Patient consent
Written consent for publication was obtained from the patient.
Acknowledgements : We thank the patient and her husband in
co-operating with the history taking and the nursing staff in managing
the patient during the hospital stay. We would also like to thank Dr.
Pawan Mahat for providing valuable feedback in structuring the
manuscript.
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