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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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An unusual cause of headache in a medical tourist
Soaham Dilip Desai1, Manan M Mehta2
1 Department of Neurology, Pramukhswami Medical College and Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat, India
2 Department of Medicine, Pramukhswami Medical College and Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat, India
Correspondence Address:
Soaham Dilip Desai
Speciality Clinic, Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad, Anand - 388 325, Gujarat
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2249-4863.152275
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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 about 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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