DISCRETE, non-mycotic aortic aneurysm associated with aortic stenosis is a rare entity. Only 11'-cases have been reported in the literature, 10 associated with valvtular lesions and one with subvalvular stenosis (table 1). That this association is not mere]y a coincidence has been demonstrated in several recent papers,-i and the pathogenesis of these aneurysms has been investigated.10-15 It is ...

Afghanistan is one of the 22 high TB burden countries and TB is a major public health problem. Current estimates show that the incidence of active TB cases is 278/100,000, mortality mounts to 15,000 cases/year (1) .Correct knowledge and positive perception of the patients towards TB, and its management is pillars of success in TB control programme in any TB burden countries. Several factors inf...

Tuberculosis (TB) knows no boundaries. It is a disease not only of the patient as an individual, but also of the community itself. Its control has always transcended the conventional strategies and made it necessary to understand the individual interaction with the social and economic culture. In order to do so, the surveillance programs provide support for evaluation of the burden of TB, the e...

Human pulmonary dirofilariasis (HPD) is an uncommon disease in the United States. Dirofilaria is commonly known as "heartworm" based on the false belief that the worm resides in the heart which was based on findings from early necropsy reports. The first case was reported as an incidental autopsy finding in 1941. Since then only 87 more cases have been reported so far. We present an interesting...

BACKGROUND Soil dust has been debated about its effects on public health and the challenge is brought about tuberculosis (TB). The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of soil dust on pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) prevalence and its control indices. METHODS The medical files of patients in Khuzestan Health Center were reviewed. The control group included the PTB patients regi...

Background and Objectives: Although the relationship between the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in Taiwan published in 2014. Due to just only one article and not enough comprehensively, we explore this issue. Methods: We conducted a population-based case-control study to identify 9,422 subjects aged 20 years or older with newly diagnosed pulmonary TB in 200...

The association between public transportation for commuting and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) was analyzed in workers in Lima, Peru. Traveling in minibuses was a risk factor for pulmonary TB. Preventive measures need to be taken by health services to prevent spread of this disease.

OBJECTIVE The geographical environment and living habits are different between Tibetan and Han populations. The present study aimed to investigate the risk factors of recurrent pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), and analyze the differences between the two populations. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 480 TB patients, including 80 Tibetan and 80 Han patients with recurrent pulmonary TB, and 320 patie...

BACKGROUND We conducted a survey to estimate point prevalence of bacteriologically positive pulmonary TB (PTB) in a rural area in South India, implementing TB program DOTS strategy since 2002. METHODS Survey was conducted among persons ≥ 15 years of age in fifteen clusters selected by simple random sampling; each consisting of 5-12 villages. Persons having symptoms suggestive of PTB or histor...