Intramuscular hemorrhages in the pathway of an electric current through the body - two case reports.

Intramuscular hemorrhages at autopsy can have a variety of traumatic as well as non-traumatic causes, but their recognition in electrical deaths is almost a rarity. We report on two autopsy cases of electrical fatalities, the first relating to a portion of the right upper human extremity, consisting (only) of the forearm and hand, while the other case relates to a female child who died after a high voltage electrical shock. In both cases, layered dissection of the upper limb revealed fresh intramuscular hemorrhages in the skeletal muscles that could be topographically related to the path taken by the current through the body.

Heat induced differential pattern of DNA fragmentation in male germ cells of rats.

Spermatogenesis being a highly dynamic processes is highly vulnerable to various stresses including heat stress. Though, the relationship between physiological temperature and male germ cells is certainly immense, the magnitude of spermatozoal damage after exposure to heat is evidently degree and dose dependent. Further, there are contradictory reports related to germ cells apoptosis in relation to temperatures.

An Increase Incidence in Uric Acid Nephrolithiasis: Changing Patterns.

Introduction: Nephrolithiasis is a complex disease affecting all age groups globally. As the causative factors for nephrolithiasis rises significantly, its incidence, prevalence and recurrence continues to baffle clinicians and patients.

Aim: To study the prevalence of different types of renal stones extracted by Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and open surgical procedures.