The taxonomy of poorly known Mesagraecia Ingrisch, 1998 is reviewed. A new species of Mesagraecia spine-headed katydid (Conocephalinae: Agraeciini) is described from Bukit Larut, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia: Mesagraecia larutensis sp. n. A key to species is also presented.

Tuberculosis (TB) screening in pregnancy using tuberculin skin test (TST) is recommended in case of symptoms of TB disease, close contact with a patient with infectious TB, or high risk of developing active disease. The new interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) tests are recommended in BCG-vaccinated pregnant women with positive TST and no known risk factors for TB, and in those immunocompromis...

BRONCHIECTASIS is one of the commiionest conditions encountered at a chest clinic. Five years ago Whitewell (1952) believed that bronchiectasis was almost as common as tuberculosis. Heller (1946), in Hounslow Chest Clinic, found it ranking onlv after pulmonary tuberculosis and chronic bronchitis as a cause of haemoptysis. Alinarik (1956) discovered 51 cases of bronchiectasis adnmitted as tuberc...

Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is a major health problem that causes significant morbidity and mortality in the world [1]. The first evidence of TB in men and animals is provided by bone findingsmainly fragments of the vertebra showing the gibbus deformity of Pott disease [2]. The oldest examples of spinal TB was about date of 8000 BC. Because of the symptom variet...

The clinical features, investigations, treatment and outcome were studied in 104 patients with definite or probable tuberculous meningitis. The diagnosis of definite tuberculous meningitis required the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from cultures, or a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for M. tuberculosis. In probable tuberculous meningitis, cultures and the PCR assay were ne...

one of the most preventable causes of mental and growth retardation is congenital hypothyroidism (ch). this study tries to investigate growth and mental outcome of patients with ch. since november 2006 and november 2007 in guilan province, north of iran, all neonates who were diagnosed with ch, evaluated for etiology of ch by laboratory follow up, thyroid sonography or scan. growth and developm...