Prevalence of Anemia: A Hospital-Based Diagnostic Study.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of anemia in female patients and its association with age, nutritional status, body mass index, number of children, intra-oral and extra-oral clinical finding. Materials and Methods: A total of 1000 participants in various age groups were taken as sample, and a pro forma was used to collect data. Hemoglobin was recorded using Sahli's method and categorized according to WHO. Statistical relation between anemia and age, nutritional status, BMI, marital status, intra-oral signs, and extra-oral signs was recorded. Results: A total of 485 out of 1000 patients in total had hemoglobin less than 12 gm%, 247 patients in the age group of 14-30 years, 188 patients in age group of 31-50 years, and 50 patients above 51 years had hemoglobin below 12 gm%; 188 vegetarian patients and 300 in the mixed category had hemoglobin below 12 gm%; 285 patients with BMI less than 18 were anemic; 270 patients without any intra-oral signs, 70 patients with bald tongue, 69 patients with cheilitis, 76 with both bald tongue and cheilitis were anemic; and 140 patients without any extra oral signs and 345 with pallor were anemic. Conclusion: The study concluded that these could be a risk factor for anemia in women, and there is a need to develop strategies for health education.

Rapidly expanding chondromyxoid fibroma of the mandible: A case report of rare entity.

Chondromyxoid fibroma is an unusual, benign bone tumour that is usually sited in the metaphyseal region of the long bones. It accounts for less than 1% of all bone tumours. It manifests predominantly in males in their second and third decades of life. Rarely, it occurs in the bones of the craniofacial skeleton. For small, lesions enucleation and curettage and for larger lesions, resection followed by are the treatment modalities available. Here, we present a case of chondromyxoid fibroma with respect to the right side of the mandible which was managed by surgical resection followed by reconstruction under general anaesthesia. Resection followed by reconstruction provides satisfactory outcomes, especially in cases with large lesions. Chondromyxoid fibroma is an asymptomatic, benign, slow-growing lesion but can rapidly expand and involve the greater area of bone. Thus, its detection at an early stage and treatment at the proper time can lead to less morbidity associated with the lesion and improved quality of life of the patient.