgeons, physiatrists and major medical hospitals. Over a ten year period 161 cases occurred, an incidence of 1.95 per 100,000 population in a province with a population of 825,000. There was an increase in incidence over the ten year period, with an incidence for the first five years of study of 1.50 per 100,000, and 2.40 per 100,000 for the latter five years. The peak incidence in 1981-1982 was 2.66 per 100,000. Although this is the highest incidence in community studies of ALS (excepting the unusual circumstances in Guam), it may reflect the realistic incidence of ALS rather than an unusual focus, as ascertainment was likely greater than in many other studies. The more significant finding is the suggestion of an increasing incidence, as noted in other studies in the U.S., England and Israel.
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Faraggiana T, Villari D, Jagirdar J, Patil J. Expression of sialic acid on the alveolar surface of adult and fetal human lungs. J Histochem Cytochem 1986; 34:811-6. [PMID: 2422255 DOI: 10.1177/34.6.2422255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Lung alveoli are coated by a thin layer of extracellular material rich in anionic charges. The nature of this acid layer and its relationship to the phospholipid surfactant are not known. We investigated the possible presence of sialic acid groups by light and electron microscopy in tissues from normal fetal and adult lungs, using neuraminidase treatment followed by staining with the galactose-binding lectin from peanut, labeled with peroxidase. Our results showed that adult lung does not bear peanut lectin-reactive sites but that a very thin and distinct reactive layer becomes evident after neuraminidase treatment, especially on type II pneumocytes. In fetal lung, the entire surface of the developing respiratory tree is outlined by a strongly peanut lectin-reactive layer even if neuraminidase digestion is not performed. We conclude that the acid coat of the alveolar lining is in part composed of sialic acid residues and that sialic acid is added to the fetal lung as the alveoli mature.
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Jagirdar J, Irie T, French SW, Patil J, Schwarz R, Paronetto F. Globular Mallory-like bodies in renal cell carcinoma: report of a case and review of cytoplasmic eosinophilic globules. Hum Pathol 1985; 16:949-52. [PMID: 2411651 DOI: 10.1016/s0046-8177(85)80135-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The case of a patient who had renal cell carcinoma with cytoplasmic eosinophilic globular hyaline bodies antigenically similar to Mallory bodies, highly suggestive of globular type III alcoholic hyalin, is presented. Mallory bodies are not found exclusively in the liver, having also been demonstrated in the lung. The renal tumor in this case represents an additional extrahepatic site.
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Patil J, Bennett AH, Bailey GL, Mahoney EM, Harrison JH. Simultaneous bilateral nephrectomy from a posterior approach. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1972; 134:764-6. [PMID: 5031487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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