OBJECTIVE To present the high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis. METHODS The HRCT scans of 10 adult patients (seven females and three males; mean age, 38.7 years) were retrospectively analyzed. The films were studied independently by two radiologists. RESULTS The most common tomographic findings were ground-glass attenuation and linear subpl...

eosinophilic cholecystitis (ec) is a rare entity that presents in a manner comparable to acute cholecystitis. the diagnosis is based on classical symptoms of cholecystitis with the presence of eosinophils (>90%) within the gallbladder. ec has been reported alone (idiopathic ec) or in combination with manifestations such as eosinophilic cholangitis, hypereosinophilic syndromes, and parasitic inf...

A 32-year-old nepalese woman presented with dyspnea and dry cough. She had a non-confirmed diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) completed 6 months antibacilar treatment 10 years ago. no occupational exposure, smoking habits or familiar history respiratory diseases

The authors present two of their own observations where, based on the clinical course of the disease and the X-ray finding, they diagnosed the condition as pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis. They present a review of the literature as regards new views on the pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy of the condition. They evaluate the contribution of scintigraphy 99 mTc, bronchial lavage and X-ray me...

  Torsion of the gallbladder is a relatively rare surgical disease which mimics acute cholecystitis' symptoms that usually would not be respondable to medical therapies. The torsion would mostly be diagnosed intra-operatively. Cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice. In general in our centre, General Surgery department, Imam Reza hospital, Mashhad, Iran, since 1986 over 14000 cholecystect...