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Official Journal of Association of Physicians of India, Assam Chapter
A PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL
BIANNUAL PUBLICATION – January 2021 (Next issue- July, 2021)
Editor in Chief
Dr. S. M. Baruah
Past Editor in Chief
Prof. Sanjeeb Kakati
Assistant Editors
Dr. P. Dihingia, Dr. P. Borthakur, Dr. A. Dutta, Dr. T. K. Das
Editorial Board
Prof. S. Baruah, Prof. A. K. Das, Prof. A. K. Sen, Prof. R. P. Medhi, Prof. G. N. Gogoi,
Prof. B. P. Chakrabarty, Prof. N. Upadhyaya, Prof. S. Dutta, Prof. G. Kar,
Prof. R. N Mishra, Prof. K Chakrabarty, Prof. T. K. Saikia, Prof. P. Kar, Prof. D. Das,
Prof. A. K. Barman, Dr. B. Bhuyan, Dr. B. N. Mahanta, Prof. M. K. Roy, Dr. A. Ahad,
Dr. A. Sharma, Dr. D. Mili, Dr. M. Mishra, Dr. S. Buragohain.
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OFFICE BEARERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS
OF INDIA, ASSAM CHAPTER
Immediate Past Chairperson : Dr. Atul Ch. Saikia
Chairperson : Dr. Sanjeeb Kakati
Vice-Chairperson : Dr. Kallol Bhattacharjee
Hon. General Secretary : Dr. Amal Dev Goswami
Hon. Joint Secretary : Dr. Prasanta Dihingia
Dr. Bhabani Bhuyan
Hon. Secretary (Headquarter) : Dr. Pranjal Kr. Dutta
Hon. Treasurer : Dr. Noni Gopal Singh
Executive Body Members : Dr. Ananda Dihingia
Dr. Arunima Goswami
Dr. Debamoy Sanyal
Dr. Tribeni Sharma
Dr. Abdul Ahad
Dr. Suresh Rabha
Dr. Dwijen Das
Dr. Uttam Kr. Nath
Dr. Amit Kalowar
Dr. Piyush Agarwal
Editor of the Assam Journal of : Dr. Sreemanta Madhab Baruah
Internal Medicine
Immediate Past Editor of the : Dr. Sanjeeb Kakati
Assam Journal of Internal Medicine
Co-opted Members : General Secretaries of all the District
Branches
Organizing Secretary for APICON-2020 : Dr. Uttam Kr. Nath
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ASSAM JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
Official Journal of Association of Physicians of India, Assam Chapter
Editor in Chief : DR. S. M. BARUAH
C O N T E N T S
E D I T O R I A L
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COVID-19 : A Perspective
Prof. A. K. Das
O R I G I N A L A R T I C L E
A Study on clinico-epidemiological characteristics and psychological aspects of COVID-19 patients 8
of two covid care centres in northeast India: A retrospective cross-sectional study
S K Das, A Basumatary, M Rabha, S Biswas
Study of demographic profile of chronic kidney disease patients undergoing haemodialysis in a
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tertiary care center of Tripura and evaluation of the causative factors for chronic kidney disease
A Dasgupta, P Chakraborty, N Das, D Pal
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Outbreak of Scrub Typhus in Manipur Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital
K S Ngulani, S Kakati, S Hussain, M U Singh, K Kaguilan
Mycological and Clinical Correlation of Dermatophytic Infection in Tertiary Care Hospital 29
of North East India
R Nath, M Kataki, A K Borah
R E V I E W A R T I C L E
Mechanism of Hypoxia in Covid : A Review of It’s Physiological Derangement 32
T Dutta
C A S E R E P O R T
Erythema Nodosum : An Unusual Chronicpresentation Secondary to Latent Tuberculosis 37
C Baruah, T Joseph, S Mitra
Fracture Shaft of Femur in PwH (person with haemophilia): Surgery or conservative?? 40
B S Dhal, A Dutta, M Buragohain, A D Rajan
Sudden loss of vision– a rare presentation of Fahr’s disease
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U K Nath, U R Pegu, R K Bora, D Saikia, K Lahan, R H Ahmed
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C O N T E N T S
M E D I - Q U I Z
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L E T T E R T O E D I T O R
Covid 19 vaccine needed or not. If yes which one to choose in Indian context 49
Noni Gopal Singh
OBITUARY
Prof. Ratan Kr. Kotokey (1953-2020)
API Assam chapter deeply mourns the sudden unexpected demise of Prof. Ratan Kr. Kotokey on
28.09.2020 at at Dibrugarh. He retired from Assam Medical College as Principal-cum-chief Superintendent
in the year 2017. He has been an excellent teacher and guided many students who are now established in
their fields. Prof. Ratan Kr. Kotokey will be remembered for his pleasing personality, loving smile, soft
spoken and caring nature. His fatherly nature will always be remembered by the students. API, Assam
Chapter offers deep heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and prays for the eternal peace
of the departed soul.
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