A correlation of the uterine and ovarian blood flows with parity of nonpregnant women having a history of recurrent spontaneous abortions.

The aim of this prospective study was to explore the relationship between the incidence of recurrent spontaneous abortions (RSA) and values of Doppler indices characterizing the uterine and ovarian flows in nonpregnant women with a history of primary and secondary RSA using color, power and pulsed Doppler transvaginal ultrasonography. A total of 19 healthy women as a control group A and 81 women with a history of RSA as a study group B were examined on the 21st day of a regular menstrual cycle. Our study demonstrated the presence of significantly decreased uterine and ovarian blood flows in women with primary and secondary RSA if more than 3 abortions had occurred.

Bone density measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in healthy Kuwaiti women.

A preliminary cross-sectional study of 623 healthy Kuwaiti women aged 20-79 years was carried out using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to establish reference values of bone mineral density (BMD). Measurements were taken at the lumbar spine and proximal femur. The data were compared with normative data taken from Caucasian U.

Primary pulmonary tuberculosis presenting as mass lesions and simulating tumours in children.

Two cases of primary pulmonary tuberculosis presenting as mass densities and simulating neoplasms in children are reported. This manifestation has not been previously reported in children. It probably represents an unusual immunological response to the mycobacterium.

Pulmonary tuberculosis presenting as mass lesions and simulating neoplasms in adults.

In a review of the chest X-rays and medical records of 597 cases of culture- or biopsy-proven pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB; age range 1.5-72 years), seen over a period of 6 years (1991-97), 26 patients had radiographic patterns unusual for PTB. These patterns were mass-like densities simulating neoplasms, chronic lower lobe airspace opacities without adenopathy, mediastinal adenopathy without parenchymal airspace opacities and bronchopleural fistula without other radiographic abnormalities.

Appearances of paranasal fungal sinusitis on computed tomography.

The primary invasive granulomatous form of fungal sinusitis, due to inhalation of aspergillus spores, is commonest in the Sudan and the Gulf states. This condition often presents clinically as a chronic, severe sinusitis which has not responded to antibiotics. On CT scanning, the major feature is a soft tissue mass, which is either homogeneous or has lower attenuation components.