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A Chaudhuri

Publications and source records attributed to A Chaudhuri.

At least 199 records · Page 11Linked to original sources
PubMed1976

Congenital intraspinal extradural cysts (intraspinal meningocele).

A case of congenital, intraspinal, extradural cyst is reported with pain as the only presenting feature. In the past, the lack of pain has been considered one of the characteristics of these rare lesions. In other reported cases, when pain has been present, it was minimal and never the presenting feature. The clinical and radiographic features and the surgical treatment are described. The pathogenesis is discussed and the literature reviewed. An addition to the surgical technique is given whereby one of the post operative complications may be obviated.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1976

Doxycycline in the treatment of cholera.

Doxycycline was compared with tetracycline in the treatment of cholera. Four types of treatment were compared: Group A was given 200 mg of doxycycline on admission and 100 mg on the second day; Group B was given 200 mg of doxycycline on admission only; Group C was given 300 mg of doxycycline on admission only; and Group D received 500 mg of tetracycline every 6 h for 48 h. Tetracycline showed a slight advantage in respect of duration of diarrhoea and vibrio excretion compared with doxycycline given as a single dose of 300 mg, but fluid intake and output were about the same in these two groups. The other two doxycycline treatment schedules did not compare well with tetracycline treatment.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1970

The use of oral replacement solutions in the treatment of choleraand other severe diarrhoeal disorders.

Despite the progress that has been made in the treatment of cholera, mortality rates from this disease remain high in rural areas where intravenous fluids are not readily available. The authors have therefore conducted controlled studies into the efficacy of a simpler form of maintenance therapy-the administration of glucose-containing electrolyte solutions by mouth. The results obtained from the study of 51 adult patients (36 with cholera and 15 with severe non-cholera diarrhoea) indicate that oral fluids are adequate for maintenance therapy in cholera and severe diarrhoeal disease, and that there is no significant increase in the duration of diarrhoea or in the stool volume in patients receiving such therapy.The addition of a non-specific adsorbent, charcoal, to the fluid led to a significant increase in the volume of diarrhoeal stools and to prolongation of vibrio excretion; its use is therefore not recommended. The use of oral replacement solutions should result in improvement of cholera treatment of adults in rural areas and in a reduction in the cost of treatment.

Administration, Oral↗