osteomyelitis in childhood can be a challenging diagnosis. imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis in children, and the imaging findings are crucial in the treatment decision. pediatric hematogenous osteomyelitis may have variable radiological expression, which is influenced by the age and condition of the patient, the virulence of the causative agent, the stage of the...

Background: The origin of solitary pulmonary nodules (SPN) is difficult to determine because they do not exhibit distinct imaging features; further, it is not easy to determine if the lesions are benign or malignant, which may lead to misdiagnosis and delayed treatment. Caution should be taken during intraoperative diagnosis and surgical treatment of SPN to avoid the use of invasive diagnosis m...

This paper reports a case of previously healthy patient who presented with generalised tonic-clonic seizure due to cerebral edema. Investigations revealed he had human Deficiency Virus (HIV) toxoplasmosis and was co-infected Hepatitis C. He immediately placed on treatment regime which, 4 weeks later, showed improvement in his clinical condition computed tomography (CT) brain imaging. then put a...

OBJECTIVES To determine the diagnostic yield of computed tomography (CT) of the head in children presenting for the first time with partial seizures in a region with a high prevalence of tuberculosis and neurocysticercosis. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING The secondary-level ambulatory service of Red Cross Children's Hospital, Cape Town. SUBJECTS Children aged 6 months-12 years w...

Objective(s): The present study aimed to evaluate the role of pretherapeutic 18fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographycomputed tomography (18F-FDG PET-CT) and maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) in guiding the treatment strategy and predicting the prognosis of esophageal carcinoma, using the survival data of thepatients.Methods: The present retrospective, cohort study wa...

Background: Natural products of plant origin are still a major part of traditional medicinal systems in many countries. Carthamus tinctorius L. (CT), also named safflower, is one of the popular herbs traditionally consumed raw amongst people in Iran. The main objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of aqueous extract of CT on the mouse testis. Materials and Methods: Experi...

We present our own observation of the multidrug-resistant tuberculosis course case, complicated by esophageal-pulmonary fistula, in a palliative patient who was treated Pulmonary Tuberculosis Department No. 2 Zaporizhzhia Regional Phthisio-pulmonology Clinical Treatment and Diagnostic Center. An esophago-pulmonary fistula with detected area right upper lobectomy, wich perfomed 8.5 years ago. Th...

Background Lumbar hernia is a rare type of hernia. Awareness of the anatomical basis of this hernia is important for proper diagnosis and treatment. Introduction Lumbar hernia is a protrusion of either extraperitoneal fat or intraperitoneal contents through either of the lumbar triangles. Primary lumbar hernias are extremely rare thereby rendering such a case reportable, to create an awarenes...