Ear and Face Mucormycosis; A Case Report.

Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection belonging to order of Mucorales which causes a high rate of mortality. This infection is mostly common in the immunosuppression conditions such as diabetes mellitus, chemotherapy, organ transplantation and hematologic malignancies.

GIANT MORGAGNI HERNIA IN A FEMALE WITH MALROTATION SYNDROME AND THORACIC TRANSPOSITION OF SMALL BOWEL, COECUM, ASCENDING AND TRANSVERSE COLON.

The sterno-costal hernia of Morgagni is a congenital vice in which is represented unfinished fusion of the transverse septum and the muscular diaphragmal wall. The malrotation syndrome is an embryonic vice as well, with various degree of incomplete and even reverse rotation of the gut, because of disturbed or unfinished development of the midgut. The described case presents a 37 years old female without anamnesis of any previous complains, who was pointed to the clinic after a X-ray photograph because of breathless and asteno-adynamic syndrome.

Crypto-glandular fistulous paraproctites--is the surgical prophylaxis of reccurences imperative?

It is done an analysis of 191 patients operated on for crypto-glandular chronic fistulous paraproctitis. The age of the patients vary 21 to 76 years and the male:female proportion is 2,25 to 1. In 164 patients it was first operation for fistula-in-ano and in 27 cases it was a consecutive one for reccurence.

Micronucleus test in buccal epithelium cells from patients subjected to panoramic radiography.

Objectives: To evaluate the possible genotoxic effect of radiation exposure for dental diagnostic purposes as measured by the formation of micronuclei.

Methods: The micronucleus test was applied to buccal epithelium cells, which are target cells for dental radiography. Specimens of exfoliated buccal cells were collected from patients subjected to panoramic radiography.