Background & Aims: Esophageal Cancer is the sixth fatal cancer in the world. Squamous and adenocarcinoma account for 95% of esophageal cancer. The expression of EGFR has a role in the pathophysiology of epidermal-based malignancies such as esophageal cancer. EGFR is also an important criterion in the evaluation of disease staging and prognosis. The aim of this study was to survey the prevalence...

The battered child syndrome or 'child abuse' may be manifested in many ways, including physical and mental injury , nutritional and hygienic neglect, delayed treatment of illnesses, sexual abuse of maltreatment of other forms. We report a rather bizzare form of child abuse, the father being the perpetrator. A 2 1/2-year-old boy was brought to Christian Medical College. Ludiana for management of...

OBJECTIVE To study the causes of burns and presentation of burn patients to POF Hospital and their overall management outcome. METHODS A cross sectional study of 111 burn patients presenting primarily to and admitted in Pakistan Ordinance Factory (POF) Hospital from December 2004 to August 2005 were included in the study. Patients of any age, any degree of burns and both sexes were included. ...

Burns is a common public health problem and these injuries can be accidental, suicidal or even homicidal in nature. Hands being the most active part of body, are often involved burns. Hand burns represent three percent body surface area, more than 80% all severe predominantly affect young adults therefore have serious social financial implications. The hand one frequent sites scar contracture d...

BACKGROUND Burns are one of the most significant health problems throughout the world, leading to prolonged hospitalisation and hence increased expense for the patients, their families and society. Today, the prognosis of patients with burns is dependent, apart from adequate treatment, upon the health-care system and health-care professionals, regarding not only survival, but also lifelong qual...

Chemical burns are slow healing injuries and their depth is difficult to assess. Tissue destruction continues as long as active material is present in the wound site. The routine therapy for treatment of full thickness chemical burns is early excision; it shortens hospitalization and reduces morbidity. However, presently there is no specific treatment for chemical burns of partial thickness. Th...

Burns are known to be a cause of the most severe childhood injuries. The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate socio-demographic and other factors involved in children being presented to a burns unit for treatment. This is the first reported comprehensive audit of burns admissions highlighting factors that may relate to the occurrence of burns in children. Raw data was obtained...

PURPOSE Severe chemical burns can cause necrosis of ocular surface tissues following the infiltration of inflammatory cells. It has been shown that amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) is an effective treatment for severe chemical burns, but the phenotypes of cells that infiltrate the amniotic membrane and the clinical significance of these cellular infiltrations have not previously been rep...

Work-related burns are a leading cause of occupational injury in the United States (1). A substantial proportion of these burns occur among restaurant workers--often affecting adolescents working in fast-food establishments. This report summarizes investigations of restaurant-associated occupational burns by the state health departments in Colorado and Minnesota.