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Parotid Gland Lipoma: A Rare Entity, S Muzaffar, N Kayani, S H. Hasan
Parotid Gland Lipoma: A Rare Entity, S Muzaffar, N Kayani, S H. Hasan
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
No abstract provided.
Resistance Of Blastocystis Hominis Cysts To Chlorine, M Zaki, V Zaman, N A. Sheikh
Resistance Of Blastocystis Hominis Cysts To Chlorine, M Zaki, V Zaman, N A. Sheikh
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
No abstract provided.
Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis: Infection With Pigmented Fungi, I N. Soomro, A Kennedy
Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis: Infection With Pigmented Fungi, I N. Soomro, A Kennedy
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
No abstract provided.
Churg-Strauss Syndrome With Intestinal Perforation, Javaid A. Khan, Imran Hassan, Shahid Pervez, Wasim Jafri, Shaista Khan
Churg-Strauss Syndrome With Intestinal Perforation, Javaid A. Khan, Imran Hassan, Shahid Pervez, Wasim Jafri, Shaista Khan
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
No abstract provided.
Localized Tuberculosis And Myelofibrosis With Myeloid Metaplasia : An Extremely Unusual Presentation, Suhail Muzaffar
Localized Tuberculosis And Myelofibrosis With Myeloid Metaplasia : An Extremely Unusual Presentation, Suhail Muzaffar
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia (MMM) is usually considered primary agnogenic, however, it may be secondary to various diseases, The association of tuberculosis with MMIM is exceedingly rare, however, the pathogenetic relationship between the two is difficult to define. We present a case report showing simultaneous presentation of localized active tuberculosis and MMM The literature on the subject is also reviewed with special emphasis on pathogenic relationÂship between the two.
Treatment Practices For Degedege, A Locally Recognized Febrile Illness, And Implications For Strategies To Decrease Mortality From Severe Malaria In Bagamoyo District, Tanzania, A.M. Makemba, P.J. Winch, V.M. Makame, G.L. Mehl, Zul Premji, J.N. Minjas, C.J. Shiff
Treatment Practices For Degedege, A Locally Recognized Febrile Illness, And Implications For Strategies To Decrease Mortality From Severe Malaria In Bagamoyo District, Tanzania, A.M. Makemba, P.J. Winch, V.M. Makame, G.L. Mehl, Zul Premji, J.N. Minjas, C.J. Shiff
Pathology, East Africa
Malaria remains one of the chief causes of mortality among young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Verbal autopsies for cases of childhood mortality in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania demonstrated that degedege, a locally defined illness of children characterized by fever and convulsions, is frequently treated by traditional healers. To investigate this further, an ethnographic study was carried out in one village that included in-depth interviews with 14 traditional healers and 3 focus groups with parents. Parents and traditional healers were unanimous in their conviction that degedege requires traditional treatments, at least initially, and that these treatments are effective. While traditional healers do …