Appropriately Selected Nerve in Suspected Leprous Neuropathy Yields High Positive Results for DNA by Polymerase Chain Reaction Method.

Identification of DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a reliable and an affordable method to confirm leprosy. DNA from 87 nerve samples (61 from paraffin blocks and 26 fresh samples) was extracted. DNA was amplified by PCR from 80/87 (92%) specimens.

Primary cardiac cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma presenting with neurological deficits: a case report.

Background: Primary cardiac lymphoma is extremely rare in immunocompetent patients. Clinical manifestations vary, and, most often, diagnosis is not made until autopsy. The majority of reported primary cardiac lymphoma cases have been of B-cell origin, while T-cell cardiac lymphomas have been extremely rare.