Rakhee Sodhi
Internal Medicine, Pulmonologist, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun,Indian
[ 1 ] - An Unusual Presentation of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
The granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), formerly known as Wegener’s granulomatosis, is a pauci-immune vasculitis involving small- and medium-sized blood vessels. Classically, the patients inflicted with this disease present with a triad of necrotizing granulomatous inflammation of the respiratory tract, cutaneous necrotizing vasculitis, and glomerulonephritis (GN). The antinuclear (ANA) and...
[ 2 ] - A Three-Year Experience of Medical Thoracoscopy at A Tertiary Care Center of Himalayan Region
Introduction: Medical thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure for diagnosing and treating pleural diseases. Despite its proven role in diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, it is infrequently used, which could be because of cost of equipment and lack of training. We analyzed our initial 3 years record of thoracoscopy at Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, a tertiary care center in Hi...
[ 3 ] - A Rare Etiology of Drug Rash in a Patient Receiving Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment
Anti-tuberculosis medications can cause various side effects, including drug rash. When a patient on anti-tuberculosis treatment (ATT) develops rash, we usually stop all medicines, rechallenge the patient with medications individually, and find the offending agent. It should be mentioned that drug rash can be also a manifestation of other diseases. Herein, we report a case of tuberculosis who d...
[ 4 ] - Rare Etiology of Cough and Chest Pain in a Young Male
Chronic cough and chest pain should be dealt seriously in a young adult. Sometimes we may miss a diagnosis in such patients. We present a case of Pulmonary Langerhans Histiocytosis who presented with complaints of cough and chest pain
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