FORTY CASES OF HYDATID DISEASE

CLINICAL ASPECTS OF SPINAL CORD MENINGIOMAS: ANALYSIS OF FORTY CASES

A retrospective analysis was performed on forty cases of spinal cord meningiomas, operated on at Dr. Shariati Hospital from 1976 to 1990. Age and sex distribution, clinical presentation and tumor location were comparable to those reported by others. In males the tumors were distributed evenly in cervical and dorsal areas and were often anterior to the cord. This finding makes a different s...

hydatid disease of the kidney: report of 12 cases

the radiology diagnosis of primary hydatid disease of the kidney is possible when a renal mass is noted on the radiograph. part icula rly in the countries where this disease is prevalent. cha racteristic radiological signs, hydatiduria, eosinophili and specific examination such as casoni and weinberg tests are a ll helpful to assist the diagnosis. twelve cases of primary hydatid disease of the ...

Monarthritis. a Study of Forty-five Cases.

It is recognised that, although in some patients monarthritis is rheumatoid in nature and progresses to a typical polyarthritis, the prognosis in many is not at all clear. In this study we have examined the clinical, serological and radiological features of patients with monarthritis. have assessed the value of open biopsy, and have attempted to make a firm diagnosis when possible. MATERIAL AND...

HYDATID DISEASE OF THE SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND

Echinococcosis is a tissue infection of the human caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus or E. multilocularis. Hydatid cyst of the head and neck region is uncommon and involvement of the salivary glands, especially the submandibular gland, is very rare. In this article, a case of submandibular gland hydatid cyst is reported in a patient who presented with swelling of this are...

Hydatid Disease