Six hearts from patients suffering from rhythm disorders consistent with the diagnosis of sinoatrial disease were histologically examined. Four of the patients had shown a tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome, and the remaining two patients episodes of sinus arrest or sinoatrial block with a slow junctional escape rhythm. The rhythm disorders had occurred in the setting of chronic sinoatrial diseas...

Studies on radiation pneumonitis have been made from the beginning of the 20th century in Europe and America. Prior to the Second World War, many articles have appeared including the works of Engelstad5> and Warren et al.25) who described the general aspects of this problem. In Japan, the incidence of this disease has been rare. A case report by Hamaguchi and Akazaki9) was only available before...

Correspondence: Dr. Shovana Karki, MD Department of Pathology, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan university teaching hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal Email: [email protected] Background: Testicular cancers are rare in most countries. However, in many western countries its incidence has been increasing since the middle of the twentieth century. A definite geographic and racial distribution is s...

CONTEXT The correct diagnosis and effective treatment of Helicobacter pylori gastric infection are essential in controlling this infection. OBJECTIVE To compare the diagnostic value of three tests based in endoscopic gastric biopsies histopathological evaluation with hematoxylin-eosin (H-E) staining, urease rapid test and microbiological culture for detecting Helicobacter pylori active infect...

INTRODUCTION Diseases of upper gastrointestinal tract are responsible for a great deal of morbidity and mortality. The histopathological study of endoscopic biopsies permits exact diagnosis for further management.The aim of this study is to find out the histopathological pattern of endoscopic biopsy. METHODS A descriptive study was conducted in consecutive endoscopic gastric biopsies in a Hosp...

The role of histopathology in the diagnosis of donovanosis was assessed in 42 patients. There was heavy infiltration of the dermis with plasma and mononuclear cells but with few lymphocytes and neutrophils. The epidermis contained focal collections of polymorphoneuclear leucocytes. Endothelial proliferation and dilation of dermal blood vessels was striking. Intracellular and extracellular Donov...

Improvements in immunosuppression have reduced acute kidney allograft rejection and clinicians are now seeking ways to prolong allograft survival to 20 years and beyond. The primary cause of kidney allograft loss is still chronic rejection, followed by death with a functioning allograft and primary kidney disease recurrence. Thus, overcoming kidney allograft rejection remains the most important...

The aim of this study was to assess the degree of correlation between the intensity of clinical symptoms and the macroscopic and histopathological evaluation of the small intestinal mucous membrane in dogs. The results point to a statistically significant correlation between the values of the CIBDAI index and the histopathological assessment of the duodenum mucous membrane in patients with mino...