Chromomycosis (Case report)

A 56 year old male with a warty skin involvement of the right leg by a case of Chromomycosis (Chromoblastomycosis) of about 10 years duration, had improved greatly under a combination of bed rest with elevation of the involved leg, surgery and achromycin, systemically and topically.

Dislocation of elbow

A consecutive series of 28 patients with dislocation of the elbow treated on the Orthopedic Service of the Rangoon General Hospital is reported. 9 patients whose dislocation was not over three weeks standing were successfully treated by closed reduction. 15 patients were treated with open reduction, 2 with arthroplasty, It is felt open reduction is usually the operation of choice up to 4 months and that closed reduction should not be attempted after three weeks. Details of operation, pathology, post-operative care and end result are given as far as known.

Flexion contraction of the hip

Diagnosis in 45 Cases, Flexion contraction of the Hip. Tuberculosis of the Hip. 15 Tuberculosis of the Spine with psoas spasm. 6 Acute retropertoneal a bscess psoas spasm. 2 Subacute retroperitoneal lymphadenitis with psoas spasm. 3 Mild Traumatic arthritis of hip. 4 Syphilitic Arthritis of hip. 2 Gonorrheal arthritis of hip. 1 Staphylococcus pyogenic arthritis of hip. 2 Non-pyogenic arthritis of hip. 2 Traumatic dislocation of hip, old. 1 Congenital dislocation of hips. 1 Bony metabolic disturbance (Endocrine ?). 1 Osteomyelitis of Femur, not intracapsular. 1 Acute deep abscess of thigh. 1 Gun shot wound of sacrum with chr.infection. 1 Metastatic Cancer with kyphosis. 1 Old Traumatic brain lesion. 1 Total 45 Tuberculosis