Primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) is a rare condition of unknown etiology affecting the central nervous system (CNS) in the absence of systemic vasculitis, inflammatory or infectious disease [1,2]. Initially described in 1959 by Cravioto & Feigin [3], this condition has been increasingly reported in the literature. It is characterized by nonspecific granulomatous or nongran...

BACKGROUND Spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) transmitted mostly by ticks are increasingly discovered around the World and some of them are either re-emerging or emerging in Sri Lanka. Accidental human infections caused by these vector borne zoonotic diseases generally give rise to nonspecific acute febrile illnesses which can be complicated by multi organ involvement carrying high morbid...

distinction between brucellar epididymo-orchitis (beo) and nonspecific epididymo-orchitis (eo) is an important medical issue. this study was conducted to compare demographic, clinical and laboratory features, treatment and outcome of patients with beo and nonspecific eo in arak city, markazi province, iran. we compared the clinical and laboratory characteristics of 40 beo and 40 non-specific eo...

NUT carcinoma (NC), formerly known as midline carcinoma, is a rare and very aggressive cancer. It genetically defined by the presence of acquired chromosomal rearrangement NUTM1 (NUclear protein in Testis Midline family member 1) gene at chromosome 15q14 with bromodomain-containing (BRD) gene, usually BRD4. Although primarily reported head neck, mediastinum locations younger individuals, it now...