Pushpanjali R. Ojha

Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences | RIMS · Department of Pathology

Title “Intraepithelial inclusions on urinalysis screening among COVID-19 cases: Are they Covicytes? —A hospital-based cohort study with narrative review.” Context Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated delayed acute kidney injury (AKI) is often reported in subsequent waves of the pandemic. Early intervention and regular follow-up influence...

Introduction Sepsis is a life-threatening condition with a very narrow golden period in which confirmatory diagnosis may change the outcome dramatically. No confirmatory biomarker is available till date for early diagnosis of sepsis. This study aimed to evaluate the combined and independent role of quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA)...

Ketone bodies are insignicant in the blood and urine of normal individuals. Ketoacids become important sources of metabolic energy in circumstances in which the availability of glucose is restricted, as during prolonged fasting, or when the ability to use glucose is greatly diminished, as in decompensated diabetes mellitus or any infective illne...

Cervical tubercular lymphadenitis (CTLA) the commonest extrapulmonary tuberculosis which involves human being irrespective of age, sex and race. The disease imparts a global burden because of absence of single confirmatory diagnostic tool in spite of technological advancements, several factors determining the therapeutic response, lack of patient c...

Introduction: Head and neck area comprises very important and delicate structures and lesions involving these areas may be life threatening necessitating early and accurate diagnosis. We aimed to analyse cytological utility of FNAC from palpable lesions from these areas and to obtain frequency of distribution and subcategorization of the organ spec...

Background: Pulmonary pathologies constitute a major ailment in terms of morbidity and mortality. Recent technological advancements provide cytological analysis that accentuates accurate diagnosis, early intervention, management, and ease of clinical follow-up with improved outcomes. This study aimed to correlate the sensitivity and describe advant...

Massive ovarian edema is a rare, non-neoplastic solid tumor-like lesion. It results from compromised venous and lymphatic drainage due to partial or intermittent torsion of ovarian pedicle. Pain, distension or abdominal mass, menstrual irregularities, infertility and hormone-related symptoms can be the clinical presentation. We report a case of mas...

Ovarian tumors are relatively uncommon in paediatric age group and mostly occur in the period after menarche and are extremely rare prior to menarche. However, in children and adolescent, the epithelial ovarian tumors account approximately 10% to 28% of all ovarian tumors. In the present case, the patient was presented with abdominal pain for 1 day...

Background Pregnancy luteoma is a rare non neoplastic condition of the ovary. It is usually asymptomatic and found incidentally during imaging in pregnancy or during cesarean section. Pregnancy luteoma can also occur after ectopic pregnancy. Case Presentation A 30 year old female presented to G.B. Pant Hospital, Andaman and Nicobar Islands institu...

Ocular choristomas are uncommon lesions chiefly presenting in children. Choristomas may contain dermal and epidermal components, muscle, cartilage, bone, etc. They are usually seen in epibulbar conjunctiva, but epipalpebral location is uncommon. We present a case of epipalpebral chondroid choristoma presenting in an adult patient.