Abstract Background: The etiology of fever of unknown origin (FUO) may differ from different countries. This study was conducted to evaluate the etiology of FUO in patients attending SKIMS, a tertiary care teaching hospital, at Srinagar, Kashmir, India. Methods: From July 2010 to September 2012, this study was done to examine the profile of patients with FUO. The classic FUO was defined as th...

Introduction Fluoroquinolones have demonstrated comparable efficacy and rates of adverse events as β-lactam and/or macrolide agents in the treatment of community-acquired and healthcare-associated infections. Fluoroquinolones currently marketed are generally considered to have good safety profiles (1–5). However, post-marketing spontaneous adverse event reports have imposed updates in the preca...

BACKGROUND Vitiligo is an acquired de-pigmenting disorder of unknown aetiology affecting 1-2% of the world's population. It is a chronic skin disease, characterised by the appearance of white depigmented macules and patches due to loss of melanocytes. This disorder is common in all races, regardless of age and sex. The onset of the disease may vary from early infancy to old age. OBJECTIVE To ...

OBJECTIVE The present study was undertaken to determine the clinical profile of typhoid fever in hospitalised patients. DESIGN Prospective cross-sectional study. SETTING Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital. METHOD Total of thirty patients above fifteen years of age who had clinical features strongly suggestive of typhoid fever and on blood culture found to be positive for Salm...

The characteristic hemodynamic features of restrictive cardiomyopathy (normal or reduced cardiac index, normal ventricular systolic function, and "dip and plateau" early in diastole) are traditionally associated with pathologic evidence of inflammation, infiltration and fibrosis. Prognosis is usually poor. Nine patients with restrictive hemodynamic features were recently identified in our labor...