Sarcoidosis and foreign body reactions are common differential diagnoses of skin granuloma formation. We report a 40 year –old man with sarcoid type granulomas containing polarized foreign materials, and also bilateral hilar adenopathy. It appears that detection of foreign bodies in histopatologic studies of granulomas does not necessarily exclude the possibility of sarcoidosis.

purpose: to evaluate the role of active uveitis on refractive errors changes. methods: a cohort single group study was conducted on patients with acute or recurrent uveitis. cyclorefraction was performed in both phases of active and quiescent. sphere, cylinder and sphere equivalent power were compared in active and quiescent phases and analyzed statistically. results: sixty-six patients (eighty...

BACKGROUND Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CREMO) is one of the autoinflammatory bone disorders due to disturbance in innate immune system. Up to now, there is no reported case of caseous granulomas in the CREMO. We report a boy with sterile granolumatous osteomyelitis. CASE PRESENTATION A four-year-old boy presented with swelling and pain in the left wrist, malaise and bilateral ...

in this paper the histopathological observation of the migratory phase of schistosome larvae (schistosomulae) in the laboratory animal were studied. the first tissue samples were taken from the skin of infected animals 30 minutes after exposure to the cercariae and continued daily up to 40 days post infection. the tissue specimens were taken from skin, liver. lung, lymph nodes, kidney, brain, b...

Abstract Introduction Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic, autoimmune inflammatory disease with an unknown aetiology and various presentations. Wide spectrum of clinical manifestations can be seen in different infectious diseases, which may mimic SLE. Syphilis caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. Secondary syphilis characterised fever, lymphadenopathy, malaise, weight loss ...