Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is one of the most common forms of arthritis seen in India. Unfortunately, many people ignore the early symptoms for months or even years. They often assume that the pain is due to vitamin deficiencies, age-related changes, overwork, previous injuries, or even infections such as chikungunya.
ನಮ್ಮ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೀಲು ನೋವು ತುಂಬಾ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುವ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ. ಆದರೆ ಅನೇಕರು ಅದನ್ನು ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. “ವಿಟಮಿನ್ ಕೊರತೆ ಇರಬಹುದು”, “ಚಿಕನ್ಗುನ್ಯಾ ಆಗಿರಬಹುದು”, “ಕೆಲಸ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮಾಡಿದರಿಂದ ನೋವು ಬಂದಿದೆ”, “ವಯಸ್ಸಾದ ಮೇಲೆ ಇವೆಲ್ಲಾ ಸಹಜ” ಎಂದುಕೊಂಡು ತಿಂಗಳುಗಟ್ಟಲೆ, ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ವರ್ಷಗಳವರೆಗೆ ಸಹಿಸಿಕೊಂಡೇ ಇರುತ್ತಾರೆ.
A 23-year-old college student presented with an itchy rash over his left leg, persisting for nearly one month. The rash showed no signs of healing and was slowly increasing in size. He described a strange sensation — as if something was crawling under the skin every day. The itching was worse at night. Despite taking multiple courses of oral antibiotics and using antibiotic and antifungal creams, there was no improvement. On further history, he had recently gone for a forest trek near Belagavi, Karnataka, and recalled a possible insect bite at the same site about 45 days earlier, which had initially bled.
ವಯಸ್ಸಾದ ಮೇಲೆ ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಮಂದವಾಗುವುದು ಸಹಜ, ಆದರೆ ಮನೆಯವರ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಜಾಗ್ರತೆ ಮಂದವಾಗಬಾರದು. 94 ವರ್ಷದ ಒಬ್ಬ ಅಜ್ಜ ನಮ್ಮ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗೆ ಚಡಪಡಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಓಡಿ ಬಂದಾಗ ಅವರ ಬಾಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಕ್ತ ಬರುತ್ತಿತ್ತು.
ನಡೆದದ್ದೇನು?
Most people know about Diabetes — how to control it with diet, exercise, and medicines. Many are also aware of serious complications like heart attack, stroke, kidney damage, eye problems, and nerve damage. But one important area is often ignored — the FOOT.
ದಿ 30.11.2025 ರಂದು ಅಂದಲಗಿ ಗ್ರಾಮ, ಶಿಗ್ಗಾಂವಿ ತಾಲೂಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ; ಶಿವಪ್ರಿಯ ಮಲ್ಟಿ ಸ್ಪೆಷಾಲಿಟಿ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಯ ತಂಡವು ಉಚಿತ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ತಪಾಸಣಾ ಶಿಬಿರ ಹಮ್ಮಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದರು.ಶಿಬಿರವು 11ರಿಂದ 1 ಗಂಟೆ ವರೆಗೆ ನಡೆಸಲಾಯಿತು.
The recently concluded Kapicon 2025, the 42nd Annual Conference of the Association of Physicians of India – Karnataka Chapter, was a grand event held in Hubballi from June 13 to 15. For me, this conference was not just about attending lectures or scientific sessions — it was an opportunity to be actively involved behind the scenes, as a part of the Souvenir Committee.
