A 9-year-old boy presented to our department 8 days after attempting to insert a non-piercing magnetic ear stud on either side of his nose. He had been unable to remove them, and both magnetic parts of the ear studs were still present in his nose. Examination of the nose was difficult, as he was unco-operative and his nose was filled with mucus and crusts. X-rays of the nose revealed the two ea...

Objective: Tetanus remains a major public health problem in the developing countries despite availability of active immunization and passive since long. Non-sterile ear piercing instrumentation pose constant threat tetanus associated with morbidity mortality. Study Design: Retrospective Cross-sectional study. Setting: Department Pediatric, Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur. Period: June 2019...

We present the third case of phaeohyphomycosis caused by Veronaea botryosa in China and the tenth case worldwide. A 16-year-old Chinese girl developed crusted, verrucous lesions, initially on the left ear and later on the left buttock, within 2-5 months of receiving an ear piercing. Histopathological examination of biopsy specimens confirmed diagnosis of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis. Microsco...

Chrysosporium is a large genus of saprophytic fungi that is commonly found in the soil. Infection caused by this organism is rare in humans and typically occurs in immunocompromised patients. Primary cutaneous Chrysosporium infection is relatively rare and has been reported in a heart transplant patient. The prognosis is usually favorable, but very poor in the setting of persistent profound imm...

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of metal contact allergy among the children seen at a health center children with metal allergies in terms of risk factors. METHODS This was an uncontrolled cross-sectional study undertaken at a health center in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Children aged from 0 to 12 years were recruited when they presented at the health center for routine pediatric consultat...

an analysis of 382 patients, aged 12 and over, admitted to the infectious disease ward of amin hospital in isfahan over a 20 year period with clinically diagnosed tetanus is reported. the study comprised 297 patients, 77.7% from rural areas and 85(22.3%) from the city of isfahan. the male- female ratio for both groups was approximately 2:1. rural patients were younger and showed a lower crude c...