Malaria and tuberculosis are endemic in many regions of the world, and coinfection with the two pathogens is common. In this study, we examined the effects of long- and short-term infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis on the course of a lethal form of murine malaria in resistant (C57BL/6) and susceptible (BALB/c) mice. C57BL/6 mice coinfected with M. tuberculosis CDC1551 and Plasmodium yoel...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES There is an increasing incidence of abdominal tuberculosis with the advent of HIV infection. This study was aimed at determining the pattern of presentation of abdominal tuberculosis on ultrasonography (USG) in HIV positive patients. METHODS This retrospective study was carried at the ART Centre, Sir Sunderlal Hospital, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, between March...

BACKGROUND The lymphoreticular system plays a major role in both the innate and adaptive immune responses. This study reviews retrospectively cases of lymphoreticular diseases seen at a tertiary institution in Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective study in which biopsies from the bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes and extranodal lymphoid tissues reported within a period of 16 y...

Boosting bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-primed mice with a recombinant adenovirus expressing Mycobacterium tuberculosis Ag 85A by different administration routes has very different effects on protection against aerosol challenge with M. tuberculosis. Mice boosted intradermally make very strong splenic CD4 and CD8 Th1 cytokine responses to Ag 85A, but show no change in lung mycobacterial burden ...

cystic disease of the spleen is not frequently encountered in surgical practice. it is broadly classified as parasitic and non-parasitic, the latter being a rare entity. in this case report, an epidermoid cyst of spleen led to acute abdomen in young age pregnant woman is presented. a 26-year-old woman with 15 weeks gestational age second pregnancy referred to emergency ward with left upper quad...