Evaluation of pattern and distribution of bronchiectasis in high resolution computed tomography and its correlation with etiological factors.

Background: Etiological diagnosis is essential in bronchiectasis for proper management as improperly managed bronchiectasis often worsens over a period of time. Etiological diagnosis of bronchiectasis depends on history, clinical features and HRCT scan. Recognition of the pattern of involvement & distribution of bronchiectasis in HRCT is useful to outline the differential diagnosis, map the complications and, hence, guide the further management in bronchiectasis.

Triazole Priming as an Adaptive Response and Gateway to Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus.

Invasive aspergillosis (IA), caused predominantly by Aspergillus fumigatus, is the most common opportunistic mold infection in immunocompromised patients. Resistance of A. fumigatus to triazoles has been increasingly reported, leading to poor outcomes of IA to the front-line azoles.

Fungal Priming: Prepare or Perish.

Priming (also referred to as acclimation, acquired stress resistance, adaptive response, or cross-protection) is defined as an exposure of an organism to mild stress that leads to the development of a subsequent stronger and more protective response. This memory of a previously encountered stress likely provides a strong survival advantage in a rapidly shifting environment. Priming has been identified in animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria.

Development of Novel Forms of Fungal Art Using .

Fungi are embedded in human culture, tradition, and art, and have featured as inspirational and visual motifs. Psychedelic and medicinal mushrooms have been sculpted, painted, and ingested by our ancestors since prehistory. In modern times, the growing divide between the arts and sciences has delegated fungal art to a niche activity, with the bulk of the focus being on mycelium as a biomaterial.

Intussusception in Children with a Pathological Appendix Acting as a "Lead Point" - A Series of 3 Cases.

Meckel's diverticulum is commonest lead point for intussusception in children. Appendix is part of the intusssusception of the commonest ileocolic type but appendix as lead point for intussusception is rare. We report a series of 3 cases of intussusception in children, wherein a pathological appendix was the lead point.

Sodium cyanide induced alteration in the whole animal oxygen consumption and behavioural pattern of freshwater fish Labeo rohita.

Sodium cyanide is a common environmental pollutant which is mainly used in many industries such as mining, electroplating, steel manufacturing, pharmaceutical production and other specialized applications including dyes and agricultural products. It enters aquatic environment through effluents from these industries. Static renewal bioassay test has been conducted to determine LC, of sodium cyanide on indigenous freshwater carp, Labeo rohita.

A rare case of round ligament leiomyoma: an inguinal mass.

Tumours of round ligament of uterus are rare. Leiomyoma of the round ligament can present as inguinal swelling mimicking an incarcerated/irreducible hernia / inguinal secondaries / lymph node. It arises from smooth muscle of round ligament.

Primary necrotising fasciitis of the breast: case report and brief review of literature.

Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly spreading progressive infection of the fascia with necrosis of the subcutaneous tissues. Primary necrotising fasciitis of the breast is extremely rare and hence we report the case of a 55-year-old woman presenting to our hospital with primary necrotising fasciitis of the breast in a state of systemic septic shock. She was admitted in surgical intensive care unit and treated with resuscitation, intravenous antibiotics and aggressive debridement.

Spontaneous Caecal Perforation Associated with Ogilvie's Syndrome Following Vaginal Delivery - A Case Report.

Acute pseudo-obstruction of the large bowel, Ogilvie's syndrome, can occur in the postpartum period following caesarean section which can result in caecal dilatation and may progress to perforation. This is quiet rare following normal vaginal delivery. Only two previous reports have been found in the English literature.