History and course of illness.?Venkanna, a Hindu male, aged 36 years, was admitted to the Government Mental Hospital, Madras, on 5th July, 1929, with mental symptoms. In June 1931 he had pain in the joints more marked in the right knee, which disappeared under treatment. From February 1932 he had dysenteric attacks which were relieved by emetine, but he continued until his death in September to...

The objective was to unravel the peripartum immune and metabolic changes associated with metritis in Holstein cows. cows (n = 128) had blood collected at −14, 0, 3, 7 d relative parturition (DRP). Flow cytometry used evaluate leukocyte counts, proportions, activation. Total cells, live cells (LiveDead-), single monocytes (CD172α+/CD14+), polymorphonuclears (PMN; CD172α+/CD14-/SSChigh), B-cells ...

Mrs. E., aged 30, came under the observation of one of us (C. C. K.) on 29th September, 1936. She complained of a boil on the left side of her neck near the hair margin, and sore throat. On examination it was found that it was a cervical gland which was inflamed and tender. There was also general adenitis of cervical, axillary and inguinal regions. No superficial ulceration of the skin or the s...

Clinical notes.?On admission his temperature was 103.4?F., pulse?114, respiration?26 per minute, bowels constipated, tongue furred but moist, throat normal, conjunctivae tinged yellow. Spleen just palpable, abdominal reflex present but sluggish. Heart and lungs normal. No rigidity of neck; Kernig's sign absent. On further examination a small boil was detected on the left elbow; it had burst by ...

was made only at autopsy. The case reported here was one of amcebic hepatitis and associated acute dry pericarditis: The pericarditis was secondary to extension of the hepatitis. The patient was cured with ?injections of emetine hydrochloride. The rarity of the incidence of amcebic pericarditis secondary to amoebic hepatitis warrants the present publication. Case history K. K., 17 years, Hindu ...

Chronic renal failure causes immunosuppression in people and is thought to be one of the causes of non-infectious secondary immunosuppression in dogs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in counts and activity of polymorphonuclears in dogs with chronic renal failure in various stages. Haematological, biochemical examinations and examination of non-specific immune response cells (t...

Objective(s): Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections such as keratitis are considered among the major health problems worldwide due to the complexity of pathogenesis and antibiotic resistance crisis, thus, finding new effective approaches for prevention and treatment of the infections seem to be still vital. In this report, we aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of topical administration of...

in this study 100 cases of advanced periodontitis were compared with a control group of 100 persons. the parameters were the depth of the periodontal pockets, radiographic images, presence of inflammatory cells and different types of anaerobic bacteria in the pockets. the depth of pocket was measured by a sterile probe and the presence of inflammatory cells was determined through sterile curett...

BACKGROUND Central line-associated bloodstream infections is an important contributor of morbidity and mortality in children recovering from congenital heart surgery. The reliability of commonly used biomarkers to differentiate these patients has not been specifically studied. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study in a university-affiliated children's hospital examining all patients w...