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Breast carcinoma in men comprises less than 1% of all breast cancers. Lobular carcinoma in men is extremely rare. There are only case reports in literature. This report details two additional cases of lobular carcinoma of the male breast.
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Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNET) is a benign glioneuronal tumor frequently associated with intractable localization-related seizures in children and young adults. Complete surgical resection without any adjuvant treatment remains the treatment of choice. The authors present a case in which DNET occurred in a 35 year old female. CT scan of the brain revealed left parietal para-falcine discoid lesion with peripheral enhancement. Micro-decompression of the tumor was performed. Histologically, the tumor exhibited features of WHO grade I dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor.
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Corneal ulceration continues to be one of the most important causes of ocular morbidity and blindness worldwide. Between April 1999 and May 2001, 80 patients with corneal ulceration were examined to find the causative microorganisms, the sensitivity pattern of bacterial isolates to antibiotics, the predisposing factorsfor ulcerative keratitis and the comparison between culture and gram staining results. Corneal ulceration was seen more in males than females, predominantly in farmers (61.25%) and trauma was the commonest predisposing factor, the agents being mainly organic agricultural materials. Of the 80 corneal ulcers, 32(40%) yielded pure bacterial growth while fungal growth was seen in 10(12.5%). Streptococcus pneumoniae was the commonest bacterium while Aspergillus fumigatus and Fusarium species were the commonest fungi isolated. Most of the bacterial isolates were sensitive to chloramphenicol and tetracycline followed by the quinolones. The overall sensitivity and specificity of Gram staining as compared to culture was 57.14% and 94.7% respectively.
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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Bacteria/classification , Child , Corneal Ulcer/epidemiology , Eye Infections, Bacterial/epidemiology , Eye Infections, Fungal/epidemiology , Female , Fungi/classification , Gentian Violet , Humans , Male , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Middle Aged , Phenazines , Prospective StudiesABSTRACT
Endocarditis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. We report a case in which Salmonella enterica serotype typhi was isolated from a case of endocarditis. The isolate was resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol and ciprofloxacin but sensitive to ceftriaxone, amikacin and gentamicin.