OBJECTIVE Trauma during dental surgery is a predisposing factor for bisphosphonates (BP)-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (BRONJ). However, about 40% of cases of BRONJ are not related to dental invasive procedures, being probably associated to endodontic or periodontal infections. Extraction of non-treatable teeth is considered a reliable choice, to improve symptoms and to reduce the risk of B...

Civil Surgeon, That on. On page 485 of the Indian Medical Gazette for August, 1928, an extract on the danger of intravenous calcium therapy from the British Medical Journal (April, 21, 1928, p. 662) is reproduced, giving an account of two experiments, one in which 50 c.cm. of 1 per cent, solution of calcium chloride and one in which 4 c.cm. of a 10 per cent, calcium chloride solution was inject...

antepartum mastitis is a rare condition, whereas postpartum or lactation mastitis is a common problem. this report introduces a case of complicated bilateral antepartum mastitis, which was treated successfully by drain insertion and antibiotic therapy. the patient was a 23-year-old woman in the 23 rd week of her first pregnancy. her chief complaint was progressive swelling, redness and radicula...

Background: Laser treatment is a rapid, non-invasive procedure for long-term hair removal. Lasers operate based on the principle of selective photothermolysis and target melanin in the hair follicle. We intend to determine the level of hirsute patient satisfaction with the alexandrite laser hair removal procedure.Methods: In this cross-sectional study 82 hirsute patient...

Four cases of acute manic episode (bipolar-l disorder), not responding to oral valproate or other mood stabilizer and neuroleptics were given injection valproate intravenously. Three out of 4 patients showed good response and tolerance to intravenous valporate.

Adjuvant high dose IVIgs are being used increasingly in a range of immune-mediated and auto-immune diseases. Although numerous immunomodulatory mechanisms have been suggested, the exact mechanisms of action are poorly understood. The efficacy of IVIg in certain diseases has been proven in clinical trials, in so far as IVIg is approved as the therapy of choice for Kawasaki syndrome and idiopathi...