Corticobasal degeneration (CBD) is a rare sporadic 4-repeat tauopathy. We report here the first Polish case of pathologically proven CBD. Our patient developed clumsiness of the right hand at age 63 years. During the course of his illness he suffered from progressive asymmetric parkinsonism unresponsive to dopaminergic therapy. Focal dystonia affecting right upper extremity, non-fluent aphasia,...

In a retrospective three year study 13 cases of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) (seven female, six male) were found in 724 gallbladders (1 8%), an estimated incidence of 1 7 cases per 1O00000 population per annum. Symptoms often began with an episode of acute cholecystitis and persisted for up to five years. There was extension of xanthogranulomatous tissue into adjacent organs in nine ...

A nationwide epidemiologic survey of familial Graves' disease (GD) was conducted in 2001. "Familial GD" was defined as a patient who had at least one Graves' patient within the proband's first-degree relatives. The primary survey was performed for estimating the prevalence of patients among a random selection of 2367 departments/hospitals of internal medicine, endocrinology, thyroidology and pe...

There have been few publications relating to limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) in India. In this issue Meena et al describe clinical and pathological features of 26 LGMD patients from South India. The LGMDs are an expanding group of diverse conditions, the term LGMD was first introduced in 1954 by Natrass and Walton to and there is reduced calpain on Western Blot analysis. LGMD2B is caused ...

Introduction: Otomycosis is a common fungal infection of the ear that is seen in the tropical and sub tropical regions of the world. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of fungal agents and predisposing factors involved in otomycosis. Methods: Samples from the 103 clinically suspected patients of otomycosis were collected between July 2011 to June 2012 and subjected...

BACKGROUND Limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by limb girdle weakness. There are no clear clinical features that distinguish various types of LGMD. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied 26 patients with chronic progressive weakness in limb girdle distribution without early facial involvement with muscle biopsies suggestive of dystrophy/myopath...

Melasma is an acquired increased pigmentation of the skin, characterized by gray-brown symmetrical patches, mostly in the sun-exposed areas of the skin. The pathogenesis is unknown, but genetic or hormonal influences with UV radiation are important. Our present research aims to study the clinicoepidemiological pattern and the precipitating or provocation factors in melasma. A total of 36 patien...

Background and aim: The skin has some appendages that give origin to various tumors. These tumors are generally divided to pilosebaceous and sweat glands tumors according to embryologic and histological features. Clinical and histological characteristics of these tumors are also divergent. In addition, classification of them according to histological background has been changed considerably in ...

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), which requires a set of criteria for diagnosis, occurs in atopic individuals, predominantly asthmatics. Oral corticosteroids are the cornerstone for the management of the disease. Allergic Aspergillus sinusitis (AAS), clinico-pathologically similar to ABPA, is also diagnosed with a set of criteria including demonstration of fungal elements in sinu...

The aim of the present study was to assess the clinico-histopathological picture and to examine the recurrence of various localized hyperplastic gingival growths after their surgical treatment. Twenty patients of localized hyperplastic gingival outgrowth were evaluated in the present clinico-histopathological study. The data regarding age, sex, location, size, and duration of lesion were summar...