This retrospective study included 10 eyes of 9 patients diagnosed with microsporidial keratitis. All of them were known to contract this disease after taking baths in hot springs. The disease was diagnosed based on detecting microsporidia in corneal scrapings using Gram stain and the modified Kinyoun's acid-fast stain. The specimens from the last six patients were subjected to PCR and then sequ...

A 61-year-old woman with a remote history of renal transplant was admitted for evaluation of weakness and intermittent cough for the past 3 months and pulsating headache for 1 month. She had diarrhea for several years. She denied experiencing fever, night sweats, or weight loss. She was on tacrolimus/mycophenolate/ prednisone and ciprofloxacin. She had diffuse lymphadenopathy/splenomegaly and a...

conclusions post immunization lv is a rare complication of the bcg vaccine and should be considered by any physician. lupus vulgaris is a paucibacillary form of tb. therefore, acid fast bacilli are not detected in most cases. the pcr is a useful method for confirmation of the diagnosis of lv. introduction lupus vulgaris (lv) is one type of cutaneous tuberculosis (tb) but a rare complication of ...

The aim of this research is to assessment the effect oxidase silver nanoparticles outside body organism by exposure samples diagnosed using modified acid fast stain and microscopic isolated examination floatation into three concentrations per nano-material is(01, 0.03 0.05). And then examined at half an hour after trypan blue later calculate living dead oocytes (hemocytometer) percentage oocyst...

Pseudotumour is a benign inflammatory lesion. Mycobacterial spindle cell pseudotumour (MSP) is a rare pseudotumour. It is a benign proliferation of spindle-shaped histiocytes containing acid-fast mycobacterium, commonly reported in immunocompromised patients. MSP is usually associated with mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). Here, we present the case of a 38-year-old gentleman with acquired immu...

pseudotumour is a benign inflammatory lesion. mycobacterial spindle cell pseudotumour (msp) is a rare pseudotumour. it is a benign proliferation of spindle-shaped histiocytes containing acid-fast mycobacterium, commonly reported in immunocompromised patients. msp is usually associated with mycobacterium avium complex (mac). here, we present the case of a 38-year-old gentleman with acquired immu...

Article history: Received 30 April 2014 Available online 18 September 2014 Communicated by Charles Leedham-Green

A new VOF Type III-G.S stain was applied to histological sections of different organs and tissues of healthy and pathological larvae, juvenile and adult fish species (Solea senegalensis; Sparus aurata; Diplodus sargo; Pagrus auriga; Argyrosomus regius and Halobatrachus didactylus). In comparison to the original Gutiérrez VOF stain, more acid dyes of contrasting colours and polychromatic/metachr...