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Fungal Infections – a Stealthy Enemy in Patients with Chronic Granulomatous Disease: a 28-years’ Experience from North India Open

Pandiarajan Vignesh, Sanjib Mondal, Ridhima Aggarwal, Sangeetha Siniah, Sathish Kumar Loganathan , et al. · 2025

Healthcare resources for inborn errors of immunity in the Asia-Pacific region Open

Motoi Yamashita, Yunfei An, Dharmagat Bhattarai, Vicky Wee Eng-Binas, Suravat Homvises , et al. · 2025

This questionnaire-based study provides insights into the current healthcare infrastructure used to diagnose and manage inborn errors of immunity across countries and regions involved in the Asia-Pacific Society for Immunodeficiencies.

Griscelli Syndrome Type 2 Secondary to a Novel <span>RAB27A</span> Variant Presenting With Dermatitis Open

Dharmagat Bhattarai, Aaqib Zaffar Banday, Smita Joshi, Ram Chandra Adhikari, Imran Ali , et al. · 2025

Advocacy in Action: International Patient Group Improves Hereditary Angioedema Diagnosis and Care Across the Asia–Pacific Open

Jane C. Y. Wong, Clara Tsui, Kristie C. W. Lao, Jovilia Abong, Adli Ali , et al. · 2025

This study demonstrates that patient advocacy groups significantly enhance medication availability and improve diagnosis of hereditary angioedema (HAE), particularly in emerging economies within the Asia-Pacific region. This study supports…

Tuberculous meningitis leading to stroke: a case report Open

Egesh Aryal, A. Adhikari, Alisha Adhikari, Dharmagat Bhattarai, Subij Shakya , et al. · 2024

Introduction: Tuberculosis is a major public health issue in developing countries. Vasculitis, resulting from tubercular meningitis, can lead to stroke. Case presentation: A 33-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department with relap…

Clinical and Immunological Features, Genetic Variants, and Outcomes of Patients with CD40 Deficiency Open

Aaqib Zaffar Banday, Rahila Nisar, Pratap Kumar Patra, A Kaur, Rohit Sadanand , et al. · 2023

POS0759 MONOGENIC DISORDERS IN THE MAIDEN COHORT OF PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGICAL DISEASES OF NEPAL- A SPECK OF IMPRINT ON EVEREST Open

Dharmagat Bhattarai, Aaqib Zaffar Banday, Pratap Kumar Patra, Asmita Neupane · 2023

Immunologic, Molecular, and Clinical Profile of Patients with Chromosome 22q11.2 Duplications Open

Dharmagat Bhattarai, Daniel E. McGinn, T. Blaine Crowley, Victoria Giunta, Kimberly Gaiser , et al. · 2023

Case Report: Anti-MDA-5 dermatomyositis in a resource-limited setting Open

Ujjwol Risal, Suravi Pandey, Raju Pangeni, Rakshya Pandey, Dharmagat Bhattarai , et al. · 2023

Anti-Melanoma Differentiation-Associated gene 5 (Anti-MDA-5) dermatomyositis is a rare subtype of inflammatory myopathy characterized by unique skin lesions, rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease, and skeletal muscle inflammation. …

Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Tonsillar Hypertrophy: An Unexplored Enigma Open

Apar Pokharel, Dharmagat Bhattarai · 2023

Tonsillar or adenoid hypertrophy is a common childhood finding which can cause significant health problems like respiratory infections and sleep apnea. Though normal growth of children is also attributed to such enlargement, infection, env…

Association of single nucleotide polymorphism rs113420705 of CASP3 in children with Kawasaki disease from North India Open

K Gokul Das, Dharmagat Bhattarai, Anupriya Kaur, Anit Kaur, Rajni Kumrah , et al. · 2022

Background: Kawasaki disease is a pediatric, systemic, vasculitic disorder. Its exact etiology is still unknown. Genetic polymorphisms are being investigated as susceptibility factor for this disorder. These are likely to vary among differ…

DRESS syndrome due to first-line antitubercular therapy – A diagnostic imbroglio! Open

Pratap Kumar Patra, Aaqib Zaffar Banday, Ankur Kumar Jindal, Dharmagat Bhattarai, Nilamani Patra , et al. · 2022

A BSTRACT Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome after the use of first-line antitubercular drugs (ATDs) is rare and literature regarding DRESS syndrome due to ATDs is scarce in children. We report a young b…

Mycophenolate mofetil in the treatment of childhood systemic polyarteritis nodosa Open

Dharmagat Bhattarai, Aaqib Zaffar Banday, Harshita Nori, Anju Gupta · 2022

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a medium vessel vasculitis with necrotising vascular changes along with multisystemic involvement. Due to variable initial presentations, diagnosis of systemic PAN in children requires a comprehensive work up.…

Features of nephrotic syndrome in infants with severe combined immunodeficiency Open

Gummadi Anjani, Murugan Sudhakar, Dharmagat Bhattarai, Rajni Kumrah, Pandiarajan Vignesh , et al. · 2022

Extensive idiopathic calcinosis in a child – A diagnostic and therapeutic imbroglio Open

Dharmagat Bhattarai, AaqibZ Banday, PratapK Patra, Ujjwol Risal · 2022

Idiopathic calcinosis is a disorder characterized by diffuse calcium deposits at various sites of the body. Etiopathogenic associations are described with inherited disorders, connective tissue disorders, infections, tumors, trauma, and en…

Hair microscopy: an easy adjunct to diagnosis of systemic diseases in children Open

Dharmagat Bhattarai, Aaqib Zaffar Banday, Rohit Sadanand, Kanika Arora, Gurjit Kaur , et al. · 2021

Pediatric hypereosinophilia and toxoplasma Open

Aaqib Zaffar Banday, Dharmagat Bhattarai, Naveen Bhagat, Sreejesh Sreedharanunni, Sumeeta Khurana , et al. · 2021

Evaluation of pediatric hypereosinophilia (HE) is challenging, especially in the tropical developing countries, as appropriate diagnostic facilities may be lacking, parasitic/helminthic infections are common, and existing data on the etiol…

Utility and perceptions about web-based academics among physicians during COVID-19 pandemic Open

Dharmagat Bhattarai, Abhishek Sharma, Parama Sengupta · 2021

Introduction: Coronaviral disease-19 is the global challenge for medical fraternity and public health sector. Need of social distancing has compelled physicians and surgeons to continue medical education through virtual mode like webinar. …

Prevalence and risk factors of asthma among school going children in urban area of North India Open

Pratap Kumar Patra, Dharmagat Bhattarai, Arun Prasad, Hansmukh Jain, Suprabhat Ranjan , et al. · 2021

Introduction: Bronchial asthma is a chronic respiratory illness of global importance. Recent reports depict the increasing prevalence of this disorder in urban areas. Methods: An observational study was designed with a sample size of 1163 …

A neonate with absent lymphocytes: Is this severe combined immunodeficiency? Open

Dharmagat Bhattarai, Jogender Kumar, Ankur Kumar Jindal, Amit Rawat, Praveen Kumar · 2020

Lymphocyte counts are higher in number in neonates. Preterm neonates have relatively low lymphocyte counts but absence of lymphocyte counts is extremely unusual and it creates a diagnostic dilemma. We report a preterm neonate with absent l…

Cardiovascular Involvement in Kawasaki Disease Is Much More Than Mere Coronary Arteritis Open

Rakesh Kumar Pilania, Ankur Kumar Jindal, Dharmagat Bhattarai, Sanjeev Naganur, Surjit Singh · 2020

Kawasaki disease (KD) is now a common cause of acquired heart disease in children. Coronary artery involvement is the most serious complication in children with KD. Several non-coronary complications have now been identified in this condit…

Epstein‐Barr virus‐associated lymphocytic cholangitis in a child with X‐linked lymphoproliferative syndrome Open

Dharmagat Bhattarai, Pandiarajan Vignesh, Anit Kaur, Poonam Kumari, Jagadeesh Menon , et al. · 2020

Dear Editor, X-linked lymphoproliferative disease (XLP) is a primary immunodeficiency disease caused by a defect in signalling lymphocyte-activation molecule (SLAM)-associated protein encoded by SH2 domain-containing 1A (SH2D1A) gene. This…

Myriad faces of X-linked agammaglobulinemia in a young boy Open

Murugan Sudhakar, Manpreet Arora, Lesa Dawman, Dharmagat Bhattarai, Pratap Kumar Patra , et al. · 2020

Myriad faces of X-linked agammaglobulinemia in a young boyAuthors: Murugan Sudhakar1, Manpreet Arora1, Lesa Dawman1, Dharmagat Bhattarai1, Pratap Kumar Patra1, Ankur Kumar Jindal1, Ritambhra Nada2, Amit Rawat1, Karalanglin Tiewsoh1

AB0003 SINGLE-NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS (RS28493229 AND RS2290692) IN ITPKC GENE IN CHILDREN WITH KAWASAKI DISEASE Open

Dharmagat Bhattarai, Rajni Kumrah, Anupriya Kaur, Anupriya Kaur, Amit Rawat , et al. · 2020

Severe eosinophilia and toxoplasmosis -- an uncommon association. Open

Aaqib Zaffar Banday, Dharmagat Bhattarai, Naveen Bhagat, Sreejesh Sreedharanunni, Sumeeta Khurana , et al. · 2020

Unilateral limb atrophy: Is it a forme fruste localized scleroderma? Open

Dharmagat Bhattarai, Pandiarajan Vignesh, Sandesh Guleria, Anindita Sinha, Manphool Singhal · 2020

Candidal perforation of the hard palate in an HIV-infected child Open

Dharmagat Bhattarai, Abhijit Modak, Deepti Suri · 2019

An 18-month-old girl presented with a history of choking episodes and nasal regurgitation of feeds for a month. In the past, she had recurrent episodes of diarrhoea with oral thrush, which were treated at a local healthcare facility with t…

Acute haemorrhagic oedema of infancy: Alarming but clinically benign vasculitis Open

Dharmagat Bhattarai, Sandesh Guleria, Deepti Suri · 2019

Acute haemorrhagic oedema of infancy (AHEI) is a self-limiting small vessel vasculitis of infants and young children. Although the cutaneous manifestation of the disease looks seemingly worrisome, this is a benign clinical condition. Under…

Recent advances in chronic granulomatous disease Open

Gummadi Anjani, Pandiarajan Vignesh, Vibhu Joshi, Jitendra Shandilya, Dharmagat Bhattarai , et al. · 2019

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited defect of phagocyte function due to defective NADPH oxidase. Patients with CGD are not able to effectively clear the infections because of the defect in the phagocyte production of oxygen…

Pathergy phenomenon: an important clinical pointer to Behҫet disease Open

Dharmagat Bhattarai, Pandiarajan Vignesh, Deepti Suri, Anju Gupta · 2019

A 5-year-old girl presented with a history of intermittent fever, recurrent aphthous oral ulcers and pustulo-nodular skin lesions spreading with contractures and disfiguring scars at sites of trauma. She had a history of the development of…

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