Acupuncture is claimed to be an effective therapy for a broad range of medical problems with minimal side-effects. However, regardless of its efficacy, it can be associated with complications including bacterial infection. 2 We describe a case of unilateral foot oedema with negative culture as a complication of catgut embedding (a therapy related to acupuncture) which has not, as far as we know...

Hyper immunoglobulin-E (IgE) syndrome is an autosomal immune deficiency disease. It is characterized by an increase in IgE and eosinophil count with both T-cell and B-cell malfunction. Here, we report an 8-year-old boy whose disease started with an unusual skin manifestation. When 6 months old he developed generalized red, nontender nodules and pathologic report of the skin lesion was unremarka...

An 18 year old male presented to our dermatology outpatient department complaining of multiple light coloured lesions all over his body for 1 year and a large pear shaped swelling on the right side of his chest for 4 months duration. Initially the patient noticed an asymptomatic, coin sized, light coloured flat lesion on his trunk a year ago and subsequently multiple such lesions appeared on hi...

Introduction Sternal involvement is seen in less than 1% of skeletal tuberculosis. Sternal TB was first reported in 1918 [1] and until 2007, fewer than 35 cases are documented in English literature [2]. Even in tubercular endemic belts, there are only limited and isolated case reports [3]. We report two cases of tubercular abscess of sternum in otherwise healthy individuals. Both cases were dia...

Local and minor adverse reactions to diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DPT) vaccination are usually mild and appear within 48 hours of vaccination. We herein report a rare association with intramuscular DPT injection and discuss pertinent issues. Primary tuberculous abscess was the final diagnosis.

PURPOSE To review the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis of the sternoclavicular joint in 13 patients. METHODS Records of 9 men and 4 women aged 26 to 47 (mean, 36.5) years who presented with tuberculosis of the right (n=8) or left (n=5) sternoclavicular joint were reviewed. RESULTS All 13 patients had a raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate at presentation. Nine patients presented wit...