Pathology of Tropical and Extraordinary Diseases

Pathology of Tropical Diseases: An Atlas

postnatal studies of bats (pipistrellus kuhlii and miniopterus schreibersii) & histomorphology and histochemistry studies of organs and diseases of (neurergus microspilotus and n. kaiseri)

1. to determine whether difference in birth body mass influenced growth performance in pipistrellus kuhlii we studied a total of 12 captive-born neonates. bats were assigned to two body mass groups: light birth body mass (lbw: 0.89 ± 0.05, n=8) and heavy birth body mass (hbw: 1.35 ± 0.08, n=4). heavier body mass at birth was associated with rapid postnatal growth (body mass and forearm length) ...

Pathology of tropical appendicitis.

Over the past 25 years, 2921 appendicectomies were performed at this hospital. All were subjected to routine histopathological examination. In 95% of cases, histopathological examination did not add any further information but in 153 (5%) cases, clinically important pathological findings were detected for the first time. Seventy (2.3%) specimens showed typical evidence of tuberculosis. Parasiti...

of Tropical Diseases Tropical Sprue

One of the more mysterious and still rather poorly understood diseases seen in the tropical regions of the world is Tropical Sprue (TS). TS is a clinical syndrome with an unknown etiology typically characterized by an acquired chronic diarrheal illness, small bowel mucosal abnormalities and malabsorption resulting in nutritional deficiencies and weight loss [1]. These are vague symptoms which c...

Tropical Surgery and Surgical Pathology

TROPICAL SURGERY and SURGICAL PATHOLOGY.? -By K. K. Chatterji, f.k.o.o. John Bale, Sons and Danielsson, i-iu., PP. xxx plus 244, with 91 plates, 20 in colour, and 5 charts. Price, 16s. net. I here has undoubtedly been a long-felt demand for ? book on tropical surgery and Major K. K. Chatterji ,s to be congratulated on his effort to fill this gap in surgical literature. To write any textbook in ...