Bacteriological Profile And Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns In Diabetic Foot Infections, At Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar.

Background: Diabetic foot ulcer is one of the common complications of diabetes and is also the major cause of hospitalization across the world. To treat it properly, bacteriological profile is important to institute appropriate treatment. This study is done with the objective to determine the microbiological profile and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of organisms isolated from diabetic foot ulcers in Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar Pakistan.

High altitude pulmonary edema among "Amarnath Yatris".

Background: Annual pilgrimage (Yatra) to the cave shrine of Shri Amarnath Ji' is a holy ritual among the Hindu devotees of Lord Shiva. Located in the Himalayan Mountain Range (altitude 13,000 ft) in south Kashmir, the shrine is visited by thousands of devotees and altitude sickness is reportedly common.

Materials And Methods: More than 600,000 pilgrims visited the cave shrine in 2011 and 2012 with 239 recorded deaths.

Assessment of immunohistochemistry for p16INK4 and high-risk HPV DNA by in situ hybridization in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

The role of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) in the pathogenesis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains unclear. p16(INK4) is used as a surrogate marker to detect HPV-related tumors but has had discrepant results in ESCC. In this study, 32 cases of ESCC were examined to determine the relationship between p16(INK4) expression and high-risk HPV.

Pilomatrix carcinoma of the thoracic spine: case report and review of the literature.

Context: Pilomatrixoma is a common head and neck neoplasm in children. Its malignant counterpart, pilomatrix carcinoma, is rare and found more often in men.

Method: Case report of a 21-year-old man with pilomatrixoma of the thoracic spine that underwent malignant degeneration to pilomatrix carcinoma.