Figure 1. May-Grünwald-Giemsa staining (original magnification, ϫ1000) of the patient's bone marrow aspirate (left panel), showing unstained oblong shapes (white arrows) in the cytoplasma of several macrophages, and Ziehl-Neelsen staining of the same area (right panel), revealing the unstained objects to be acid-fast bacilli (black arrows). Diagnosis: hemophagocytic syndrome due to disseminated...

Objective: In the study, 419 Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains (MTC), which were isolated from samples sent to Regional Tuberculosis Laboratory in our city between 2015 and 2019 with suspected Erzurum surrounding cities investigated. Methods: Our research is a retrospective cross-sectional study clinical Public Health suspicion of within five-year period January December first evaluate...

Tuberculosis is a systemic disease which involves skeletal and articular system very rarely. Osteoarticular tuberculosis commonly occurs in the vertebral column and more rarely in the sacroiliac joints. In this study, we report a 44-years-old male patient with low-grade fever, malabsorption syndrome, abdominal and pelvic ascites and low-back pain, that underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT for identifying t...

Avian tuberculosis was described at 50 week-old Lohmann chickens in a commercial chicken farm. The study materials were 20 pieces of from 2 coops and 16 pullets 4 After necropsy, samples processed routinely for histopathological microbiological examinations. 
 Macroscopically, hard consistency, numerous different sizes, whitish-yellow caseificated-calcifiated nodules seen on the liver, spl...

Introduction: Currently, the integrated data regarding prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitic infections in Central Java is still lacking particularly, Simo district which considered to have second lowest percentage clean and healthy living habits (60.25%) Boyolali Regency. Therefore, an estimation intestinal protozoan helminth are crucial order formulate a proper community intervention espec...

Introduction. Among infectious diseases, tuberculosis ranks first in terms of morbidity and mortality. It mainly affects the lungs, but it can affect any organ body. Case Report. A 29-year old female patient, bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccinated, human immunodeficiency virus-negative, non-smoker, active athlete, presented with magnetic resonance imaging spine indicating vertebral body collapse T...

To cite: Hadano Y. BMJ Case Reports Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2012-008477 DESCRIPTION A 65-year-old Japanese man with advanced lung cancer was admitted with a 2-week history of cough and general fatigue. On physical examination, the patient appeared to be chronically ill; his blood pressure was 115/52 mmHg, pulse rate was 97 beats/min and regular, temper...

Objective: Intestinal parasitic infection is a burgeoning health issue, especially in developing countries owing to low socioeconomic conditions, poor sanitation, personal hygiene, and lack of access potable drinking water. This study aims determine the prevalence different intestinal parasites among patients.
 Methods: cross-sectional was conducted 470 patients attending our hospital from...