http://imsear.hellis.org:80 The WHO SEAR Institutional Repository digital repository system captures, stores, indexes, preserves, and distributes digital research material. 2013-05-25T00:01:27Z http://imsear.hellis.org/handle/123456789/146928 Title: Summaries of papers presented at the 60th national conference on tuberculosis and chest diseases held in Lucknow, February 23-26, 2006. 2006-07-01T00:00:00Z http://imsear.hellis.org/handle/123456789/146927 Title: Tuberculosis in Pilonidal Sinus. Authors: Baldawa, Sachin S; Desai, Chirag S; Satoskar, Rajeev Abstract: Pyogenic infection occurring in the pilonidal sinus is very common in young individuals with sedentary occupation. Tuberculous infection of pilodinal sinus is extremely rare and restricted to a case report in the literature. We present a 68-yearold male presenting with long standing pilonidal sinus with tuberculous infection. 2006-07-01T00:00:00Z http://imsear.hellis.org/handle/123456789/146926 Title: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome as a paradoxical response to anti-tuberculosis and anti-retroviral therapy. Authors: Subhash, H S; Supriya, S; Prakash, B; Thomas, K Abstract: Paradoxical response or immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) during the course of antituberculous therapy is being increasingly recognised among patients with and without HIV co-infection. A 40-year-old HIV infected male on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) presented with persistent fever and weight loss. He was diagnosed to have miliary tuberculosis and HIV co-infection. Following initiation of anti-tuberculous chemotherapy, the clinical course was characterised by development of acute respiratory failure (ARDS) as a paradoxical response/IRIS to treatment. This uncommon manifestation of paradoxical response (ARDS) in HIV and tuberculous co-infection following initiation of ART and anti-TB treatment is very scarcely reported in the past. With the increasing incidence of HIV/AIDS and TB co-infection along with liberal access to ART in the developing world, it is likely that paradoxical reactions will be encountered more frequently. 2006-07-01T00:00:00Z http://imsear.hellis.org/handle/123456789/146925 Title: Status Report on RNTCP. 2006-07-01T00:00:00Z