Poisoning with Organophosphorus compounds (OPC) is one of the important leading causes of morbidity and mortality for the countrymen of Bangladesh. OPC poisoning is a common cause of acute poisoning. The study was conducted to evaluate the magnitude of death due to OPC poisoning. This paper presents the study of total 852 cases of poisoning comprising 6.42% of the total 13,300 autopsies done during the period of three years (from 01/01/2009 to 31/12/2011) at Dhaka Medical College Mortuary. Of them, there were 478 cases of OPC poisoning. Most of the victims were from rural areas i.e. 296 cases (61.92%) and 182 cases (38.07%) from urban areas. 274 male victims (57.32%) outnumbered females i.e. 204 cases (42.67%) and the most affected age group was 21-30 years i.e. 214 cases (44.76% ). Farmers were the commonest victim i.e. 270 cases (56.48%) followed by housewives i.e. 105 cases (21.96%). Ingestion was the commonest route of poisoning i.e. 460 cases comprising 96.23% followed by 12 cases of inhalation (2.51%) and others. Suicide dominated the list of manner of death i.e. 466 cases comprising 97.48% followed by accidental i.e. 12 cases (2.51%) of the total 478 cases of OPC poisoning. CBMJ 2014 July: Vol. 03 No. 02 P: 29-33

Background: Violent asphyxial deaths are often dealt with during autopsy, and its magnitude is mentionable nowadays. Objective: To determine the frequency of cases of violent asphyxial death along with the determination of the socio-demographic variety of the victims. Study Design: It is a cross-sectional type of descriptive study. Place of Study: Department of Forensic Medicine of Sir Salimullah Medical College, Mitford, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Duration: The study was conducted from January 01, 2017, to December 31, 2019. Materials and Methods: A proforma was prepared where various data were tabulated, compiled and analyzed. Results: 1060 cases of violent asphyxial death were encountered out of 9410 medico-legal autopsies. Male (68.67%) predominance was evident. The age group of 20-29 years (44.15%) was principally affected. Maximum victims were from urban areas (61.03%). Victims were mainly married (56.6%) and unemployed (26.6%). The Muslim (81.32%) victims were mostly seen and lower class people (58.2%) were the prime victims. Hanging (65.84%) and drowning (27.64%) were chiefly encountered. Conclusion: The study reflects the magnitude of violent asphyxial death and a brief picture of the socio-demographic profile of the victims.

To find out different presentations of Psoriasis in Bangladesh. Material and Methods: This is a cross sectional study of all dermatology patients with features of psoriasis who attended the dermatology outpatient clinic of the hospital between July 2016 and June 2017. Data was collected on a perform questionnaire. Age, gender and clinical presentations were recorded and analyzed using SPSS version 16. Results: Psoriasis was found in 1.13% (60/5505) of the study population. There was a male preponderance with a male to female ratio of 1.34:1. The majority of patients seen were in the fourth decade of life. Stress, alcohol, and drugs were the most reported predisposing factors to psoriasis. All types of psoriasis were found, and plaque psoriasis was the most common. Conclusion: Psoriasis is a one of the common skin diseases with wide range of clinical variation and predisposing factors. The current trend in the management of psoriasis is focused on treating the inflammatory process as well as managing the modifiable environmental triggers. Central Medical College Journal Vol 5 No 2 Jul 2021 PP 102-105

Background: Minimum attention is given to electrocution deaths as we hardly come across these cases during autopsy. Electrocution has great impact on morbidity and mortality which can be prevented by public awareness and by adopting safety measures. Methods: An autopsy-based retrospective study of three years conducted by history of the cases, inquest report and by doing meticulous autopsy of each of the cases at Dhaka Medical College Mortuary. Results: We observed 139 electrocution deaths (1.03%) out of 13400 autopsies. Male victims i.e 123 (88.48%) outnumbered the females i.e in 16 cases (11.51%). The most affected age group was 21-30 years i.e 71 cases (51.07%) followed by 31-40 years in 38 cases (27.33%) and 41-50 years in 18 cases (12.94%). The most common places of electrocution were on the roadside i.e in 91 cases (65.46%) followed by the house in 48 cases (34.53%). High tension electric wires the commonest causative agent i.e in 78 cases (56.11%) followed by home appliances in 48 cases (34.53%) and water pump in 13 cases (9.35%). Regarding distribution of entry and corresponding exit wounds, we observed presence of both entry and exit wounds in 86 cases (61.87%) followed by no entry wounds in 29 cases (20.86%) and entry wounds in 24 cases (17.26%) Most of the entry wounds were present in the upper limbs i.e in 98 cases (70.50%) followed by head-neck in 16 cases (11.51%) and chest-abdomen in 15 cases (10.79%). Maximum exit wounds were observed in the lower limbs i.e in 106 cases (76.25%) followed by no exit wounds in 24 cases (17.26%). Considering manner of death, we observed all the 139 cases of electrocution i.e 100% were of accidental. Conclusion: Though cases of death due to electrocution are found in minimum numbers along with other unnatural deaths annually, they can be prevented by proper awareness and measures effectively. Central Medical College Journal Vol 5 No 1 Jan 2021 PP 13-19