Towards positive diagnosis of globus hystericus

17 patients [11 females and 6 males] with the symptom of globus sensation were examined to assess a possible etiologic basis for their symptom. 13 asymptomatic healthy subjects [8 females and 5 males] matched for age and sex were also included as a control group. At the initial assessment, patients and controls underwent a detailed psychometric investigation. Patients were evaluated for other associated symptoms and, in particular, symptoms typifying esophageal motility disorders. They were subjected to thorough physical and otolaryngologic examinations and, thereafter, they underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, barium esophagogram, barium meal, radiograms of the cervical and upper thoracic spines and ultrasonography of the neck structures. Results showed that the symptom was attributed to advanced cervical spondylosis in 2 patients, duodenal ulcer in 2, otitis with mastoiditis in one, rheumatoid arthritis in one, esophageal motility disorders in 7 and it was of psychogenic origin for the remaining 4 patients

HBV serological markers versus clinico-biochmical, and histopathological evidence of activity in the evaluation of cirrhotic patients group A Child's Classification with hematemesis and/or melena

One hundred and five [105] patients with bilhazial hepatic fibrosis and/or cirrhosis fullfiling the criteria of group A child's classification were subjected to thorough clinical examination, biochemical investigation and serological determination of Hepatitis B virus markers. Moreover an upper GIT endoscopy and liver biopsy were done for every patient in the studied group. From the present work hepatitis B serologic markers alone or in combination were present in 86/105[81.9%] of cirrhotic patients group A child's classification The prevalence of each hepatitis B virus serological markers among this group of patients was:HBs AG 18/105 [17.1%], anti-HBs 26/105 [24.8%], anti -HBC IgM 1/105[22.9%] None of the hepatitis Bvirus serological markers was detected in 19/105[18.1%]. HBV serological markers profile of past infection was detected in 21/105 [20%], HBV serological markers profile of chronic current infection in 56/105 [53.3%] and HBV serological markers profile of a recent current infection in 9/105 [8.6%] of cases. Pure bilharzial hepatic fibrosis accounted for 17/105[16.2%] of cases only, mixed cirrhosis for 26/105[24.8%], pure posthepatitic, most likely, due HBV infection in 53/105[50.5%], and undetermined etiology in 9/105[8.6%], of cases. According to the accepted criteria of active cirrhosis, 16.26[61.5%] patients with mixed cirrhosis and 10/53[18.7%] patients with pure cirrhosis showed biochemical and histopathological evidence of active cirrhosis thus we have assured a total incidence of active cirrhosis in 26/105[24.8%] of this group of patients

Decay dynamics of fenvalerate in mentha piperita L and in the resulting oil

A synthetic pyrethroid, fenvalerate [alpha-cyano-3-phenoxy-benzyl alpha-Isopropyl-4-chlorophenylacetate.] was applied to peppermint plants. The residues were determined in peppermint herb and in the resulting oil at different intervals after spraying. Gas-liquid chromatographic analysis was performed on a 5% OV-101 AW/CW with[63] Ni electron capture detection. Fenvalerate recovery was 90% when added at the 5 ppm level. Tracing the residue data are indicated hereafter