Browsing by Author "Ahmed, Bashir"

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    Assessment of Nerve Injuries after Surgical Removal of Mandibular Third Molar: A Prospective Study
    (Society for Health Care & Research Development, 2018-01) Lone, Parveen Akhter; ahmad, Tahir; Sharma, Satish; Ahmed, Bashir; nabi, Shazia
    Third molar surgeries are most common procedures performed by oral and maxilla facial surgeon in his/her dental practice; however this procedure requires expertise and proper clinical diagnosis and planning, because of spectrum of complications that are associated with the removal of third molar teeth. Hence it’s Imperative that proper pre -surgical evaluation is needed and all surgical measures required are ascertained to avoid any nerve injury or other complications thereof, in this article Assessment of Nerve Injuries after Surgical Removal of Mandibular Third Molar is conducted in A Prospective Study.
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    Association of Dermatological Conditions of External Ear with the Use of Cotton Buds.
    (2014-09) Ahmed, Salahuddin; Zaheer, Syed Atif Imran; Shabbir, Syed Muhammad Asad; Rao, Sibghatullah; Islam, Tauhidul; Ahmed, Bashir
    Background: The habit of cleaning the external auditory canal with cotton buds is a common practice of the masses. It has strong association with neurodermatitis and contact dermatitis of the external ear. It is also associated with acute otitis externa, rupture of tympanic membrane causing bleeding and temporary hearing loss in some cases. In many cases the injury will heal but damage to minuscule bones deep inside the ear can cause permanent deafness. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the association of dermatological condition of external ear with the use of cotton buds. Materials and Methods: This case control study was done from January to October 2012 in the Ear Nose Throat Department of Pakistan Level III Hospital, Darfur, Sudan. Sixty seven patients with dermatological diseases of external ear were cases and 83 subjects without dermatological diseases of external ear were selected as controls. Results: Among 67 cases, 58 were cotton bud users and among 83 controls only 29 were cotton bud users. Different types of dermatological diseases were neurodermatitis (34.32%), otitis externa (28.36%), contact dermatitis (26.87%) and wax impaction (8.95%). Ninety three percent of cotton bud users were ignorant of harmful effects of this bad habit. Conclusion: There is a strong association of dermatological diseases of external ear with the use of cotton bud which should be discouraged by fortifying the warning by manufacturers and health education at various educational levels.
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    Measles outbreak in a Periurban area of Chandigarh: need for improving vaccine coverage and strengthening surveillance.
    (2002-01-06) Thakur, J S; Ratho, R K; Bhatia, S P S; Grover, Raminder; Issaivanan, M; Ahmed, Bashir; Parmar, Veena; Swami, H M
    OBJECTIVE: An outbreak of measles was investigated in the periurban areas of Chandigarh Union Territory, during the months of December 1998 to February 1999. Mainly the children below 15 years of age were affected. The children of migrant labourers belonging to the neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar constituted the majority of population in the area under study. They belonged to lower socio economic status with low immunization coverage. METHODS: A total of 2968 houses were surveyed for epidemiological investigations in the areas of colony No. 5, Ramdarbar, Palsora and Pandit colony of Kajheri, covering a population of 14,601 and 7.3% (216/2968) of families were affected in the outbreak. RESULTS: Two hundred and eighty three cases of measles were reported with an attack rate of 4.5% and male to female ratio of (M:F) 5.3%:3.6%. Among the measles cases, 48.8% had received measles vaccination. The outbreak was investigated by detecting measles specific IgG/IgM antibodies either in acute or convalescent serum samples or both. Due to inadequate surveillance system and containment measures, the outbreak was in full swing during the winter months. Measles related complications were reported in 31.1% cases (i.e. diarrhoea in 15.2% and Pneumonia is 7.1%). CONCLUSION: Following smallpox and guinea worm eradication, WHO's next thrust, is on eradication of poliomyelitis and measles. Hence, strengthening of disease surveillance as well as vaccination policies are mandatory to achieve disease control in these areas.