Systematic use of point of care ultrasound in neurosurgical intensive care unit: a practical approach.

Background: Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is a cost-effective, non-invasive procedure with high diagnostic reliability and therapeutic utilities. For various reasons, it is not being used routinely in neurosurgical intensive care unit (ICU). We have introduced a systematic use of POCUS in critically ill patients in our neurosurgical ICU.

Cutaneous leishmaniasis: A case report of a diagnostic dilemma.

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is the most prevalent clinical form of leishmaniasis and is caused by vector-borne protozoan parasite. Variation in diagnostic accuracy exists. A 54-year-old female farmer by occupation presented with lesion over right thigh for 8 months.