Sarcoidosis in Jordan: a study of 20 cases

This is a study of 20 symptomatic sarcoidosis patients, most of whom were female of middle age. The majority presented with chronic intrathoracic disease and none experienced spontaneous remission. Neither clubbing nor anterior uveitis were observed. Generalized lymphadenopathy was a rarity. Most of the patients had skin lesions, splenomegaly or hepatomegaly, with or without hepatic dysfunction. All the patients tested with tuberculin 5TU were anergic. Most [80%] needed corticosteroids. There was a high incidence of diabetes mellitus [35%] and thrombocytosis [40%]

Computed tomography in evaluation of prostatic abscess literature review and case report

Prostatic abscess is difficult to diagnose and may not be differentiated from other prostatic diseases on the basis of history and clinical examination alone. Computed tomography [CT] plays a significant role in diagnosing, in defining the extent of the abscess and in helping to plan the optimal surgical approach and follow up. In this article we report the case of a patient in whom a prostatic abscess was diagnosed by computed tomography and drained by transurethral incision. The literature concerning computed tomography in the evaluation of prostatic abscess has been reviewed