Coats′ disease: An Indian perspective

Kawasaki disease - an Indian perspective.

Kawasaki disease (KD) was first reported from Japan in 1967 by a young pediatrician, Tomisaku Kawasaki, while working at the Red Cross Hospital in Tokyo. Soon therafter, Marian Melish independently reported children with a similar clinical profile from Hawaii in the United States. KD has now been reported from all parts of the world, including several centers in India. Based on the epidemiology...

Wilson's disease: An Indian perspective.

Wilson's disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disease involving a defect of copper transport by the hepatic lysosomes. It leads to excess copper deposition in the liver, the brain, the kidneys and the skeletal system, affecting most commonly children or young adults and running an invariably fatal course if not adequately treated by de-coppering therapy. The last century has witnessed several...

Crohn’s Disease: the Indian Perspective

Crohn’s disease (CD) encompasses a multisystem group of disorders with specific clinical and pathological features characterized by focal, asymmetric, transmural, and, occasionally, granulomatous in flammation primarily affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It is a multisystem disorder with potential for systemic and extra-intestinal complications (1) that can affect any age group, but the...

COPD – An Indian Perspective

J Lung Pulm Respir Res 2016, 3(1): 00070 and burden, and above all, the different overall health-care infrastructure. In addition to it, the heavy incidence and burden of tuberculosis, adds to the difficulties of diagnosis and management. In line with this thought, a working group was formed and a consensus workshop was held in December 2002. Indian guidelines were developed on the foundation o...

Coats disease