this report describes a rare intra-articular benign tumor, lipoma arborescens, of the knee joint in a 21 year-old female. the patient suffered from left knee joint swelling for five years with occasional pain. swelling was soft and boggy in the suprapatellar area. motion of joint was complete. no abnormality was detected in any laboratory tests. mri showed a large soft tissue density in the sup...

Thalassemia is one of the most worrying hemolytic disorder with wide range evolving clinical alterations based on type, severity affected hematopoietic mechanisms and repeated transfusions to correct underlying anemia.We present a 13 year old female patient diagnosed thalassemia major showing features cranial extra medullary hematopoiesis severe intracranial infections in form cerebellar absces...

Abstract Drawing on social representation theory, this study explored horse handlers’ understandings of “good” treatment, abuse, and human-horse relationships in tourism, leisure, sport events Mexico to examine the ways which attitudes toward welfare are shaped by both national cultural discourses wider norms global equestrian community. Based in-depth interviews, revealed that subcultural worl...

INTRODUCTION Lipomas are derived from the mesodermal germ layer and are frequently encountered in adults, and account for almost 50% of all soft tissue tumors. Lipomas are classified based on their component tissues and location. A rare subtype, ossifying parosteal lipoma, accounts for 0.3% of all lipomas and occurs with intimate association with the underlying periosteum of the adjacent bone. ...

To cite: Kumar N, Kumar G, Dembla G, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-008820 A 20-year-old boy having weakness and atrophy of left upper limb since childhood, presented with difficulty in walking and spasticity of all the limbs for last 4 months. It was asymmetric in onset (L>R) and progressive, with no sensory, bowel or bladder complai...

Background: In Ayurveda, single or multiple herbs mixed in a particular proportion are used for the treatment of different diseases. Caturjata Curna (CC) is popular Ayurvedic medicine with therapeutic application tastelessness, diseases due to vitiated Kapha, poisoning and discoloration. The present study an attempt standardize polyherbal CC. Methods: CC was prepared by mixing equal ingredients...