This is the fifth volume of the post-graduate lectures which have been delivered in Edinburgh by a team of specialists under the ajgis of the Honyman Gillespie Trust. It contains 37 lectures. The subjects chosen are full of interest and varied, such as amoebiasis, surgery of hands and fingers, chronic diarrhoea in adults, arterial embolism, psychogenic pain, judgment in cardiology, diet and den...

In recent years, substantial progress has been made in understanding the molecular and cell biology of the human parasite , an Entamoeba histolytica important pathogen with significant global impact. This review outlines some recent advances in the field in the last five years, focusing on areas Entamoeba that have not recently been discussed in detail: (i) molecular mechanisms regulating paras...

Objective: Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia are common serious public health problems in children developing countries. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence these parasites among Duhok Province, Kurdistan region, Iraq.  Six hundred stool samples were collected from both sexes different age groups ages 2-12 years living city some nearby villages, who visited an...

  Amoebiasis of the uterine cervix is an extremely rare entity and presentation as carcinoma cervix has only been reported once in the extensively searched English literature. It can clinically simulate cervical malignancy by virtue of surface papillomatous and overall ulcerated and necrotic appearance. We present a case of amoebic cervicitis in a 55-year old female which was suspected to be a...