ABSTRACT
Solitary extramedullary plasmacytomas are rare. Most of them are seen in the nasopharynx, upper respiratory tract, lamina propria of gastro-intestinal tract, lymph nodes, testicles and other soft tissues. So far only 20 such cases are reported in the literature. Here they arise from the dura, or from the periadventitial cells of intracranial vessels. Intracerebral plasmacytomas (ICPC) are extremely rare. Till 1982, Hensen and Urich could trace only 10 occurrences. Here the 11th case, probably the first Indian case report of the occurrence of a solitary plasmacytoma within the left temporal lobe of a 16 year old boy, is presented.
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Adolescent , Brain Neoplasms/diagnosis , Humans , Male , Plasmacytoma/diagnosis , Temporal Lobe/pathologyABSTRACT
Fifteen cases of indolent ulcers of varying aetiology were treated by human placental dressing. An equal number of patients treated with antibiotics were taken as control. Human placental dressing for chronic ulcers was found to be effective in wound healing, inexpensive, freely available and devoid of side-effects. The immunological response which produces the clinical results by the use of human placenta has been studied. The raised level of immunoglobulins in the form of IgG and IgM was also seen.