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In the previous article, we tried to understand how SLE patients present and when to suspect it. Most of the time, the disease just keeps glaring at us and we still miss it because we do not think about it. Now once we have ...Read More

WHAT IS LUPUS? Lupus or systemic lupus erythrematosus (SLE) is an inflammatory connective tissue disease affecting multipe organs of the body. SLE is a type of autoimmune disease characterised by widespread activation of the immune system, with Tcell-Bcell interaction, auto-antibody generation, immune complex formation ...Read More

Rabies Rabies is a zoonotic disease of warm-blooded animals is caused by a Rhabdovirus belonging to Lyssavirus. It is a bullet-shaped virus. Mode of transmission- Bites and licks on abrasions or intact mucus membrane by infected animals. Saliva is the vehicle of transmission. Bites,Licks,corneal ...Read More

AKA Hyperthyroid Crisis or Thyroid storm Presents as a life threatening exacerbation of Hyperthyroidism.Despite early recognition and treatement, mortality is still 10 % and upto 30% when presents with Hyperthermia, Cardiac failure and arrhythmia. Precipitating Factors of Thyrotoxic Crisis- Acute illness (e.g. stroke, infection, ...Read More

Patient with RA stenosis presents with: A.Hypertension when it affects single kidney and as Renal failure when it affects bilateral kidneys. It is often a part of Atherosclerotic vascular disease. B. Deterioration of Renal function on ACE inhibitors: A drop in GFR ie .20% ...Read More

Hypothyroidism is an endocrine disorder caused by deficiency of Thyroid hormone which results in systemic manifestation of a spectrum of symptoms. Prevalence : Primary hypothyroidism is 1:100 but increases upto  1:20 if patients with subclinical hypothyroidism are included. But  in Mountainous region of Nepal, Iodine ...Read More