Mohammed Alimul Islam, Muzahed Uddin Ahmed, Nasima Begum, Naseem Akhtar Chowdhury et al.
During the febrile illness epidemic in Bangladesh in 2002, 58 people died out of the 6,132 affected. Two hundred hospitalized patients were analyzed clinically, serologically and virologically to determine the features of this dengue infection. Among the 10- to 70-year-old age group of the 200 clini...
Nasima Akhtar, MAM Sarker, Hasina Akhter, M Katrun Nada
An experiment was conducted to find out the effect of essential oil percentage content and morphogenesis of Mentha piperita with foliar treatment of different concentration of zinc solution (1ppm, 1.5ppm, 2ppm, 2.5ppm, 3ppm and 3.5ppm as zinc chloride). An experiment was set up in earthen wear pots ...
Md Shafiqul Islam, Belayat Hossain Siddiquee, Nasima Akhtar, Kazi Shameemus Salam et al.
The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of fine needle aspiration cytology indiagnosis and management of thyroid swelling. The study evaluated the predictive value ofPre operative fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in surgical decision making, by comparingthis (FNAC) with the p...
Susan D. Emmett, Chad K. Sudoko, Debara L. Tucci, Wenfeng Gong et al.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the cost-effectiveness of cochlear implantation (CI) with mainstream education and deaf education with sign language for treatment of children with profound sensorineural hearing loss in low- and lower-middle income countries in Asia. STUDY DESIGN: Cost-effectiveness analysis...
Parvin Noor, Nasima Akhtar, John Liton Munshi, Sajeda Begum
Effects of different culture media (Bd-2, Bd-3, Bd-4 and IFP), different culture vessels (conical flasks, plastic bowls and earthen pots) and different cultural conditions (stock, pilot plant and shade culture) on coiled and straight filament characteristics of Spirulina were studied. Stock culture ...
Maleka Afroz, Nasima Akhtar, Belayat Hossain Siddiquee
Metastatic neck node is not uncommon in the otolaryngology department of a tertiary level hospital. Ignorance, illiteracy, delay in seeking medical advice and poor orientation of our general practitioners regarding management causes these patients to suffer from marked morbidity and mortality. It is...
Nasima Akhtar, Monzur Morshed Ahmeda, Nishat Sarker, Khandaker Rayhan Mahbub et al.
Growth response of Spirulina platensis in papaya skin extract media and their antimicrobial activity were studied. Five different concentrations e.g. 10gm/L, 8gm/L, 6 gm/L, 4 gm/L and 2gm/L of Papaya (Carica papaya) skin extract media and BD1 (control) medium were used in this study. After 8 days of...
Abdullah Al Mahmud, Nabiha Khan, M S Islam, S. M. Monowarul Islam et al.
Anorectal malformations (ARM) incorporate a broad spectrum of diseases, can affect both sexes, and involve the distal anus and rectum as well as the uro-genital tracts. Defects range from the minor which can be treated easily with an excellent outcome, to those are complex and often associated with ...
Abirvab Naha, Nasima Akhtar, Pran Gopal Datta, Mohammad Habibur Rahman et al.
Background: Occupational noise is considered as a global problem with social and physiological impacts, causing noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). High levels of occupational noise is a problem in all regions of the world. Road traffic produces high noise levels that can cause damage to the traffic ...
Nibash Chandra Ghosh, Kanu Lal Saha, Nasima Akhtar, Md Manjurul Islam et al.
Background: Chronic Otitis Media (COM) is a common disease in our country. COM with or without cholesteatoma may lead to ossicular discontinuity. However, the discontinuity of the ossicular chain is usually confirmed during operation. The purpose of the study was to find out the correlation between ...
Ashim Kumar Biswas, Nasima Akhtar, Timir Kumar Debnath, Anita Sarkar et al.
Objectives: To find out the complication of parotid surgery and association of nerve injury with the type of disease pathology and type of parotid surgery.Methods: This cross-sectional study on 30 cases was carried out in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh M...
Nasima Akhtar, Pran Gopal Datta, Md Alauddin, Nazma Kamal
DOI: 10.3329/bjo.v16i1.5782Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol 2010; 16(1): 54-59
Fatema Ashraf, Pervin Akther, Nasima Yasmin, JA Islam et al.
Background: Every day more than 220 women around the world die from severe bleeding after childbirth. Globally post-partum hemorrhage is the number one direct cause of maternal mortality. Most postpartum hemorrhages are caused by uterine atony and occur in the immediate postpartum period. Most of th...
Md Khalid Mahmud, Md Monjurul Alam, Md Mainul Islam, Mohammad Habibur Rahman et al.
Background: Chronic otitis media (COM) is the long-standing infection of a part or whole of middle ear cleft characterized by ear discharge & perforation. The most common presenting symptoms are ear discharge, mild to severe hearing loss, sometimes tinnitus even vertigo. Treatment of COM is main...
Pran Gopal Datta, Nasima Akhtar, Abirvab Naha, Anindita Datta
Background: Schwannoma is mostly benign lesion that originates from the Schwannoma cells that cover the myelinated nerve fibers. Schwannoma arising from the tonsil are very rare. In head and neck region the incidence rate of schwannoma is between 25 to 45%. In most of the cases vestibular nerve foll...
Aborvab Naha, Nasima Akhtar, Pran Gopal Datta, Anindita Datta
Adenotonsillectomy is a commonly performed surgery for an Otolaryngologist. The most common complication is post operative bleeding. However, it can potentially be associated with several other complications. Subcutaneous emphysema after adenotonsillectomy one of the rare complication but potentiall...
Anindita Datta, Nasima Akhtar, Abirvab Naha
Midline congenital malformation of the nose is a very rare presentation and it's midline situation seems curious and is very difficult to explain on the basis of the present day conception of the embryology of the nose. The prevalence of lower lip sinuses has been estimated to be about 0.001 % of th...
Tanjina Akhtar Banu, Shamima Akter, Shahina Akter, Barna Goswami et al.
Light is the most essential factor controlling plant growth, morphogenesis, metabolism and chlorophyll content of plant cells, tissues and organ culture. The present investigations were carried out to find out effects of different light intensities (210, 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500 and 3000 lx) on t...
Kanu Lal Saha, Nibash Chandra Ghosh, Nasima Akhtar, Debesh Chandra Talukder
Background: Though ossicular discontinuity is more common in cases of cholesteatoma, it may happen in non-cholesteatoma COM. The long process of incus is more frequently involved ossicle. Peroperative assessment of ossicular integrity is the gold standard way. But the discontinuity of the ossicular ...
Nasima Akhtar, Raghib Ahsan, Md Abdul Wakil, C G M Mostafa et al.
End stage renal disease (ESRD) patients receiving haemodialysis (HD) are frequently associatedwith anaemia. Zinc, being an important nutrient for haemoglobin synthesis, was studied for it'seffect, if any, on renal disease associated anaemia among patients in the HD unit of BSMMU(formerly IPGMR), Dha...