This study was carried in BSMMU from July 2001 to June 2003. During the study period, 60 pregnant women were studied. Thirty patients were preeclamptic and thirty were normal healthy pregnant women served as control. Serum lipoprotein(a) was found significantly higher in preeclamptic women 56.63±22.6 mg/dl and found within limit in normal healthy pregnant women, 12.89±4.59mg/dl. Result is statistically highly significant (P<0.001). Mean Systolic Blood Pressure was 163.33±29.63 mmHg and 117.00±11.19mmHg in case and control and Diastolic Blood Pressure was 108.53±14.54 mmHg and 76.00±6.87mmHg respectively in case and control group. Result was highly significant as P <0.001. The mean (±SD) serum lipoprotein(a) concentration in normal pregnancies and preeclampsia were found to be 12.91±4.94 and 56.65±22.62. Moderate Proteinuria was found in 77.5% and severe proteinuria in 22.2% cases of preeclampsia respectively. Regardless of mechanism and pathophysiology of preeclampsia, we found high serum level of lipoprotein (a) in preeclampsia patients. These high levels of lipoprotein (a) significantly correlated with blood pressure and proteinuria. DOI: 10.3329/bmrcb.v36i3.7289Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull 2010; 36: 97-99
The burden of scabies is highest in tropical countries, but recent data from Bangladesh is scanty. This cross sectional study was carried out to find the prevalence of scabies in skin & VD Out Patient Department (OPD) of Faridpur Medical College Hospital (FMCH) during the period of April 2013 to March 2014. Total 22,399 patients attended to the skin & VD OPD, were included in this study. We identified 15,455 patents with scabies. The total prevalence was 69%. Prevalence in January was highest & was 78%. Most cases were uncomplicated but 17.28% of complicated scabies patients were found. Scabies was more in poor socio-economic group than others. The present study showed a high prevalence of scabies in patients presenting to skin & VD OPD, FMCH. Prevalence was higher overall in children. Our data show that scabies is common in patients presenting to skin & VD OPD & this finding may be used as an indicator of the general population.Faridpur Med. Coll. J. Jan 2015;10(1): 17-19
Abstract:Lichen planus (LP) is a common inflammatory disorder that affects the skin, mucous membranes, nails and hair. There are various modalities of treatment but none is curative. Betamethasone oral mini-pulse (OMP) therapy has been used effectively and safely in vitiligo, alopecia areata and lichen planus. We sought to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Betamethasone OMP in patients with lichen planus. This prospective study was carried out among patients with lichen planus fulfilling the inclusion criteria, attending the skin and VD outpatient department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka Bangladesh over a period of 6 months from January 2005 to June 2005. A total of 20 patients with lichen planus diagnosed clinically and confirmed by histopathological examination were selected randomly for this study. Among them both male and female were in equal number. The study subjects were treated with 5 mg of Betamethasone orally on 2 consecutive days per week, for 3 months. Treatment response and side effects were monitored 4 weekly. The response was good in 60% and fair in 40% and there was no excellent response. This study indicates that further prospective placebo controlled studies are needed to clarify the efficacy of oral Betamethasone in lichen planus.
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