Edited by Sachin M Doshi
Resident in Ophthalmology GSMC and KEM Hospital Mumbai
Sanket M Doshi MD Pathology
LTMMC and Sion Hospital Mumbai
Ankur M Doshi
Resident in Orthopaedics SIOR Pune
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Doshis' A to Z Series on Syndromes
© 2005, Sachin M Doshi, Sanket M Doshi, Ankur M Doshi
All rights reserved. No part of this publication should be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means: electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the editors and the publisher.
First edition: 2005
9788180614163
Typeset at JPBMP typesetting unit
Printed at Gopsons Papers Ltd, A-14, Sector 60, Noida 201 301, India
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Our Parents
Mrs Jyoti M Doshi
Mr Mahasukhlal J Doshi
5Preface
“A Man Attains Excellences by Devotion to Duty”
Dear Friends,
The basic concept of bringing this book to you all is to help you all, to have a comprehensive and latest information on various important topics covered by us at an instant of time. This work of ours is brought out with view of helping the entire medical fraternity, as reference book for undergraduates, postgraduates, residents, teaching faculty members as well as to the practitioners, as vast data of various topics is covered and compiled by us.
All the topics covered by us are very important from the examination point of view. We intend to make this book a first hand reference book.
Sachin M Doshi
Sanket M Doshi
Ankur M Doshi
6Structure of the Book
This book titled as Doshis' A to Z Series on Syndromes where 14 important topics are covered such as syndromes, diseases, disorders, maneuvers etc. Where all existing informations about an individual topic from alphabet. A to Z are covered, say for example, all existing syndromes from letter A to letter Z are covered under the syndrome section.
Information is given in short but important aspects are covered in precise.
7Pattern of Usage of the Book
The book is made very much user-friendly. The concept of using this book is—whenever any specific information about a topic covered is required enter the main menu of that topic and screen for the alphabet from which the desired information is required and you will have that information.
With these we hope this book will prove your best companion now and forever and help you in difficult times.
8Acknowledgements
We would like to express sincere thanks and deep gratitude to our teachers and friends for their continuous support, encouragement and positive inputs in bringing about first edition of this book.
We would like to sincerely thanks the following people.
- Our parents who are toiling even today for us.
- Our friends for their continuous support.
- Mr JP Vij, a dynamic and versatile personality, CMD of Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi for his mature understanding and giving us a chance to bring out the first edition of this book.
- Associates of Jaypee Brothers for their continuous help and inputs.