K S Hegde Medical Academy

Ochronosis Masquerading as Osteoarthritis

Ochronosis is a rare metabolic disorder resulting from alkaptonuria due to a deficiency of homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase, leading to accumulation and deposition of homogentisic acid in connective tissues. It commonly presents with progressive arthropathy in adulthood and may clin...

Exercise-Induced Modulation of Inflammation and Fatigue in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial

Objectives: Fatigue and systemic inflammation are among the most prevalent and distressing complications in patients with head-and-neck cancer (HNC) undergoing chemo-radiation therapy (CRT). Exercise has emerged as an effective supportive care intervention; however, high-quality...

Necrotizing Pneumonia due to Nocardia farcinica in an Immunocompetent Host

Nocardiosis is a rare, serious infection caused by Nocardia species, primarily affecting immunocompromised individuals. It commonly presents as pulmonary disease, often mimicking tuberculosis or bacterial pneumonia. Nocardia farcinica , although less common than Nocardia asteroid...

A Delphi-guided development and validation of a comprehensive auditory attention assessment tool (C-AAAT)

Efficient everyday communication depends on the ability to sustain, selectively allocate, and inhibit auditory attention, particularly in multi-talker environments. Despite its clinical importance, standardized tools that assess attention across multiple stimulus levels are limit...