Frequency of incidental fatty liver on ultrasound and its association with diabetes mellitus and hypertension.

Objective: To see the frequency of incidental fatty liver on ultrasound and its association with diabetes mellitus and hypertension.

Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted from January 2016 to June 2016 in the department of Surgery and Radiology at Hamdard University Hospital. Patients of both genders and all ages were selected by non purposive convenience sampling.

Unilateral herpes zoster ophthalmicus with bilateral cerebral infarcts in human immunodeficiency virus seropositive patient.

Ischemic stroke is a recognized complication of herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Arterial involvement is usually seen on the side of the rash. It is thought to be due to vessel inflammation by the virus, which travels from the trigeminal ganglion.

Role of liver function tests in symptomatic cholelithiasis.

Background: Cholelithiasis is a common problem in west as well as in developing nations and its incidence is continuously rising. It has become routine to order LFT's in every patient undergoing cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis.

Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of routine Liver Function Tests (LFT's) in patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis.

Peyronie's disease.

Peyronie's disease is an uncommon condition and authors have not seen it in their practice. This is our first experience which is reported here.

Gastric tuberculosis with concomitant stromal tumour of stomach (GIST).

Gastric tuberculosis is an extremely rare condition because of unfavorable circumstances in stomach due to low pH, high motility and lack of lymphoid tissue. All these discourage the development of tuberculous lesion. Similarly, simultaneous stromal tumour of stomach is also a rare entity.