Pyonephrosis among Patients with Pyelonephritis Admitted in Department of Nephrology and Urology of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

Introduction: Pyonephrosis is a severe complication of pyelonephritis leading to rapid progression to sepsis and loss of renal function resulting in nephrectomy. Early identification of pyonephrosis based on clinical or radiological characteristics amongst pyelonephritis is paramount. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of pyonephrosis among patients with pyelonephritis admitted to the Department of Nephrology and Urology of a tertiary care centre.

Bullous erythema nodosum leprosum manifesting in the post partum period with unusual features.

A 30 year old woman who presented with multiple numb patches on the body was initially diagnosed as borderline lepromatous leprosy and started on multidrug therapy for leprosy. She had an episode of Type 1 reaction during the fifth month of pregnancy. After delivery, she stopped therapy fearing harm to her child and developed an episode of Type 2 reaction.

Primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the upper limb: a fascinating entity.

Primary cutaneous lymphomas are defined as lymphoid neoplasms that present themselves clinically on the skin and do not have extra-cutaneous disease, when the diagnosis is made or even after 6 months of the diagnosis. Primary cutaneous lymphomas of B-cells are less frequent than lymphomas of T-cells. Primary B-cell lymphomas have a better prognosis than secondary B-cell lymphomas.