An unusual cause of headache in the medical tourist
With booming medical tourism, Indian doctors are seeing a lot of patients from other countries for varied medical conditions. A citizen of Nairobi presented for treatment of his complaints consisting of severe episodic headache, with abdominal pain, spermatorrhea, decreased libido, constipation, and...
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Published in | Annals of tropical medicine and public health Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 70 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
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Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
01.01.2014
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd |
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Summary: | With booming medical tourism, Indian doctors are seeing a lot of patients from other countries for varied medical conditions. A citizen of Nairobi presented for treatment of his complaints consisting of severe episodic headache, with abdominal pain, spermatorrhea, decreased libido, constipation, and impotence. On detailed evaluation, he was found to have developed dependence to khat chewing; a social habit in his native country and his symptoms were attributed to effects of khat withdrawal. He improved after treatment with topiramate and escitalopram and lifestyle modification. Physicians need to be aware of various cultural habits of addiction in different parts of the world and their common presentations in view of globalization of health care. |
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ISSN: | 1755-6783 0974-6005 |
DOI: | 10.4103/1755-6783.145030 |