Nazmul Hassan

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Graduate Student

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Post graduate student of pediatric gastroenterology in BSMMU of Bangladesh.
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Address: Dept of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, BSMMU

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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

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Comparative efficacy of Amoxycillin Vs Cefixime in the treatment of Childhood enteric fever in a tertiary level Hospital in Bangladesh

journal of medical science and clinical research, 2021

The study aims to assess the clinical efficacy of amoxycillin in comparison to cefixime in the tr... more The study aims to assess the clinical efficacy of amoxycillin in comparison to cefixime in the treatment of childhood typhoid fever and to reduce morbidity and mortality from typhoid fever. This was an age and sex matched interventional study on inpatient and outpatients children of below 14 years of pediatrics department of Rangpur Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh from September 2013 to February 2014. A total 60 child diagnosed with typhoid fever was evaluated in this study. Male-female ratio was 1.31:1.0, most of them in between 1 to 5 years of age. Majority of patients (58.3%) were normal or mildly wasted. In most cases fever was continued (63.3%) in nature followed by intermittent (36.6%) in nature. Cure was achieved in amoxicillin and in cefixime group 73.3% and 83.3% respectively. Differences between two groups were not statistically significant. There was no significant difference between two groups in respect of cure rate and defervescence period. Also there was no serious adverse effect were found between two groups. Amoxycillin is effective and safe drug in the treatment of childhood enteric fever. Its efficacy is comparable with that of cefixime.

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A child with neuroblastoma who presented with acute pancreatitis

Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2021

Diagnosis of Galactosemia by Simple Technique in a Resource-Constraint Country

Journal of Enam Medical College, 2020

Galactosemia is an autosomal recessive inheritance and there is cellular deficiency of enzymes le... more Galactosemia is an autosomal recessive inheritance and there is cellular deficiency of enzymes leading to defective/impaired metabolism of galactose resulting in toxic byproducts like galactilol, galactose-1-phosphate and galactonate that affect mainly liver, brain, kidneys, lens and gonads. Galactosemia appears as a rare metabolic cause of neonatal cholestasis syndrome (NCS). The classic disease manifestation after the first milk feeding varies in severity from an acute fulminant illness to a more common subacute illness beginning within the first few days of life. Neonatal sepsis is one of the presentations. Galactokinase deficiency results primarily in cataract formation and galactosuria. The preliminary diagnosis of galactosemia in sick neonates and suspected infants is made by Benedict test in several urine specimens and followed by dipstick test to exclude glycosuria. Gold standard test is demonstration of low enzyme activity in erythrocyte. Galactosemia can be detected by new...

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A 14-year-old boy presenting with gradual abdominal distension and occasional abdominal pain for 2 years

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 2019

This article has no abstract. The first 100 words appear below: A 14-year-old boy, 4th issue of h... more This article has no abstract. The first 100 words appear below: A 14-year-old boy, 4th issue of his non-consanguineous parents got admitted in the Department with the complaints of gradual abdominal distension and occasional abdominal pain since two years of his age. There was no history of jaundice, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, fever, contact with a known case of tuberculosis patient or family history of such type of illness. On examination, he was alert, anicteric, no facial dysmorphism, vitally stable, no stigmata of chronic liver disease and anthropometrically well thrived.

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Localized Hepatic Tuberculosis in a 14-Year Old Bangladeshi Girl: A Case Report

Tuberculosis is one of the most common diseases in Bangladesh. It can present with variable clini... more

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An 11-year-old boy with chronic diarrhea and weight loss

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal

This article has no abstract. The first 100 words appear below: An 11-year-old boy presented with... more This article has no abstract. The first 100 words appear below: An 11-year-old boy presented with 15 months history of diarrhea with up to 10-20 times small volume stool daily with mucus. It was associated with a feeling of incomplete defecation and excessive straining. The frequency of diarrhea increased to 20-30 times per day over the last 8 months. Subsequently, he developed fecal incontinence, for which he couldn't attend his school. He also had a history of significant weight loss in the last 7 months. According to his mother's statement, his body weight was reduced to 64 kg from 77 kg during this illness.

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An 11-year-old boy with chronic diarrhea and weight loss

by Maimuna Sayeed, Nazmul Hassan, Md. Rukunuzzaman, and Bishnu Pada Dey

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 2020

An 11-year-old boy presented with 15 months history of diarrhea with up to 10-20 times small volu... more An 11-year-old boy presented with 15 months history of diarrhea with up to 10-20 times small volume stool daily with mucus. It was associated with a feeling of incomplete defecation and excessive straining. The frequency of diarrhea increased to 20-30 times per day over the last 8 months. Subsequently, he developed fecal incontinence, for which he couldn't attend his school. He also had a history of significant weight loss in the last 7 months. According to his mother's statement , his body weight was reduced to 64 kg from 77 kg during this illness. In spite of receiving several antibiotics and antidiarrheal medications prescribed by a registered physic-cian, his symptoms had not resolved. He had no history of constipation, self-digitation, per rectal bleeding, fever, anal or abdominal pain, oral ulcer, skin lesion, joint pain, TB contact, and no significant family history. There was no evidence of any significant visible rectal pro-lapse. During his course of illness, he was symptom-free for 4 months irrespective of any treatment. The findings of the physical examination were unremarkable. He was mildly pale, afebrile, not dehydrated, skin survey was normal, BCG mark was present, lymph nodes not enlarged and vitally stable. His anthropometric measurements were at 97 th percentile for weight (59 kg), at 95 th to 97 th percentile for height and body mass index for age at 95 th to 97 th percentile. The abdomen was soft and non-tender with no organomegaly or ascites, bowel sound was present. Perianal findings and digital rectal examinations were unremarkable. Other syste-mic examinations revealed no abnormality.

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