INTRODUCTION Infection of the spinal column is rare, and often recognized and treated too late. Spondylodiscitis is osteomyelitis of the spine and can cause severe symptoms. Hospital mortality is in the region of 2% to 17%. METHODS Selective literature review and results of the authors' own research. RESULTS The incidence of pyogenic spondylodiscitis is around 1 : 250 000, which represents ...

La spondylodiscite tuberculeuse est la localisation la plus fréquente des tuberculoses ostéo-articulaires et parmi-celle-ci l'atteinte dorsolombaire est prédominante. Les formes associées à d'autres localisations de la tuberculose restent rares chez les immuno-compétants. Les auteurs rapportent une observation d'un patient présentant des signes radiologiques majeurs d'une tuberculose multiviscé...

conclusion ped software of dual-source ct combined with perfusion imaging can significantly improve the detection rate of peripheral pulmonary embolism. results ctpa images revealed 50 (7.81%) segmental and 56 (4.38%) sub-segmental pulmonary embolisms, while the ped images showed 68 (10.63%) segmental and 94 (7.34%) sub-segmental pulmonary embolisms. thus, the detection rate on ped images for p...

La tuberculose ostéoarticulaire représente 2 à 5% de l’ensemble des tuberculoses, la localisation au médio-pieds est rare. Nous en rapportons le cas d’une patiente âgée de 18 ans, qui présente depuis 2 ans des douleurs du médio-pied droit inflammatoires avec tuméfactio, La radiographie a montré des géodes et des érosions des os naviculaire et cunéiformes. L’IRM a orienté vers le dignostic de tu...

historically, opium was used as a potent analgesic and to treat dyspnea and cough. it is documented that opium can increase exercise tolerance and relieve breathlessness. however, its overdose can suppress respiratory centers. the purpose of this study was to evaluate effects of opium on spirometric lung volumes.the study was done on two groups of patients referred to the lung clinic of labbafi...

conclusions results of the present study showed that hydroalcoholic extracts of pomegranate seeds had a significant protective effect against bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis by its antioxidant properties. the highest protective effect was observed for the 400 mg/kg dose. results histological analysis showed that pse could prevent pathological changes that were seen in the bleomycin group. objec...

the study was aimed to investigate the diagnostic differences between male and female patients in pulmonary tuberculosis in a tertiary 660 bedded educational respiratory medicine hospital, istanbul, turkey. a retrospective study was conducted with the new diagnosed, 50 men and 50 female pulmonary tuberculous patients. age, symptoms, personal history, radiologic and sputum smear findings were co...

the radiologic features of intralobar pulmonary sequestration (ilps) have been describe and include the identification of a feeding systemic artery with venous drainage through pulmonary veins. primary sequestration associated with typical hamartoma signs is really rare and has been described only once. we describe a patient with ilps whose radiographic findings were unusual for two reasons. fi...

introduction: pulmonary embolism is one of the leading causes of mortality in patients.the mortality rate of this disease can be significantly reduced with appropriate treatment. surgical intervention can be highly effective for the treatment of acute massive pulmonary embolism. this article presents a report on the experience of acute pulmonary embolectomy. materials and methods: demographic d...