Pulmonary aspergillosis: clinical presentation, diagnostic tests, management and complications

Myasthenia Gravis: A Comparison of Clinical Presentation and Diagnostic Tests

Objective: To study the clinical presentation and diagnostic tests utilized for the confirmation of Myasthenia Gravis (MG) in different gender groups. Study design: Cross Sectional Study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi and Pakistan Myasthenic Welfare Organization, Islamabad, from Feb 2008 to Jan 2010 Patients and Methods: A total o...

Rare Presentation of Primary Pulmonary Aspergillosis

A middle aged female presented with symptoms of chronic cough, breathlessness, fatigue and weight loss of 4 months duration. Chest Xray (CXR) was suggestive of bilateral upper lobe mass lesion with a differential diagnosis in favour of malignancy. Contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) chest showed collapse of right upper lobe and left upper lobe. Bronchoscopy showed thick gelatinous glob...

Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Ostrich

Empyema thoracis in children: clinical presentation, management and complications.

OBJECTIVE To determine the etiology, clinical manifestation, management (medical and surgical) and complications of children with empyema thoracis in a tertiary care hospital from Karachi, Pakistan. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive, analytical study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from January 1996 to December 2010. METHODOLOGY Medica...

Necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis: regarding two clinical cases.

The authors present two case reports of necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis. This disease is part of a spectrum of clinical conditions caused by the inhalation of Aspergillus spores. The necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis (NPA) corresponds to an indolent, destructive process of the lung due to invasion by Aspergillus species, usually A. fumigatus. The diagnosis is confirmed by a histological d...