Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin

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ISSN: 0377-9238 (Print)

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Serum and red cell cholinesterase activity in duodenal ulcer.
(1975-04-01) Ahmad, K; Choudhury, S A
Sixty-eight patients suffering from active duodenal ulcer (diagnozed radiologically) were examined for serum cholinesterase (50 patients) and red cell cholinesterase (18 patients) activity. In all these patients serum or red cell cholinesterase activity were found to be significantly low when compared with 56 normal individuals (controls). The low level of cholinesterase activity may be regarded as a pathogenic component of duodenal ulcer.
Use of different saprophytic acid-fast bacilli in complement-fixation test for kala-azar.
(1975-04-01) Rahman, K M
Complement-fixation tests for kala-azar using antigenic extracts from 4 different saprophytic acid fast bacilli were carried out. It was observed that all the 4 extracts gave positive reactions with sera from kala-azar patients. However, Myco. phlei gave best results and next comes Kedrowsky's bacilli. These two are different strains of the same organism, Myco. phlei. Myco. smegmatis also gave satisfactory results but Myco. butyricum gave weak and false negative reactions in some cases. Last two organisms are the different strains of the same Myco. smegmatis.
Incidence of important blood groups in Bangladesh.
(1975-04-01) Rahman, M
Different blood groups were determined in the Bengalee population. The prominent blood group was B in the ABO system, Rh. D negative was only 2.56% whereas Kell was 0.8%. These results have been compared with the Caucasians, Chinese and the Negroes.
Cirrhosis of liver in Bangladesh. (A preliminary report).
(1975-04-01) Islam, N; Khan, M
The incidence of cirrhosis of liver in Bangladesh, its possible aetiological factors and clinical features have been studied. This being the initial report, embraces the population of only two hospitals in Dacca viz., Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Research (P.G. Hospital) and Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital situated three and a half kilometers apart. In a population of 5889, a total of 154 cases (2.6%) of cirrhosis of liver have been recorded. Nutritional deficiency has been considered to be the important aetiological factor whereas alcoholism does not appear to have any significant role. Almost all the cases (94.2%) were non-alcoholic. Pattern of clinical features have been compared with those of other authors and variations recorded.Further study on an elaborate scale has been suggested.
Study of energy expenditure and food intake of some working class people of Bangladesh.
(1975-04-01) Fariduddin, K M; Rahman, M M; Ahsanullah, A B
No information is available on energy expenditure and dietary intake of Bangladesh population carried out simultaneously. As a preliminary step in this direction, forty volunteers mostly from the low socio-economic groups were subjected to these studies for a 3-4 day period. Indirect calorimetric method was used for the measurement of oxygen consumption and energy expenditure. Actual weighing of food articles were carried out before consumption and values calculated from standard tables. It was found that values obtained during rest like sitting and lying including basal metabolic rate (BMR) fell within values reported in the literature. Resting energy expenditure, however, tended to rise in the later part of the day and the degree of physical activity carried out by the subjects. Rickshawpedalling required 6.66 Kcal/min to be expended without passenger and 7.84 Kcal/min with two passengers. Cartpulling required 5.5 Kcal/min without load compared to 6.08 Kcal/min with a load of 350 kg. The small difference was obviously due to a reduction in the speed of cartpulling. This was, however, not true with rickshawpedallers. Dietary intake showed that all the subjects were getting a low protein and low fat diet and that carbohydrates were the main source (over 80%) of calories. The doctors were the only group receiving some animal protein and the cartpullars eating almost none. The number of calories taken were consistent with their activities. One rickshawpedaller had an unusually high intake of over 6000 calories daily.
Cerebrovascular diseases. (A report of 53 cases).
(1975-04-01) Mannan, M A; Alamgir, S M
Fifty-three patients suffering from cerebrovascular disease admitted to the Neurology unit of the Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Research, Dacca, have been analyzed. It has been observed that the age incidence, sex ratio, causes and clinical pattern of cerebrovascular diseases are similar in developed and developing countries.
Some aspects of psychiatric morbidity in the out-patient population of a general hospital.
(1975-04-01) Chowdhury, A K; Salim, M; Sakeb, N
A preliminary report on certain aspects of psychiatric morbidity in persons attending the medical out-patients department of the Institute of Post-graduate Medicine, Dacca, have been presented. Out of 652 cases who have been interviewed, 31% had purely psychogenic conditions, 45% were suffering from purely organic diseases and 14.8% complained of symptoms of both organic and psychogenic features. No apparent underlying aetiology have been detected in 8.6% of cases. Of the psychogenic group, neurotic disorders comprised the largest number in the sample; anxiety state and sexual neurosis in males were the commonest neurotic disorders. When the mixed groups are included, 44% of males and 49.8% of females had symptoms which were either purely psychogenic in nature or had conspicuous psychogenic component. Reason for such a high percentage of psychogenic component has been discussed. Most of the patients attending the out-patient department were within the age of 21 to 40 years. Attendance in the number of older age persons were less in the psychogenic group than with organic conditions. Further, in females a significant difference was observed between psychogenic and organic group patients above and below the age of 40 years. Patients younger than 40 years were more in purely psychogenic group compared to organic conditions. Most of the patients have been found to be married both in psychogenic and organic group. However, there was significant difference in attendance rate of single males in the psychogenic group were somewhat over-represented in the sample in comparison to purely organic group. There was no relation of marital states in cases of females.
Cholelithiasis--areview of 130 cases.
(1975-10-01) Ashraft, S A; Nazrul Islam, K M; Shelim Bhuiyan, M
One hundred and thirty cases of cholelithiasis were studied in the surgical wards of the Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Research, Dacca. Geographical distribution, pattern of clinical features, results of biochemical, microbiolgical, histopathological and other investigations have been recorded.
Ulcerative colitis in Bangladesh.
(1975-10-01) Alam, M N; Islam, N; Shamsuddin, M
A total of 100 cases with chronic diarrhoea having no apparent cause were investigated. Fifty seven of these cases fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of ulcerative colitis. Fortyone of these 57 patients were treated for acute amoebic dysentery during the initial episodes of their illness. Since attack of acute amoebic dysentery is liable to produce post-dysenteric ulcerative colitis, it is possible that ulcerative colitis exist in this country in at least 2 forms, idiopathic and post-dysenteric.
Malignant neoplastic lesions in Bangladesh (an analysis of 2064 cases).
(1975-10-01) Rahim, M A
Analysis of 2,064 cases of malignant neoplasms was done to determine the male/female ratio and site distribution. Attendance of female patients with malignant conditions were less in number and the male/female ratio was 2.3:1. In the females malignant neoplasms of the sex organs (cervix uteri and breast) were more prevalent and in the males malignant neoplasms of the trachea, bronchus, lungs, larynx and oropharynx were more frequent.
Incidental discovery of an unusual secretor status of patient group A2B with anti-A1 antibody in the serum.
(1975-10-01) Rahman, M
A variant of AB blood group (A2B) in a patient is described. Anti-A1 agglutinin was demonstrated in the serum and the saliva of secretor contained BH but no A substance. This is the first report of abnormality regarding secretor status of group A2B, individual from Bangladesh.
Acetylating phenotype of sulphonamides.
(1975-10-01) Anwar, N; Islam, N; Choudhury, A K
Brain-weight/liver-weight ratio as an index of nutritional status in perinatal deaths.
(1975-10-01) Hussain, M A
Brain-weight/liver-weight ratio has been suggested to be a good indicator of nutritional status in new-born babies. But no evidence except low blood sugar and low hepatic reserve of carbohydrate have been presented to support this. In the present study babies dying in perinatal period have been compared by dividing them arbitrarily into two groups according to a fixed B/L ratio of 3.5. The results showed that the nutritional status of babies with high B/L ratio was comparatively poorer than babies with normal B/L ratio in terms of weight, length and hepatic reserve of iron, folate and vitamin A, and thus provide evidence to the hypothesis.
Menstrual regulation (M.R.) service (a preliminary report).
(1975-10-01) Khan, A R; Souza, S M; Akhtar, H H
One hundred and twentythree women utilised the M.R. service at the Out-Patients Model Clinic at Mohammadpur and at a privately owned clinic. The pertinent data about these clients are discussed.
Effects of hysterectomy, administration of uterine extract, posterior pituitary extract and aspirin on the length of pseudopregnancy in rats.
(1975-10-01) Uddin Kabiraj, M; Fariduddin, K M
Thermal inactivation of cholera phages.
(1975-10-01) Monsur, K A; Rahman, M A; Hug, F
Thermal inactivation of seven cholera phages have been tested over the temperature range between 50 degrees to 70 degrees C. It was found that the phages vary widely in their heat sensitivity, Mukerjee's phages III being the most sensitive of the whole group. With all the phages over the temperature range studies, the inactivation curve seem to follow the pattern of virus thermal inactivation in general, the inactivation proceeding initially at a rapid rate, which in about 15 minutes time, gradually changes to a slower rate, each component tending to follow kinetics of the first order. The difficulty of explaining this phenomenon on the basis of population heterogeneity has been discussed.
Oxytocic properties in extracts of Cascuta (a preliminary report).
(1975-10-01) Mustafa, G
Adhesion of cholera phage to glass surfaces at high inactivation temperatures.
(1976-06-01) Huq, F; Monsur, K A; Rahman, M A
Decimal dilutions of cholera phage heated in test tubes at the temperature range of 65 degrees to 70 degrees showed an erratic behaviour in that the residual counts had no relationship to the quantity of phage originally present in the tubes. If the contents of the heated tubes were decanted off and the empty tubes washed repeatedly with broth, the recovery of phage from successive washings of the tubes was much higher than what would be expected on the basis of the simple dilution effect of washings. The data presented indicate that the heating causes loose adhesion of phage to the wall of the glass tubes from where they can be detached by washing or shaking. The facts that E. coli phage T1 and also cholera phages tested with two different broths have given similar results, suggest that some general property of the phage itself is responsible for the phenomenon observed. The phenomenon appears to be different from the adsorption of phage to glass filters at lower temperature range described by earlier workers.
Cirrohosis of liver in Bangladesh, part--II.
(1976-06-01) Islam, N; Choudhury, N A; Ali, S M
Chronic diarrhoeal diseases in adults (a preliminary report).
(1976-06-01) Ahmed, M U; Sarker, N C; Haque, E; Hasan, M A
The relationship of chronic diarrhoeal diseases in adults on socio-economic condition, parasitic infestation and degree of anaemia have been investigated. The disease was more prevalent in poor socio-economic group of people. Most of the patients had mixed parasitic infestations. Anaemia was present in all the cases. Difference in the degree of anaemia was not significant amongst the patients having either Ascaris or hookworm infestation.

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