Spectrum of infections occurring in patients of autoimmune rheumatic diseases on treatment with biological versus conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: A comparative study.

Background: The era of biological therapy has revolutionized in the management of autoimmune rheumatic diseases. There have been conflicting results about the incidence of infections related to these drugs. The purpose of this study was to compare the spectrum and severity of infection between patients on biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) versus conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (cDMARDs).

Giant Tuberculomas of Brain: Rare Neoplastic Mimic.

Objective: Tuberculosis continues to be a major infectious disease in developing parts of the world. Primarily central nervous system tuberculosis manifests as meningitis, tuberculoma, or a brain abscess; however, rarely it may manifest as a large neoplastic mass such as lesion known as giant tuberculoma. Especially in central parts of India, the incidence of giant tuberculoma is quite high in pediatric population that too in posterior fossa of brain.

Intra-arterial onyx embolisation of sphenobasilar sinus fistula using pressure cooker technique: case report and review of the literature.

Dural arterio-venous fistulas of the middle cranial fossa may occur within the dura of lesser or greater sphenoid wings. Lesser sphenoid wing fistulas rarely recruit cortical venous drainage and mostly drain in the cavernous sinus. On the other hand, greater sphenoid wing dural fistulas, also known as paracavernous fistulas or sphenobasilar and sphenopetrosal sinus fistulas, are much more notorious as they almost always connect with the superficial middle cerebral vein resulting in secondary cortical venous reflux and varix formation.

Lumbar Canal Diameter Evaluation by CT Morphometry-Study of Indian Population.

Study Design: A cross-sectional study.

Background: To document dimensions of the lumbar vertebrae and bony canal in an Indian population and to compare with other studies from the subcontinent as well as from other parts of world.

Methods: An observational study was conducted on the basis of a review of thin-cut (3 mm) computed tomographic images of lumbar vertebrae.