(This section is meant for residents to check their understanding regarding a particular topic) QUESTIONS 1. What are the characteristic presenting features in neonates with Hirschsprung's disease (HD)? 2. What are the types of Hirschsprung's disease? 3. What is the initial treatment? 4. How is Hirschsprung's disease diagnosed? 5. What are the surgical options? 6. What are the long-term sequela...

Thousand cankers disease (TCD) is a newly recognized disease of various species of walnut (Juglans). Black walnut (Juglans nigra) is particularly susceptible to TCD and during the past decade it has devastated plantings of black walnut in most western states. In July 2010 thousand cankers disease was found over an extensive area around Knoxville, Tennessee, the first finding of TCD within the n...

We report two infants with congenital central hypoventilation syndrome and Hirschsprung's disease who have the same father but different mothers. The genetic implications of these cases are discussed.

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Twenty-six patients are described who suffered from acute bilateral multifocal pigment epithelial disease. In 7 the pattern of disease was indistinguishable from acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy, while in 8 it was indistinguishable from Harada's disease. In a further 9 cases the pigment epithelial disease was associated with serious detachment of the retina simulating H...

The case of a six-month-old boy with mandibular Caffey's disease is described. Emphasis is placed on the role of bone scintigraphy, as a diagnostic method which would be, because of the clinical picture and the beginning of the disease (suspected osteomyelitis), one of the first methods performed. Highly characteristic scintigraphic image, when the mandible is involved, can play the most import...

The long time needed for global eradication of dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) was not anticipated at the outset. The successful eradication of smallpox in 10 years compares with the target date set in 1985 for dracunculiasis eradication - 1995. Seventeen years after that date, transmission continues. Why? Various factors are responsible, mainly lack of resources, or resources ineffectivel...

An elderly lady suffering from Paget's disease presented with severe back pain after sustaining a fall. The rise in inflammatory markers and poor response to analgesics led to the diagnosis of septic discitis [corrected] that was confirmed by MRI. A high index of suspicion for septic discitis [corrected] is necessary in elderly patients presenting with back pain and an associated rise in inflam...

The most frequent infectious diseases in humans--and those with the highest potential for rapid pandemic spread--are usually transmitted via droplets during close proximity interactions (CPIs). Despite the importance of this transmission route, very little is known about the dynamic patterns of CPIs. Using wireless sensor network technology, we obtained high-resolution data of CPIs during a typ...