In order to determine the fungi causing kernel rot on chestnut, 150 chestnut kernels were collected from forests of Düzce province. Ninety-eight showed necrosis at various sizes, while rest 52 healthy in appearance. Twelve recovered necrotic kernels, four kernels. The most frequently isolated fungus was Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi, obtained 24 It also 5 and produced when inoculated intact Besides...

In spite of extensive research devoted to all aspects of the problem of trichomoniasis (reviewed by the Societe fran9aise de gynecologie, '1957), we still know little about the factors which determine the severity of the infection. The clinical reaction to infection with Trichomonas vaginalis varies from the symptomless carrier state to acute vaginitis, and this variation might, in theory, be d...

Pheochromocytoma arising from outside the adrenal glands is also called paraganglioma. When it occurs below the diaphragm, in the organ of Zuckerkandl or retroperitoneum, it is also called extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma. Paragangliomas are rare tumors which arise from neuroendocrine cells and extra-adrenal paragangliomas (EAPs) account for only 10-15% if all paragangliomas and may present incid...

A brief historical resume is presented on the use of dithiocarbamates for the treatment of persons exposed to nickel carbonyl. The specificity of the treatment is demonstrated in an industrial accident in which four men were simultaneously exposed to nickel carbonyl vapors. Three of the men received dithiocarb within 24 hours after exposure and the fourth was hospitalized by his family physicia...

normal, disclosed four faint corneal rings, shown in Fig. 2 (a). Fig. 2 (b) shows one of these rings in the optical section of the slit-lamp beam, apparently situated in the substantia propria. The patient gave a history of having been involved in an accident some 30 years previously, in which a carbide installation exploded and spattered both his corneae with gritty particles. After a few week...

A 60-year-old patient with testicular seminoma was referred for F-18 FDG PET/CT Study to evaluate recurrence. In addition to hypermetabolic cervical, mediastinal and hilar lymph node tumoral metastases, segmental intense FDG uptake along the lumbar spinal cord suggestive of tumoral metastasis was noted which quite an unusual presentation is. At the time of PET study the patient was symptomless,...

The fungus Gnomonia comari, causal agent of strawberry leaf blotch, was inoculated at the crown of young axenized strawberry plants growing in sterilized sand. Only the roots were colonized, and the infection was symptomless. When the fungus colonized the roots in the presence of the root lesion nematode Pratylenchus penetrans, the plants were extremely stunted and their root system was necroti...

An outbreak of gastroenteritis due to Salmonella virchow occurred in a maternity hospital in the Midlands in October-November 1968. Twenty-six babies and six mothers were infected. Fifteen of the babies had diarrhoea and 10 of these were in the special care baby unit The only fatal case was that of an infant with gross congenital malformations.The outbreak followed the admission of a patient to...

Helicobacter pylori (HP) associated gastritis and peptic ulcer have been initially reported in adult patients. Recently, this association has also been demonstrated in children. We investigated 18 children (8-14 years old) with recurrent abdominal pain. In 7 patients gastroduodenoscopy revealed gastritis and HP was identified. Giemsa stain was more sensitive than urease testing in identifying t...

Acquired diaphragmatic hernias are usually posttraumatic in occurrence. In patients who have blunt trauma and associated diaphragmatic hernia, the diagnosis may be missed or delayed, often leading to poor treatment outcomes. We present a rare occurrence of tension viscerothorax due to missed traumatic diaphragmatic rupture in a 25-year-old woman whose condition was complicated by gangrene and p...