sulfur mustard (sm) has been used as a chemical warfare agent, in the world war i and more recently during iraq-iran war in early 1980s’. its biological poisoning effect could be local or systemic and its effect depends on environmental conditions, exposed organs, and the extent and duration of exposure. it is considered as a strong alkylating agent with known mutagenic, carcinogenic effects; a...

Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a rare developmental malformation that presents as neonatal respiratory distress and can be successfully managed with prompt intervention. Hyperinflation of the affected lobe mediastinal shift characteristic radiological finding. However, etiology mostly remains unknown. Here, we report case CLE microscopically revealed bronchial cartilaginous hypoplasia an u...

Abstract Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common neonatal anomaly. Extracardiac findings are commonly associated with CHD. It mandatory to evaluate extracardiac structures for potential abnormalities that might impact surgical planning these patients. The purpose of this study was determine could associate cardiac anomalies and give insights into their embryological aberrat...

The article analyzes literature data on the development of aortic root abscess in patients with septic endocarditis, which is a frequent cause this complication and requires immediate surgical treatment. At same time, example own clinical observation, it shown that an can also occur sepsis as manifestation metastasis from extracardiac focus septicopyemia.