IP Indian Journal of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine

Official Publication of Khyati Education And Research Foundation


Volume 10, Issue 2, Year 2025
Editorial
Air pollution: An invisible enemy of lung health
Author details: Surya Kant
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Review Article
Lung aging and climate exposures: Molecular processes and consequences for enhancing pulmonary health
Author details: Anubhav Dubey, Deepika Shukla, Mamta Kumari, Ashish Kumar Gupta
Worldwide, inhaled environmental exposures result in more than 12 million fatalities annually. Air pollution and tobacco use continue to be the major public health issues causing the rising incidence of respiratory illnesses, even in the face of regional initiatives to limit environmental exposures.....
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Original Article
Latent tuberculosis infection in employees with long-Term exposure to hospital environment
Author details: Tushar Ramesh Sahasrabudhe, Brahmansh Singh
Background: Hospital employees catering for Tuberculosis (TB) patients are scared of catching TB. We therefore evaluated the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among individuals with varying degrees of job-related exposure to hospital environment to assess if the risk is significant.....
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The role of bed partners in recognizing obstructive sleep apnoea: A cross-sectional analysis from Eastern Saudi Arabia
Author details: Swathi Gurajala, Rawan Khalid Alzowayed, Alya T Ashoor, Maha Ibrahim AL Zahrani, Ghuiudh Abdulrahman AL Qahtani, Sufana Mohammed Ahmed Alsafad, Gayathri Panduranagam, Shoug Yousef Al Humoud, Sally Yusef Abdulrahman Abed
Background: Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is a common yet frequently underdiagnosed disorder with substantial health consequences. Bed partners often play a critical role in the early recognition of OSA symptoms, such as loud snoring, gasping, and observed apnoeic episodes. Enhancing their awarenes....
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on implementation of national tuberculosis elimination programme (NTEP) in Goa: A mixed method study
Author details: Frederick Satiro Vaz, Anish Ashok Shyadligeri, Manish Gaunekar, Manisha Kankonker, Sudeep Ramdas Lokapure
Background: The National Tuberculosis Elimination programme suffered major setback during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lockdown, restrictions and COVID scare severely affected programme implementation at the Peripheral Health Institution (PHI) level. This study quantified the impact of the COVID-19 Pa....
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A cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitude and practice about inhaler usage in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma patients
Author details: Niriksha Shivsharanappa Adky, Abhinandan S Kumbar, Basavaraj Sureshbabu Sangolli
Introduction: Drug inhalation is the treatment of choice for chronic obstructive pulmonarydisease (COPD) and Asthma patients and the maximum benefit depends on thecorrect use of inhaler devices. Majority of patients inhalation errors and suboptimalinhaler technique is associated with worsened health....
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Fifteen-year case-control study on the interrelationship between pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus
Author details: Surya Kant, Ankita Mandal, Raj Kumar, Hem Lata, Anit Parihar
Background: This study was conducted to determine the profile and differences in radiological patterns on chest X-rays among diabetic and non-diabetic Drug susceptible (DS) Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) patients. Materials and Methods: This was a case-control, study conducted from March 2009 to July....
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Case Report
Tuberculosis of the breast in a nulliparous immunocompetent Indian female without pulmonary involvement: A rare report
Author details: Sankalp Yadav, Amruta Nadar, Madhan Jeyaraman, Gautam Rawal, Naveen Jeyaraman
Tuberculosis is commonly seen in developing nations. However, extrapulmonary presentations of this disease are comparatively fewer, and isolated cases of tuberculosis localized to the breast are even rarer. Herein, a case of an immunocompetent Indian female is presented; she came with complaints of....
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Complex paradigm of MET exon14 mutation: A skip beyond EGFR in lung adenocarcinoma
Author details: Madan K, Shatarupa Das, Loretta Ann Pereira, Rohan Shetty, Richa Nathani
Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounting for 80–85% of cases. It is characterized by diverse histological subtypes and distinct molecular drivers, each with specific therapeutic implications. These include mutations in E....
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Bilateral spontaneous hemopneumothorax in a young male with underlying bullous lung disease: A rare and life-threatening clinical entity
Author details: Vishnudas S Telbhare, Atul Deshpande, Pradip B Dalvi, Gyanshankar P Mishra
Spontaneous hemopneumothorax is an exceedingly rare and potentially life-threatening manifestation of spontaneous pneumothorax, often associated with subpleural blebs or bullous lung disease. The condition necessitates prompt recognition and intervention, with the insertion of an intercostal drain (....
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Short Communication
Reverse tripod sign: A novel clinical observation in respiratory distress
Author details: Yuvarajan Sivagnaname, Praveen Radhakrishnan, Cherukumalli Navya, Sagana Ravikumar, Durga K
The tripod position is a well-recognised clinical sign in respiratory distress, commonly associated with obstructive airway diseases. This article introduces a novel postural variant—the Reverse Tripod Sign—characterised by patients leaning backwards or sitting upright with arms extended behind or l....
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