Human Nasal Rhinosporidiosis - A Case Report

Rhinosporidiosis is primarily an infection of the nose caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi. Other sites that can be involved are conjunctiva, urethra, palate, tongue, epiglottis, larynx, trachea, bronchi, skin, vulva, and vagina. It is endemic in certain parts of India and Sri Lanka. The pathogen is difficult to grow in culture and Hematoxylin and Eosin staining helps in confirmation of the etiological agent. Surgery remains the mainstay of treatment. Here is a report aimed at documenting a 26-year-old female patient with nasal rhinosporidiosis.

Dot-Elisa for evaluation of hydatid cyst wall, protoscoleces and hydatid cyst fluid antigens in the serodiagnosis of cystic echinococcosis / Dot-Elisa para avaliação da parede do cisto hidático, protoscoleces e antígenos do fluido do cisto hidático no sorodiagnóstico da equinococose cística

The aim of the present study is to evaluate cyst wall and protoscolex as an alternate source of antigen in serodiagnosis of cystic echinococcosis (CE). A total of 90 blood samples, 30 each of confirmed CE cases, disease controls and healthy controls were collected. Dot-ELISA using cyst wall, protoscolex and cyst fluid were used to demonstrate anti-hydatid antibodies. The sensitivity of Dot-ELISA using cyst wall, protoscolex and cyst fluid was 96.66 percent, 86.66 percent and 93.33 percent respectively and the specificity of the assay was 70 percent for Dot-ELISA using cyst fluid, protoscolex and cyst wall antigens. Results of the present study show that cyst wall and protoscolex can also be an useful source of antigen in detection of hydatid antibodies in the serodiagnosis of CE.

O propósito do presente trabalho é avaliar a parede cística e protoscolex como fontes alternativas de antígeno no sorodiagnóstico de equinococose cística (CE). De um total de 90 amostras de sangue, foram coletadas 30 de casos CE confirmados, 30 de controles de doença e 30 controles saudáveis. Dot-Elisa usando parede cística, protoscolex e fluido cístico foi utilizada para demonstrar anticorpos anti-hidáticos. A sensitividade de Dot-Elisa usando parede cística, protoscolex e fluido cístico foi de: 96,66 por cento, 86,66 por cento e 93,33 por cento respectivamente e a especificidade do ensaio de 70 por cento para Dot-Elisa usando fluido cístico, protoscolex e antígeno da parede cística. Resultados do presente estudo mostram que parede cística e protoscolex podem ser fontes úteis de antígeno na detecção de anticorpos hidáticos no sorodiagnóstico do CE.

Gender equity & human development.

The welfare of both women and men constitutes the human welfare. At the turn of the century amidst the glory of unprecedented growth in national income, India is experiencing the spread of rural distress. It is mainly due to the collapse of agricultural economy. Structural adjustments and competition from large-scale enterprises result in loss of rural livelihoods. Poor delivery of public services and safety nets, deepen the distress. The adverse impact is more on women than on men. This review examines the adverse impact of the events in terms of endowments, livelihood opportunities and nutritional outcomes on women in detail with the help of chosen indicators at two time-periods roughly representing mid nineties and early 2000. The gender equality index computed and the major indicators of welfare show that the gender gap is increasing in many aspects. All the aspects of livelihoods, such as literacy, unemployment and wages now have larger gender gaps than before. Survival indicators such as juvenile sex ratio, infant mortality, child labour have deteriorated for women, compared to men, though there has been a narrowing of gender gaps in life expectancy and literacy. The overall gender gap has widened due to larger gaps in some indicators, which are not compensated by the smaller narrowing in other indicators both in the rural and urban context.

Pleomorphic adenoma of the nasal septum--a case report.

Pleomorphic adenoma which is also called mixed tumour occur in major salivary glands like parotid and submandibular glands, and is rare in other sites such as the nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea and lacrimal glands. Here, we discuss a case of pleomorphic adenoma of the nasal cavity.

Isolation of nalidixic acid resistant Campylobacters from cases of paediatric diarrhoea in Chennai.

A short term investigation on the Campylobacter enteritis among children under 10 years of age was carried out in Chennai. The study revealed an isolation rate of 11 per cent in 100 patients suffering from acute diarrhoea comprising C. jejuni (8%) and C. coli. (3%). Among the two culture methods used, the candle jar method was found to be superior to plastic bag incubation system in recovering campylobacters on charcoal cefeperazone deoxycholate agar. While all the isolates were sensitive to ciprofloxacin, all of them exhibited resistance to nalidixic acid.