ANTHRACOSIS: CAUSE OF BLACK PATCH IN TRACHEA AND BRONCHIAL TREE
Anthracosis is black pigmentation of tracheo-bronchial tree evident on bronchoscopy. We studied 30 cases with and 53 controls without anthracosis. We found that anthracosis patients are more likely to be middle aged to elderly females with history of active or old pulmonary tuberculosis and evidence of fibrosis on CT chest.

Virendra Singh
Jaipur, India

     

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  OCULAR DEMODICIDOSIS AS A RISK FACTOR OF ADULT RECURRENT CHALAZION
This study found that 73% of adult eyes with recurrent chalazion had ocular Demodicidosis. Weekly lid scrub with 50% tea tree oil for 3 consecutive weeks, together with daily lid scrub with tea tree shampoo, was successful in treating Demodicidosis and preventing recurrence in 97% of cases.

Alex Lk Ng
Hong Kong, Hk

  

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GINGIVAL CREVICULAR FLUID: A DIAGNOSTIC MARKER IN HIV POSITIVE PATIENTS
ELISA is the most commonly used test for screening HIV patients. Generally it is found that people are scared of pricking injections, reluctant to give blood sample (quantity), think about cost effectiveness and also causes disturbances their social life. In the present era investigators are searching for alternative to serological testing. Recently it is proved that oral fluids testing can be used as an alternative to blood testing. New investigational devices are introduced like Orasure and others which collects the oral saliva, oral mucosal transudate. In the present study we used calibrated 5 µl disposable microcapillaries so that the uncontaminated gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) is obtained. According to Goodson the IgG content of GCF in periodontal pocket is approximately 100 times more than found in saliva and is now widely appreciated that GCF is formed as blood ultrafiltrate. In this study we studied many parameters and reached to the conclusion that GCF can also be of choice instead of serum because of non-invasivensess, painless, low cost effective, less sample, easy collection, safer disposal and better for clinicians because of patients better compliance. The above findings suggestive of GCF being better alternative and better diagnostic medium than serum and saliva so it can be used for detection of HIV.

Prachi Atram
Amravati, In

     

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PREVALENCE OF TUBERCULOSIS IN MEDICOLEGAL AUTOPSIES
Findings of undiagnosed cases of active tuberculosis in medico legal autopsy cases highlight the potential risk of infection to health care providers and mortuary staff.

Thounaojam Meera Devi
Imphal, In

     

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  MICOBACTERIOSIS PERITONEAL EN UN PACIENTE CON SÍNDROME DE INMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA
La importancia diagnóstica de este tipo de infección se destaca en este primer caso de micobacteriosis peritoneal e intestinal por Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare en un paciente cubano con el síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (sida).

Lilian María Mederos Cuervo
La Habana, Cuba

     

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