The operative treatment of chalazion by incision and evacuation of the contents with a curette is correctly described. The treatment of lacrimal abscess by incision, scraping and probing is recommended as preferable to an expectant treatment. Some of the prescriptions which Al-Ghafiqi gives contain curious ingredients. For loss of pigment of the eyelashes or canities the receipt is as follows:-...

Introduction.?There are many points in the aetiology and treatment of lung abscess that are still not fully understood. Hence, the writer decided to.study the records of the cases of lung abscess admitted and treated at the Kin? Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Parel. The material consists of fifty consecutive clinic*1' cases of lung abscess. Hippocrates thought that lung abscess was caused by inh...

BACKGROUND Overweight and obesity in pregnancy increase the risk of several adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, both mothers' and fathers' health play an important role for long-term health outcomes in offspring. While aspects of health and lifestyle of pregnant women have been reported, the health of expectant fathers and correlations of health variables within couples have received less atte...

The operative treatment of chalazion by incision and evacuation of the contents with a curette is correctly described. The treatment of lacrimal abscess by incision, scraping and probing is recommended as preferable to an expectant treatment. Some of the prescriptions which Al-Ghafiqi gives contain curious ingredients. For loss of pigment of the eyelashes or canities the receipt is as follows:-...

The face of prostate cancer has been dramatically changed since the late 1980s when PSA was introduced as a clinical screening tool. More men are diagnosed with small foci of cancers instead of the advanced disease evident prior to PSA screening. Treatment options for these smaller tumors consist of expectant management, radiation therapy (brachytherapy and external beam radiotherapy) and surge...

INJURY to the cornea with an iron-containing foreign body usually leaves a rust ring. Most surgeons advise complete removal of any rust, but this often causes considerable trauma to the already injured cornea. Desferrioxamine ("Desferal", Ciba Laboratories) is an iron-free compound isolated from a strain of Streptomycespilosus, which binds ferric ions to form an octahedral complex ferrioxamine....

BACKGROUND Tetanus is primarily a disease of the elderly. Both the incidence and the case-fatality rates are higher in the elderly population. Physicians need to be aware of special needs concerning the treatment of tetanus in this population. METHODS A comprehensive review of the literature concerning the treatment of tetanus was undertaken. Using the key words "tetanus," "geriatric," "elder...

Treatment strategies for the infertile couple with endometriosis must be based on the specific situation. Traditional medical therapy for endometriosis, such as progestins, danazol, and GnRH agonists, have been shown to have little impact on enhancing spontaneous pregnancy rates despite well described beneficial effects on reducing pain. For the young women with only minimal or mild endometrios...

OBJECTIVE The present study was undertaken to determine perinatal and maternal outcomes in severe preeclamptic women between 24-33-week gestation and compare the outcomes between expectant and aggressive management. MATERIAL AND METHOD A retrospective descriptive study of 99 women with severe preeclampsia between 24-33(+6)-week gestation who delivered at the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospit...