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Primary pulmonary hypoplasia is rare in adulthood. It is characterized by decreased number or size of bronchi, vessels and alveoli. We present a case of unilateral pulmonary hypoplasia in 44-old-year male smoker who presented with right pleural effusion. His chest X-ray revealed an inhomogenous opacity on the left side with bronchiectatic changes and right minimal pleural effusion. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed blind end bronchi in left upper lobe and computed tomography pulmonary angiography revealed hypoplastic lung with cystic bronchiectasis on the left side and hypoplastic left pulmonary artery. It was not associated with any other congenital anomalies. In addition to symptomatic management, he was started on anti-tuberculous treatment for tuberculous pleural effusion and kept under follow-up.
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Abnormalities, Multiple , Adult , Angiography/methods , Humans , Lung/abnormalities , Lung Diseases , Male , Pleural Effusion/diagnosis , Pleural Effusion/drug therapy , Tuberculosis, Pleural/diagnosis , Tuberculosis, Pleural/drug therapy , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
From January 1991 to December 1992 the adult and immature populations of Culex quinquefasciatus were monitored in selected localities of Rajahmundry town. The larval density per dip ranged from 1.1 in September to 25.3 in October and the pupal density from 1.2 to 8.4 in October. Two high peaks of adult density in a year were observed during the study. Infective mosquitoes were recorded only in November 1991 and August 1992. Cx. quinquefasciatus landing on human bait was maximum between 2200 to 2400 hours and they preferred to land on body site followed by legs, hands and face in that order. The anthropophilic index was 79.5 per cent. Ratio of Female: Male mosquitoes was 5:1.
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Animals , Culex/physiology , Ecology , Feeding Behavior , Female , Filariasis/parasitology , India , Larva/physiology , Male , Population Density , Seasons , Sex Ratio , Urban PopulationSubject(s)
Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Animals , Child , Child, Preschool , Elephantiasis, Filarial/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Microfilariae , Occupations , Sex Factors , Wuchereria bancroftiABSTRACT
A study was undertaken to explore the feasibility of treatment of clinical cases of filariasis by the Village Health Guides (VHG) and to assess the impact of different dose schedules by Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) on the frequency of acute attacks. It was observed that six days treatment with DEC at a dose of 500 mg daily was the most effective regimen in controlling recurrence of filarial attacks. The VHGs can serve the community in treating filarial cases with DEC.