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Dengue is emerging as major public health concern in northeast India and spreading with increased morbidity. Most cases were recorded in Guwahati metropolitan city of the state of Assam during post-monsoon months (September- December). These comprised all age groups of both sexes with significantly higher incidence of cases in adult males aged 26– 60 years.
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During the past two decades, tuberculosis - both pulmonary and extrapulmonary - has re-emerged as a major health problem worldwide. Nasal tuberculosis - either primary or secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis or facial lupus - is rare, but it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of nasal granulomas. We describe a case of tuberculosis in an adult male who presented with palatal perforation with vanishing uvula and arch deformity of the palate. The diagnosis was based on histopathology and patient's successful response to antituberculous drug treatment.
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Antitubercular Agents/administration & dosage , Histocytochemistry , Humans , Male , Microscopy , Middle Aged , Nose/microbiology , Nose/pathology , Nose Diseases/diagnosis , Nose Diseases/drug therapy , Nose Diseases/pathology , Palate/microbiology , Palate/pathology , Tuberculosis/diagnosis , Tuberculosis/drug therapy , Tuberculosis/pathology , Uvula/pathologyABSTRACT
Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is one of the most perplexing clinical situations encountered by a surgeon in the emergency room. The decision to operate or not depends upon many factors including the probable cause and chances of bowel strangulation / ischemia. The clinical, biochemical and radiological features help the surgeon in making this decision. Plain X-rays have been the mainstay in the radiological diagnosis of SBO and its complications. In the last 20 years, CT scan has ushered in a revolution in establishing the diagnosis of SBO, its causes and complications earlier than the traditional methods and has helped in reducing morbidity and mortality. Here, we have summarised the role of multidetector CT scan in diagnosing various aspects of SBO.
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We report a patient with a large pulmonary arteriovenous malformation complicated by cerebral abscess. He was successfully treated by transcatheter embolization using bioptome-assisted delivery of multiple coils.