Chyluria Associated With Nephrotic-Range Proteinuria.

Chyluria is the presence of chyle in the urine and is associated with some degree of proteinuria. We report two patients with chyluria who presented with milky urine, weight loss, and edema and were found to have nephrotic-range proteinuria. Although filarial antigen was detected in only one of the patients, flexible cystoscopy could demonstrate chyle efflux from the left ureter in first patient and from both the ureters in the second patient.

Clinical Profile of Alcoholic Liver Disease in a Tertiary Care Centre and its Correlation with Type, Amount and Duration of Alcohol Consumption.

Introduction: Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Various studies show contradictory results about the role of amount, type and duration of alcohol exposure in determining the risk to develop ALD with ethnic variations in susceptibility to develop ALD and South Asians are shown to be more prone to develop ALD. This study was carried out to evaluate clinical profile of ALD in Indian population and to find out the correlation of disease severity and outcome with alcohol intake.

Hypophosphatemic rickets associated with giant hairy nevus.

The association of multisystem pathologic conditions and epidermal nevi, known as the epidermal nevus syndrome, includes disorders of bone, central nervous system, eye, kidney, vasculature and skin. Rarely, congenital nevomelanocytic nevus also known as hairy nevus has also been reported in association with hypophosphatemic rickets. Studies suggest that phosphaturia, caused by circulating factors, called "phosphatonins" may be secreted by an epidermal or hairy nevus.