Aims: To assess healthcare service quality, perceived healthcare service needs, and health-seeking behaviour among higher education students; examine differences across demographic profiles; and determine which service-quality and perceived-need dimensions independently predicted...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1352
Background: Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis (TBVC) is a rare form of cutaneous tuberculosis caused by direct inoculation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis into the skin of previously sensitised individuals. It usually presents as a slowly progressive verrucous lesion and may be misdiagn...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1351
Aims: To highlight the characteristic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of hypothalamic hamartoma and its role in the diagnosis of central precocious puberty in children. Presentation of Case: A 9-year-old girl presented with progressive breast development, pubic hair gro...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1350
Background: Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) is a rare inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord characterised by lesions extending across three or more contiguous vertebral segments. Early diagnosis and prompt initiation of immunosuppressive therapy are essenti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1349
Background: Paraquat is a highly toxic herbicide capable of causing severe multisystem injury. Although pulmonary, renal, and hepatic toxicity is well recognised, haematological, pancreatic, and endocrine manifestations are less frequently described. Case Presentation: A 39-year-...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1348
Background: Acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) is a distinct subtype of acute myeloid leukaemia characterised by a severe bleeding diathesis that may lead to life-threatening haemorrhagic complications. Intracranial haemorrhage remains an important cause of early morbidity and m...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1347
Background: Viral-associated rhabdomyolysis is an important but uncommon cause of paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission. Although most cases of benign acute childhood myositis are self-limited, severe viral rhabdomyolysis may progress to multiorgan dysfunction syndrome...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1345
Cerebral malaria (a subtype of severe malaria with cerebral involvement) is defined as an acute, non-traumatic encephalopathy, typically caused by Plasmodium species, particularly P. falciparum. It is characterised by multiple episodes of seizures and altered sensorium. It is rar...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1346
Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head is a progressive osteonecrotic condition often linked to corticosteroid therapy or excessive alcohol. Plain radiography is the most accessible initial tool, yet its accuracy is limited by technical factors, observer variability, and th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1344
Aims: Anatomical variations of the right hepatic artery (RHA) can create substantial risk during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), particularly when an aberrant vessel lies close to the gallbladder and may be mistaken for the cystic artery. Careful attainment of the critical vie...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1343
Aims: To document functional and vocational recovery achieved through an ICF Core Set–anchored, work-extended community-based rehabilitation programme for a rural shopkeeper following recurrent stroke. Presentation of Case: A 54-year-old rural grocery shopkeeper from Ahilyanagar...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1342
Background: Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is a first-line treatment for smoking cessation and is considered safe for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, prolonged dependence on nicotine gum is an uncommon but recognised complication. Case Pre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1341
Aims: The study aims to evaluate the effect of Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glide (SNAG) mobilisation combined with kinetic control exercises on the management of cervicogenic headache and headache-related disability. Case Presentation: This study was conducted as a single-patien...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1340
Abdominal tuberculosis may present atypically and resemble retroperitoneal malignancy, particularly when the iliopsoas muscle is involved. A 75-year-old woman presented with a painful left iliac fossa lump that had developed over two weeks. Examination revealed a 12 × 13 cm retro...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1339
Holocarboxylase synthetase deficiency is a rare inherited disorder of biotin metabolism that impairs the activity of multiple biotin-dependent carboxylases. Although it usually presents during the neonatal period or infancy, clinically significant metabolic decompensation may occ...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1338