Anti - H. pylori IgG seroprevalence rates in asymptomatic children and adults from South India.

This study was undertaken to determine the seroprevalence of H.pylori in asymptomatic children and compare it with that seen in the asymptomatic adult population from south India. One hundred and five children and one hundred adults admitted to the wards for conditions other than gastrointestinal disorders were included for this study.

Kimura's disease: Rare cause of head & neck swelling.

Kimura 's disease presents as subcutaneous painless swelling in head and neck region often mimicking inflammatory or neoplaitic disease. This case report draws attention of otolaryngologist-head & neck surgeons to recognise this rare clinical entity.

Value of core needle biopsy in the diagnosis of soft tissue tumours.

We performed a prospective study to determine the accuracy of core needle biopsy in the diagnosis and grading of soft tissue tumours and to study the morbidity of core needle biopsy. Forty one cases of soft tissue tumours, 24 of them malignant and 17 benign, were biopsied with an 18G core needle. Core needle biopsy reports were compared with the final histopathological report after definitive procedure or incisional biopsy.

Redistribution of gastric Helicobacter pylori after surgery for duodenal ulcer.

Objectives: To study the distribution of H. pylori in the stomach before and after truncal vagotomy and drainage (TV + D) for chronic duodenal ulcer.

Methods: Twenty two consecutive patients studied prospectively.

Helicobacter pylori infection and erosive gastritis.

One hundred and eleven patients were included in the study. Thirty seven had erosive gastritis, thirty four chronic gastritis and forty were controls without any gastrointestinal diseases confirmed by symptoms and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Patients with erosive gastritis were divided into non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) users and non-users.

Clinical and sonographic findings in carcinoma of the penis.

Purpose: This study was performed to assess the accuracy of high-resolution sonography in measuring penile carcinoma.

Methods: Sonography was performed using a 7.5-MHz linear-array transducer in 59 patients with penile carcinoma.

The histological extent of the local spread of carcinoma of the penis and its therapeutic implications.

Objective: To explore the possibility of reducing the margin of clearance at surgery for carcinoma of the penis without causing an increase in the incidence of local tumour recurrence, so that the functional and cosmetic compromise associated with penectomy might be minimized.

Patients And Methods: Sixty-four patients underwent partial or total penectomy based on the extent of tumour. The specimens were evaluated histologically for grade and for proximal microscopic extensions beyond the grossly visible tumour margin, by examining serial proximal 5 mm sections.

Progeria (Hutchinson-Gilford): a case report.

A new case with the typical features of progeria (Hutchinson-Gilford) occurred in India. Histopathology of the skin showed atrophic epidermis and diffuse fibrosis of dermis with loss of appendages. Roentgenographic findings were characteristic of progeria.

Extragenital donovanosis of the foot.

An extremely rare case of primary extragenital donovanosis affecting the dorsa of right foot is reported. Clinical and histopathological features of the disease are described and the rarity, absence of genital lesions, and consequent difficulty in diagnosis are discussed.

Pebbling of the skin: a marker of Hunter's syndrome.

A 9-year-old boy, the third child of nonconsanguinous parents, presented with asymptomatic, solid, raised skin lesions over the upper back. They first appeared at the age of 4 years. Gradually similar lesions appeared over the chest, neck, arms, and thighs.

Disseminated cutaneous rhinosporidiosis.

Two cases of longstanding rhinosporidiosis developed widespread asymptomatic nodular skin lesions. Cutaneous examination showed multiple, discrete, sessile and pedunculated, smooth and warty, friable nodular lesions of variable sizes and shapes. Histopathology of representative skin lesions showed hyperplastic epidermis with sporangia containing spores in the upper dermis diagnostic of rhinosporidiosis.

Helicobacter pylori infection in duodenal ulcer with gastric outlet obstruction.

One hundred and three patients were included in the study. Thirty seven had duodenal ulcer (DU) (Group I), 35 DU with gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) with presence of an active ulcer in the duodenum (Group II). Thirty one had DU with GOO but no active ulcer (Group III).

Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae in the dentigerous cystic fluid: an unusual presentation.

An unexpected and unusual presence of Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae in the cystic fluid of a maxillary dentigerous cyst in an 8-year-old boy is being reported for the first time. This was an incidental finding during routine fine-needle aspiration cytological examination.

Lymphangioma circumscriptum of the skin and tongue associated with cystic hygroma.

A 25 year-old-woman with lymphangioma circumscriptum of the skin and tongue associated with cystic hygroma is reported for its rarity and unique presentation.

Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract in south India.

Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the most common human infection. Though most individuals are asymptomatic, H.

Cutaneous horn: a brief review and report of a case.

A case of extensive verrucae vulgaris with cutaneous horns in a 32-year-old man is reported. Accompanying terminal phalangeal bone absorptive changes in the fingers of both hands, resulting from subungual warty lesions, are highlighted. The existing literature on the subject of cutaneous horn is briefly reviewed.