A 65-year-old white woman was seen because of 2 episodes of mild hemoptysis complicating a persistent cough. Her medical history was positive for 8 years of mild shortness of breath and an indirect exposure to asbestos. Her review of systems was unremarkable and physical examination showed normal vital signs and blood oxygen saturation of 97% on room air. Air entry was normal and there were no ...

Tracheal bronchus is a rarely found congenital bronchial anomaly. It usually originates from the right lateral wall of the trachea at the level < 2 cm above the tracheal bifurcation. The patients usually are asymptomatic, but some may experience recurrent pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, or bronchiectasis. It is very rare for a malignant tumor to grow from this aberrant bronchus. There are only f...

Pregnancy in non – communicating rudimentary horn is very rare. Here is a case of 24 year old woman presenting with pain abdomen. After clinical, sonological and MRI scan revealed pregnancy in non – communicating rudimentary horn. Since it is acute abdomen, the patient was operated and excision of the rudimentary horn with pregnancy insitu. Timely intervention saved the woman’s life, thus preve...

The levels of plasma zinc, copper, caeruloplasmin, and growth hormone were determined in a group of normal people and in four groups of patients who were suffering from carcinoma of the bronchus, other forms of malignancy, chest illnesses, and diseases other than chest illness or malignancy. The plasma zinc was higher, and the plasma copper lower, in people without malignancy below the age of 3...

Rudimentary horn is a developmental anomaly of the uterus. The rudimentary horn analogue may or may not communicate with the uterus. Most of the rudimentary horns are non communicating. Here pregnancy occurs from transperitoneal migration of the sperm or ovum from opposite side. This observation was made from corpus luteum seen on the contralateral side to the rudimentary horn containing a preg...

The levels ofplasma zinc, copper, caeruloplasmin, and growth hormone were determined in a group of normal people and in four groups of patients who were suffering from carcinoma of the bronchus, other forms of malignancy, chest illnesses, and diseases other than chest illness or malignancy. The plasma zinc was higher, and the plasma copper lower, in people without malignancy below the age of 30...