Sharp PIN inhalation in tracheo-bronchial tree in women wearing hijab

To investigate the presence of sharp pin inhalation in tracheo-bronchial tree in women wearing a hijab. This was a descriptive study that was conducted in the thoracic surgical department in al-sader teaching hospital, Basra from February 2010 to March 2011. Detailed history was taken from all the patients. Clinical examination, chest radiography and rigid bronchoscopy under general anesthesia were done to all the patients included in the study. In those, where rigid bronchoscopy failed to remove the pin, thoracotomy was done. The mean age of the sample was 19.5 years. All females presented with cough while two of them had hemoptysis [5.5%] and five had unilateral wheeze on chest auscultation [13.8%]. The majority [n=28, 77.8%] of pins were located in the left main bronchus. The rest were either in the right main bronchus [n=5, 13.8%] or in trachea [n=3, 8.4%]. Pins from 32 [88.9%] patients were removed by Negus rigid bronchoscopy. In only 4 [11.1%] patients, thoracotomy was done to remove the foreign body. Sharp pin inhalation is a serious hazard and can have lethal outcome. It commonly occurs when women hold the pins in their teeth while wearing the hijab and talking to others at the same time

Immunoglobulin levels in sera and cyst fluid of human hydatidosis

Serum and cyst fluid concentrations of IgG, IgM and IgA were measured in 24 patients with hydatid disease. Serum IgG, IgM and IgA were significantly [p < 0.05] increased in patients before surgery when compared to normal controls. IgG and IgA showed a tendency to a non-significant [p > 0.05] decline to a normal control levels after a week of surgical operation. While IgM remained nearly constant after surgical removal of the cyst, IgG and IgA could cross the cyst wall into the cavity fluid while IgM could not do so

Pulmonary hydatidosis in man and his livestock in Southern Iraq

Human pulmonary hydatidosis was studied in 22 surgically established cases at the Tahreer and Teaching hospital of Basrah during 1984. The age of the patients varied from 8 to 45 years and most of them were from rural areas; there were 13 females and nine males. A survey was carried out on animal pulmonary hydatidosis at Basrah abattoirs during the first 9 months of 1985. A total of 85 424 slaughtered animals were inspected and the results revealed that 5.43% of 60 556 sheep, 1.23% of 22 040 cattle and 3.96% of 2828 buffaloes were infected