Browsing by Author "Dasgupta, Malay Kumar"
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Publication Kidney size in Children of Post-Weaning age: Does Nutrition have an Effect?(Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS), 2022) Sarkar, Shatanik; Patra, Chaitali; Guha, Debasree; Dasgupta, Malay Kumar; Das, SantanuAbstract: Introduction: This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of nutrition on kidney size and to determine the correlation between renal parameters and different anthropometric parameters. Methods: This hospital-based descriptive observational study has been done in a tertiary care centre of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Fifty malnourished children & 50 healthy children (Controls) within the age group of six months to five years were included in the study. Anthropometric parameters (e.g. weight, height, mid-arm circumference, skinfold thickness etc.) were measured manually and bilateral kidney sizes were measured by ultrasound. Results: Malnourished children had significantly lower weight, mid arm circumference, skinfold thickness, body mass index and body surface area [p < 0.001], but the difference in height / length was not significant (p = 0.074). The length, width, depth and volume of both left and right kidneys and relative renal volume were significantly lower in the malnourished children (p < 0.001). But, the same significance has not been found with kidney width, thickness or volume. Conclusions: Malnutrition adversely affects kidney growth in children of post-weaning age.Publication Morquio disease with CNS involvement: a rare association(Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS), 2014) Pal, Shinabi; Dey, Chandrashekhar; Ghosh, Nilanjan; Roy, Shabarna; Nayek, Kaustav; Dasgupta, Malay KumarAbstract: Morquio syndrome is a rare type of mucopolysaccharidosis. Our patient presented with uncontrolled seizures and gross skeletal deformity. He was suspected to be suffering from mucopolysaccharidosis based on his disease presentation but the diagnosis could be made as Morquio syndrome on the basis of the presence of keratan sulphate in the urine.Publication Transient Non-Ketotic Hyperglycinemia in a Newborn(Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS), 2016) Choudhury, Tarak; Kundu,Soumi; Das, G.C.; Dasgupta, Malay KumarAbstract: In encephalopathic infants, cerebrospinal fluid hyperglycinemia and elevated cerebrospinal fluid to plasma glycine ratio are considered pathognomonic of Non-ketotic hyperglycinemia (NKH). It is due to a defect of the glycine cleavage system and has poor prognosis. We present a case of transient NKH presented to us with hypotonia, recurrent apnea and seizure. Increased ratio of cerebrospinal fluid to plasma glycine concentrations of 0.16 was seen as a strong diagnostic indicator of Non-ketotic hyperglycinemia.