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Peripheral neuritis: Tuberculosis as a rare diagnostic contender Open

Srishti Tripathi, Vasav Tyagi, Devendra Singh Rawat, Anand Srivastava, Kiranpreet Malhotra , et al. · 2025

Comparative analysis of central aortic blood pressure, pulse wave velocity & arterial stiffness in patients with obstructive airway disease Open

Jyoti Bajpai, Akshyaya Pradhan, Darshan Kumar Bajaj, Ajay Kumar Verma, Surya Kant , et al. · 2024

Background As the pulmonary system and cardiovascular system are intimately linked, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma have high risk for developing cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and altered central hemo…

A study of determinants of pulmonary fibrosis in COVID-19 survivors. Open

R. N. Seshendra Kumar, Rajiv Garg -, Surya Kant, S.K. Verma -, Santosh Kumar - , et al. · 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has mainly affected the lungs, including many other organs. Many of the patients later developed pulmonary fibrosis. This study was planned to determine the pulmonary fibrosis determinants in post-COVID survivors. Hos…

TOPD Phenotype versus COPD: Pulmonary Function Spectrum Beyond the Limits of Spirometry Open

Bishal Debbarma, Anand Srivastava, Sapna Dixit, Rajiv Garg, Sujit Kumar Verma , et al. · 2024

Aims: To compare the lung functions of TOPD phenotype patients and COPD patients other than TOPD phenotype. Settings and design: Retro-prospective cohort study. Introduction: Globally, tuberculosis (TB) has emerged as a risk factor for the…

Hybrid Pulmonary Sequestration, Cystic Pulmonary Adenomatoid Malformation, and Dextrocardia: A Triple Whammy Open

Jyoti Bajpai, Shreya Verma, Surya Kant, Ajay Kumar Verma, Darshan Kumar Bajaj , et al. · 2024

Pulmonary sequestration and cystic pulmonary adenomatoid malformation are rare congenital cystic disorders of the lungs. The presence of both the diseases in the same individual is therefore very uncommon. Pulmonary sequestration is a nonf…

Clinical, Radiological, and Lung Function Characteristics of Post-tuberculosis Bronchiectasis: An Experience From a Tertiary Care Center in India Open

Jyoti Bajpai, Surya Kant, Ajay Verma, Darshan Kumar Bajaj · 2023

Prevalence of dyslipidaemia in OSA patients at a tertiary care center. Open

Jyoti Bajpai, Akshyaya Pradhan, Darshan Kumar Bajaj, Ajay Kumar Verma, Surya Kant , et al. · 2023

OSA and obesity are potential risk factors for dyslipidemia. The diagnosis of hyperlipidemia was linked to OSA, and the association was more significant with OSA severity. Hyperlipidemia was well recognized in patients with OSA. LDL and HD…

Procalcitonin as a Diagnostic Marker in Patients of Acute Bacterial Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Open

Rajiv Garg, Surya Kant, Ajay Kumar Verma, Avinash Agrawal, Anand Srivastava , et al. · 2022

objective.Common factors for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are viral and bacterial infections.Presence of purulent sputum for the initiation of antibiotic therapy is non judicious because antibiotic usage in …

An Observational Study on Unique High Resolution Computed Tomography Pattern of Post-COVID Pulmonary Fibrosis Open

Surya Kant, Richa Tyagi, Darshan Kumar Bajaj, Anit Parihar · 2022

Background: As the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 era commenced, a new entity was added to the already hefty bulk of parenchymal lung diseases in post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis. A wide range of findings from mild ground …

Urine-lipoarabinomannan-might fill the gap in delayed diagnosis of life-threatening tuberculosis Open

Surya Kant, Ankit Kumar, Vijeta Niranjan, Darshan Kumar Bajaj, Laxmi Devi · 2022

Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli is a causative organism for tuberculosis disease. The lungs are the most commonly affected organ with this infection but it can infect any vital organ of the body. The person with signs and symptoms of tu…

A cross-sectional study to determine the psychological distress among pulmonary tuberculosis patients during COVID-19 pandemic Open

Ankita Mandal, Ajay Kumar Verma, Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Sujita Kumar Kar, Jyoti Bajpai , et al. · 2022

COVID-19 pandemic had adversely affected the services of the National Tuberculosis (TB) Elimination Programme, resulting in psychological distress among pulmonary tuberculosis patients (PTB). This cross-sectional, hospital-based study incl…

COVID-19 cases and their outcome among patients with uncommon co-existing illnesses: A lesson from Northern India Open

D. Himanshu Reddy, Virendra Atam, Priyanka Rai, Farman Khan, Saurabh Pandey , et al. · 2022

In Indian settings, comorbidities like tuberculosis and bacterial infections can precipitate severe COVID 19 unlike other parts of the world where tuberculosis is relatively uncommon.

Spectrum of interstitial lung diseases and their association with pulmonary hypertension Open

Richa Tyagi, Surya Kant, Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Ram Awadh Singh Kushwaha, Santosh Kumar , et al. · 2021

Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are an intriguing group of pulmonary disorders, which still require the study of epidemiological, genetic, pathophysiological, clinical, and radiological parameters. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an under…

Estimates of Prevalence of Pulmonary Hypertension according to Different International Definitions Open

Richa Tyagi, Surya Kant, Akshyaya Pradhan, Anupam Wakhlu, Darshan Kumar Bajaj , et al. · 2021

Background. Pulmonary hypertension is a dreaded disease associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. The pulmonary hypertension developing due to chronic respiratory disease is a unique subset with symptoms often getting masquerad…

An Interesting Case of Bilateral Hilar Lymphadenopathy Presented with Visual Impairment Open

Chandramouli MT, Nandakishore Baikunje, Sunil Kumar Y, K. Subrahmanya Bhat, Darshan Kumar Bajaj , et al. · 2021

Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. It primarily affects the lungs and lymphatics; however, the presentation is not always pulmonary. Uveitis is the presenting symptom in 5% of patients, predominantly in fe…

Thoracoscopic enucleation of oesophageal submucosal tumours in prone position gives excellent long-term outcome Open

Siddharth Mishra, Nikhil Jain, B M Soni, Darshan Kumar Bajaj, Ashish Khetan , et al. · 2021

Background: Thoracoscopic enucleation of oesophageal leiomyomas has been adopted by many centres. The procedure when performed in prone position gives good results. The long-term outcome has not been reported earlier. This single-centre st…

Assessing Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Ivermectin Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for COVID-19 among Health Care Workers Open

Ajay Kumar Verma, Anuj Kumar Pandey, Arpita Singh, Jyoti Bajpai, Surya Kant , et al. · 2021

Background: Health care workers (HCWs) are more likely to be at high risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection due to their direct and/or indirect participation in treatment facilities. Here, we aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practices …

A Rare Cause of Hemoptysis in a Young Female Open

Jyoti Bajpai, Darshan Kumar Bajaj, Rashmi Kushwaha, Surya Kant, Akshyaya Pradhan , et al. · 2021

Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is also termed pulseless disease owing to the frequent occlusion of large arteries originating from the aorta and its major branches. It is an uncommon chronic inflammatory progressive idiopathic large vessel vasc…

Predictors of co-morbidities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients at a tertiary care centre in north India Open

Kaushlendra Pratap Narayan, S K Verma, Surya Kant, Roli Kushwaha, Santosh Kumar , et al. · 2019

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common preventable and treatable disease that is characterised by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. COPD is characterised by an intense inflammatory proces…

Clinical, demographic and radiological profile of smoker COPD versus nonsmoker COPD patients at a tertiary care center in North India Open

Jyoti Bajpai, Surya Kant, Darshan Kumar Bajaj, Akshyaya Pradhan, Kanchan Srivastava , et al. · 2019

Nonsmoker COPD is emerging as a distinctive phenotype. They have less impairment in airflow limitation, and a lower prevalence of emphysema, chronic cough, and sputum compared with their smoking counterparts.

A Curious Case of Pneumomediastinum caused after Diesel Aspiration Open

Jyoti Bajpai, Amritesh Mishra, Surya Kant, Darshan Kumar Bajaj · 2019

Subcutaneous emphysema and Pneumomediastinum can occur as an uncommon complication of inhalation of irritant. It is a rare complication of hydrocarbon ingestion. There are many causative factors like oesophageal, chest trauma and iatrogeni…

Mastery avoidance: An overlooked aspect of medical students' motivation Open

Jyoti Bajpai, Surya Kant, Ajay Kumar Verma, Darshan Kumar Bajaj · 2019

Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is an uncommon systemic disorder leading to inflammation of small and medium vessels by an immunological mechanism. Lungs are the most frequent organ affected. It is an allergic granulomatosis with polyangiitis…

Primary tubercular submandibular abscess: a rare presentation in two years old girl Open

Jyoti Bajpai, Surya Kant, Ajay Kumar Verma, Darshan Kumar Bajaj, Akshyaya Pradhan · 2018

Extra pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a serious problem in developing countries. The prevalence of extra pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is higher in immunocompromised, especially human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infected pa…

PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION AMONG NEWLY DIAGNOSED MDR TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION- AN EXPERIENCE FROM DOTS PLUS CENTRE Open

Vipul Singh, Sanjay Kumar Verma, Anand Kumar, Darshan Kumar Bajaj, Chandra Sekhar , et al. · 2018

BACKGROUNDMDR tuberculosis remains a leading chronic infection of lung and responsible for significant morbidity and mortality throughout the world and in India also.Depression is also a disorder of major public health importance in terms …

Sarcomatoid Lung Carcinoma-A Rare Entity Open

Jyoti Bajpai, Surya Kant, Abhishek Verma, Darshan Kumar Bajaj, Ved Prakash · 2018

Sarcomatoid Carcinoma (SARC) of lung is an uncommon poorly differentiated variant of lung cancer. It is biphasic neoplasm and combination of malignant epithelial and mesenchymal cells. Most of the cases are associated with advanced disease…

A STUDY TO COMPARE THE CLINICAL FEATURES BETWEEN POST PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATED CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) WITH OTHER COPD PATIENTS Open

Saurabh Aggarwal, Brijesh Kumar, Sanjay Kumar Verma, Darshan Kumar Bajaj, Anand Kumar , et al. · 2017

BACKGROUNDIndia is the highest TB burden country in the world and patients with treated TB may remain life-long sufferers of disabling sequelae.Many studies have shown that treated pulmonary tuberculosis can result in airflow obstruction.T…

Spontaneous lung pneumatocele in an adult with community-acquired pneumonia Open

Jyoti Bajpai, Surya Kant, Ajay Kumar Verma, Darshan Kumar Bajaj · 2017

Pulmonary pneumatoceles are thin-walled, air-filled cystic lesions occurring in lung parenchyma. They occur as a sequelae to bacterial infections of the lung, especially bronchopneumonia. They are commonly seen in infants and children. In …

Obstructive sleep apnea risk for driving license applicants in India – A community based study Open

Abhishek Dubey, Darshan Kumar Bajaj, Apurva Mishra, Balendra Pratap Singh, Vinay Gupta , et al. · 2017

In view of findings of this study a high number of male driving license applicants were observed with the risk of OSA. Therefore efforts should be made to develop a national screening guideline/protocol for the OSA risk assessment for driv…

Study of oxidative stress biomarkers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their correlation with disease severity in north Indian population cohort Open

Jyoti Bajpai, Ved Prakash, Surya Kant, Ajay Kumar Verma, Anand Srivastava , et al. · 2017

Oxidative markers (MDA and iron) are higher whereas antioxidants (catalase, copper, and SOD) are significantly reduced in patients of COPD. Serum MDA levels correlate with lung functions and disease severity.

Study of pulse oximetric and spirometric parameters in smokers Open

Abhishek Chandra, Shivani Swami, Ajay Kumar Verma, Girija Nair, Asif Feroz , et al. · 2016

Objective : To study the symptoms, pulse oximetric and spirometric parameters in smokers with respect to pack years and to know the effects of smoking on lung function, in adults, by measuring the FEV 1 , FVC, FEV 1 /FVC, FEF 25-75 . P…

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