ABSTRACT
The clinical presentation of Disseminated Histoplasmosis is diverse and may simulate hepatic, blood, pulmonary and renal disease. Less commonly it may resemble meningitis endocarditis, adrenal insufficiency, gastro-intestinal disorders and cutaneous disease. Definite diagnosis rests on the demonstration of the fungal bodies in tissues and by isolation of fungus by culture. Two cases of disseminated histoplasmosis confirmed by such methods are reported. These two cases are probably first 2 cases of Histoplasma infection reported from Burma.
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HistoplasmosisABSTRACT
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy is not a commonly recognized condition in Burma, but such cases are present and a case of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy in a 25 years old Burmese female is reported. Clinical presentations were effort dyspnoea, palpitation and angina of ten years standing. She died of cardiac arrest and autopsy findings showed Asymmetrical Septal Hypertrophy. Clinico-pathological aspect of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy is discussed.
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Cardiomyopathy, HypertrophicABSTRACT
A case of Signet-Cell Carcinoma of sigmoid colon in a 24 years old Burmese female is presented. The patient 'was hospitalised with pain in left iliac fossa of 4 months duration with a noticeable lump of 4 weeks in the same region. Amoeboma and Tuberculous infection were considered possible diagnosis by clinical and radiological investigations. Resected specimen of sigmoid colon revealed an extensively infiltrated Signet-Cell Carcinoma. Carcinoma of colon is discussed.