Hepatic leptospiral infections in dogs without obvious renal involvement

Renal involvement in tropical infections

The tropics have unique health care problems that have not been of much concern to rest of the world until recently. Increasing travel and immigration have made neglected tropical diseases relevant for almost all regions in the world. Geographically, the tropical region is limited to an area till 23° 26’ 16’’ on either side of equator and characterized by direct overhead presence of sun at leas...

Renal involvement in dogs with babesiosis.

Proteinuria, and renal tubular casts and epithelial cells in urine sediment, are commonly observed in both complicated and uncomplicated babesiosis, but do not necessarily reflect or predict renal failure. This study investigated the presence and degree of renal damage in canine babesiosis. Renal function and integrity were evaluated using serum urea and creatinine, serum electrolytes (sodium a...

Further Observations on Leptospiral Infections in Calcutta

Diffuse Hepatic Hemangiomatosis without Extrahepatic Involvement in an Adult Patient

We report an extremely rare case of a diffuse hepatic hemangiomatosis without extrahepatic involvement in an adult. The imaging findings of this tumor were similar to those of a hepatic hemangioma and included contrast enhancement with a centripetal filling pattern of the entire hepatic tumor on the delayed phase of a dynamic CT and inhomogeneous diffuse uptake of the entire tumor on blood-pool...

Laryngeal tuberculosis without pulmonary involvement

Background: Tuberculosis of the larynx is a rare form of tuberculosis. Patients usually present with hoarseness or dysphagia and other nonspecific constitutional symptoms like fever or localized pain. In this study, we present a case of primary vocal cord lesion with tuberculosis. Case presentation: A 72 year old man presented with hoarseness of voice, low grade fever, and night sweating with i...