Ongoing Research Projects

1. Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Validation of English "FRAX®-WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool" in to Bengali
2. Osteoporosis -A baseline survey in a rural community of Bangladesh
3. Prevalence of osteoporosis in a rural community of Bangladesh
4. Prevalence hip and major osteoporotic fracture in a rural community of Bangladesh
5. Validation of different clinical decision tools for osteoporosis in Bangladeshi population
6. Use of Bengali version of FRAX® WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool to assess the risk factors for fragility fracture in a rural community
7. A study to identify the risk factors for osteoporosis in a rural population
8. The colonoscopic and histological evaluation of large gut in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
9. The microbiological evaluation of large gut in patients with Spondyloarthropathy
10. A study to observe the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Tocilizumab in patient with moderate to severe active Rheumatoid Arthritis who have an inadequate response to current non-biologic DMARD and/or Anti TNF therapy
11. Cultural adaptation and validation of WOMAC questionnaire in to Bengali
12. Adaptation and validation of four disease activity measures in SLE in Bangladeshi population

 

Research works completed in recent past

1. Cultural adaptation and validation of ILAR-COPCORD core questionnaire
2. Knee OA burden estimation in a rural community
3. Identification of risk factors for non-specific low back pain in a rural community
4. Prevalence estimation of MSK pain and rheumatic disease in a rural community

 

List of Publications

Original articles

1. Miah MAB, Islam MN, Alam MB, Chowdhury MAJ, Haq SA, Uddin F, Alam MN, Tahir M. Manifestations of Sub-acute Thyroiditis. Bangladesh Journal of Medicine 1998; 9(2): 50-53.
2. Islam MN, Alam MN, Haq SA, Moyenuzzaman M, Patwary MI, Rahman MH. Efficacy of Sulphasalazine Plus Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Bangladesh Med. Res. Counc. Bull. 2000; 26(1): 1-7.
3. Patwary MI, Haq SA, Alam MN, Ahmed T, Chowdhury MAJ, Hossain MR, Islam N, Rahim MA. Efficacy of Vegetarian Diet in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Controlled Study with 24 weeks follow up. Bangladesh Journal of Medicine 2001; 12(1): 22-27.
4. Das BB, Uddin MZ, Banik S, Haq SA, Alam MB, Chowdhury MAJ, Rahman MF, Islam MN. Prevalence of low back pain in an urban population of Dhaka city slum vs. non-slum & male vs female. J Medicine 2003; 4: 49-53.
5. Das BB, Uddin MZ, Banik S, Haq SA, Saha AK, Chowdhury MAJ, Rahman MF, Islam MN. Prevalence of Knee osteoarthritis in an urban population of Dhaka city slum vs. non-slum & male vs female. J Medicine 2003; 4: 15-20.
6. Uddin MZ, Alam MB, Das BB, Haq SA, Chowdhury MAJ, Uddin AKMR, Mahmud TAK, Islam N, Rahim M, Hossain R, Banik S. The prevalence of rheumatic complaints in rural area of Bangladesh. J Medicine 2004; 5: 9-18.
7. Uddin MZ, Das BB, Banik S, Saha AK, Chowdhury MAJ, Alam MN, Rahman MF, Islam MN, Haq SA. Prevalence of Knee osteoarthritis in adult population in a rural area of Bangladesh. A community based study. J Medicine 2004; 5: 69-73.
8. Haq SA, Darmawan J, Islam MN, Uddin MZ, Das BB, Rahman F, Chowdhury MAJ, Alam MN, Mahmud TA, Chowdhury MR, Tahir M. Prevalence of rheumatic diseases and associated outcomes in rural and urban communities in Bangladesh: a COPCORD Study. J Rheumatol 2005; Feb; 32(2): 348-53.
9. Biswas SK, Abdullah ABM, Islam N, Hasanat MA, Chowdhury MAJ, Haq SA, Ahmed T. Low dose D-Penicillamine in the treatment of systemic sclerosis. Bangladesh J Medicine 2006; 17: 59-65.
10. Islam MN, Gupta AK, Haq SA. The prevalence of headache, fatigue and depression in systemic lupus erythematosus patients and their correlation with antiphospholipid antibody. Lupus 2007; 16: 86-87.
11. Bhuiyan AKMMR, Islam MN, Haq SA. Value of kidney biopsy in patient with lupus nephritis. Lupus 2007; 16: 170.
12. Haq SA, Darmawan J, Islam MN, Ahmed M, Banik SK, Rahman AKMF, Alam MN, Tahir M and Rasker JJ. Incidence of musculoskeletal pain and rheumatic disorders in a Bangladeshi rural community: a WHO-APLAR-COPCORD study. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 2008; 11: 216-223.
13. Islam MN, Chowdhury MMH, Haq SA, Kamal M, Kabir A, Hasan M, Rasker JJ. The colon in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and in normal controls in Bangladesh A macroscopic and microscopic study. Clinical Rheumatology 2010; 29: 13-18.
14. Hasan SA, Rahim MA, Siddiq MAB, Hossain MS, Taslim A, Paul S, Barua A, Hassan MMU, Islam MN, Haq SA. Study of spectrum of Rheumatic diseases in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh. JCMCTA 2009; 20 (1): 6-11.
15. Barua A, Paul S, Chowdhury MAH, Rabbani G, Hasan SA, Islam MN, Dutta PK, Choudhury MAJ, Alam MN. Distribution and Clinical Significance of Lupus Anticoagulant and Anticardiolipin Antibody with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. JCMCTA 2009; 20 (1): 16-22.
16. Haq SA, Davatchi F, Dahaghin S, Islam MN, Ghose A, Darmawan J, Chopra A, YU Z Q, Dans L F., Rasker JJ. Development of a questionnaire for identification of the risk factor for osteoarthritis of knee in developing countries. A pilot study in Iran and Bangladesh. An ILAR-COPCORD phase III Study. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 2010; 13: 203-214.
17. Islam MN, Hossain M, Haq SA, Alam MN, Ten Klooster PM and J. Rasker JJ. Efficacy and safety of methotrexate in articular and cutaneous manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 2011. Published online.
18. Azad MAK, Islam MA, Islam MS, Barua R, Islam MN, Haq SA. Cough in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Mymensingh Medical Journal. Accepted for publication. 2011.

 

Review articles

1. Patwary MI, Hossain MR, Islam MN, Azad KAK, Rahman MM, Saha AK, Chowdhury MAJ. Current strategy of Medical Management of Rheumatiod arthritis. Bangladesh Journal of Medicine 1998; 9(2): 60-63.
2. Islam MN, Haq SA. Chronic cough without Chest X-ray Opacity in Adults. Bangladesh Journal of Medicine 2001; 12(1): 127-131.

 

Case Reports

1. Islam MN, Chowdhury AW, Karim MF, Ekram ARMS, Chowdhury NA. Myotonia dystrophica; a case report and review of literature. Journal of Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Research 1994; 9(20): 75.
2. Islam MN, Chowdhury AW, Karim MF, Hossain M, Chowdhury NA. Tropical Splenomegaly Syndrome. Journal of Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons 1995; 13(1): 34-36.
3. Patwary MI, Islam MN, Ahmed F, Rahman MM. Hunter Syndrome (Type-B) - A case report. Bangladesh Journal of Medicine 2002; 13(1): 34-36.
4. Islam MN, Islam MA, Abdal SJ, Azad MAK, Ahmedullah AK, Haq SA. Eosinophilic Fasciitis: What Matters in Management in a Developing Country-A Case Report with Two and a Half-year Follow-Up. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2012;30 (1): 117-120. (PI add only the red coloured part as otherpart is already present)

Thesis & Dissertation

1. Islam MN. Sulphasalazine and Methotrexate versus Methotrexate alone in Rheumatoid arthritis: An open random clinical trial. Thesis of MD Internal Medicine under Dhaka University, July 1997.
2. Islam MN. Study of risk factors of IHD in Young Individual. Dissertation of FCPS Medicine of BCPS, July 1997.