Volume 3, Issue 2

Case Report(continued)

1. Article

   Ethionamide-induced gynecomastia

   Ramakant Dixit, Jacob George, Arun K. Sharma, Naveen chhabra, Suresh K. Jangir, Vikas Mishra

   pp. 196–199 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.95532 · 2012

   Gynecomastia is very rare during antituberculosis chemotherapy. We describe a 38-year-old male patient who developed a painful gynecomastia following second-line drug therapy for multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosi…

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   Docetaxel-induced hand foot syndrome: “No dose is a safe dose”

   Ankit Jain, Biswajit Dubashi

   pp. 200–201 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.95534 · 2012

   Docetaxel is an important chemotherapeutic agent used in the management of many solid tumors. The most important side effect of this drug is myelosupression. We report a case of carcinoma breast that developed severe han…

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3. Article

   Carbamazepine-induced erythema multiforme major in an epileptic patient with bipolar affective disorder

   Suneet K. Upadhyaya, Rangeel S. Raina, Archana Sharma, Vijay Thawani, Deepak Dimari

   pp. 202–204 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.95537 · 2012

   Carbamazepine (CBZ) is frequently used for epilepsy and various psychiatric illnesses. It is known for its dermatological side effects which may range from mild rash to life-threatening reactions as Stevens Johnson syndr…

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Interdisciplinary Communications

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   Problem solving interactive clinical seminars for undergraduates

   Bhavana Bhagya Rao, Vikram Kate

   pp. 205–206 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.95539 · 2012

   In this context we have evaluated a different mode of clinical titled lectures, “Problem solving interactive clinical seminars (PSICS) based on clinical scenarios”, which is being conducted over the last few years in the…

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Correspondence

1. Article

   Is gripe water baby-friendly?

   B. Adhisivam

   pp. 207–8 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.95544 · 2012

   It has been hypothesized that the alcohol content of gripe water provides a soothing effect.[3] In some of the other commercial gripe waters, the alcohol content has been as high as 9% making even adults to get addicted.…

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News and Views

1. Article

   Chronotherapy in hypertension

   pp. 209–209 · 2012

   Chronotherapy may minimize side effects (fatigue and drowsiness), and maximize beneficial effects of antihypertensive medications. Ingestion of antihypertensives can affect circadian patterns of BP, but whether this tran…

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2. Article

   Ketamine for fast alleviation of acute depression

   G. Sivagnanam

   pp. 210–210 · 2012

   Medications (along with ECT, when specifically indicated) are the mainstays of treatment for severe major depressive disorder. It is a well-established fact that current medication treatments for depressive disorders req…

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   Clinical trials toolkit

   Jatinder Singh

   pp. 211–212 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.95547 · 2012

   Clinical research aims to address the uncertainties that exist about treatments and interventions that are in use for a variety of diseases. This results in better choices for patients and more responsible decisions by p…

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Molecules of the Millennium

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   Boceprevir: A new hope against hepatitis C virus

   Dick B. S. Brashier, Sushil Sharma, A. G. Mathur, Pragya Khare, Sparsh Gupta

   pp. 213–215 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.95548 · 2012

   According to the statistics available, hepatitis C seems to affect 170 million people worldwide with varying prevalence according to the geographical distribution.[1] Out of 80% of infected population develop chronic hep…

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