The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is a nonspecific screening test to assess elevations of acute phase proteins that occur in various acute and chronic diseases. The aim of the study was to compare the ESR values by automated analyzer against the standard Westergren’s method. The comparison was done among 450 patient’s samples. In which 90 samples showed high degree of difference because of high ESR values and 180 samples showed low degree of difference because of low ESR values. The conclusion was automated ESR estimation helped a lot in measurement of ESR values in short time, but marked difference of ESR values shown in high ESR values.

Botriomycome exceptionally reveals an infectious bone site. We report a case of botriomycoma revealing tuberculosis osteitis of the tibia in a 38-year-old man without particulars antecedents, who consulted for a cutaneous lesion at the 1/3 proximal of the left leg evolving over 4 months, with bone involvement in imaging, in whom the histological examination of the cutaneous and bone lesions allowed the diagnosis of botriomycoma on an underlying tuberculosis osteitis. Following surgical management associated with anti-tuberculosis treatment, the outcome was favorable. Botriomycoma is a well-known but little reported entity in the literature. It is a benign tumor that often reveals an underlying infectious but rarely bone site. Our case is the first in which this tumor allows us to discover tuberculosis osteitis of the tibia.

Plant growth promoting microorganisms (PGPM) are the rhizosphere bacteria and Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal spores (VAM) that enhance plant growth and suppress plant diseases.The current study was carried out at Ahmed Orabi Agricultural Cooperative Association, Ismailia, Egypt, to investigate the efficient antagonistic bacterial isolates and VAM against Fusarium wilt disease in pepper plant under filed experiment. A total of 49 bacterial isolates were isolated, out of which 4 (P1, P11, P19 and P42) were selected based on their antagonism of phytopathogens. Phylogenetic analysis of 16SrRNA sequences identified these isolates as new strains of Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus aerius, Achromobacter xylosoxidans and Lysinibacillus fusiformis. The selected isolates produced high levels siderophore and hydrogen cyanide. Disease symptoms, disease index percent, phytochemicals and Metabolic indicators of resistance in plant as response to induction of systemic resistance (SR) in pepper plants were recorded. VAM and P42 were the best isolates and reduced percent disease indexes by 10 and 15 % respectively. P11, and PGPR (P1, P11, P19, P42) gave the same result 17.5%. and came next P19, (VAM+PGPR) and P1 which recorded 20,22.5and 30 % respectively. The beneficial effects of the used elicitors were extended to increase not only total phenol, total soluble protein content but also the activities of peroxidase and polyphenoloxidase enzymes in comparison with control. At the same time, the results appeared that pepper infected plants treated with applied elicitors showed variation in number, molecular weight of protein bands as well as variability in number of polypeptide peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase isozymes in the leaves.

Endometrial Stromal Tumours are rare mesenchymal neoplasms of the uterus, the cells of which resembles stromal cells of proliferative endometrium. Grossly, most common appearance of Endometrial Stromal Nodule is a circumscribed solid mass. We report a case of Endometrial Stromal Nodule which has undergone complete cystic degeneration and has acquired a unilocular tender coconut-like cystic appearance which is very unusual.

Several studies have highlighted the health hazards of cigarette smoking and other forms of tobacco consumption to include addiction, cancers, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory disorders, and electrolyte disturbances. However, none has reported the effect of aqueous leaf extract of tobacco on blood glucose and plasma concentrations of many electrolytes. This study was designed to find answers to these questions. Ten male albino Wister rats were randomly divided into test and control groups of 5 rats each. Each test rat was given 100 mg of aqueous tobacco leaf extract dissolved in 1.5 mls distilled water once daily for 21 days through an orogastric tube. Each control rat received 1.5 mls distilled water once daily for the same duration. After 21 days, blood samples were collected from each rat for the estimation of plasma concentrations of glucose, sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, magnesium, and calcium. Blood samples were collected and plasma concentrations of glucose, sodium, potassium, chloride, and calcium determined. There were no significant differences in plasma glucose, sodium, chloride, bicarbonate, magnesium, and calcium in the test and control groups of rats. However, there was a significant decrease in plasma potassium in the test group compared to the control group of rats as shown by the mean values of 5.7 ± 0.25 mmol/L and 6.60 ± 0.25 mmol/L respectively and P value of 0.0005. Orogastric administration of aqueous tobacco leaf extract produced statistically significant reduction in plasma potassium, but not in plasma glucose, sodium, chloride, bicarbonate, magnesium, or calcium in male albino Wister rats.

Breast lump constitutes a significant population affecting all ages and ethnic groups. They are a cause of concern to patient and hence are reported early in OPD. BBD is a complex of reactive/inflammatory lesions, proliferative and fibroepithelial lesions some of which mimic malignancy clinically or mammographically and poses diagnostic dilemmas to both clinicians and pathologists. FNAC, Histopathology and other ancillary techniques are essential for exact pathogenesis. This study was carried out with the aim to study Incidence of Benign and Non neoplastic breast diseases out of total breast lumps presenting in OPD, 2.Frequency of individual benign breast disease 3. Distribution with age and sex. This is an observational type of study conducted in department of pathology, SMS medical college, Jaipur over period of one year (1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016). Out of total 469 cases received for histopathology, 326(69.50%) were found to be benign lesions. Commonest benign lesion was fibroadenoma 160 cases (52.45%) in females and gynaecomastia 39 cases (11.96%)in males followed by and granulomatous lesion, 23 cases ( 0.8%) and fibrocystic change 20 (0.6%). BBD accounts for 70 to 80 % in Indian population as seen in different studies. In our study, benign breast diseases comprised greater proportion (69.50%) than malignant disorders. Since, the prognosis and treatment of benign and malignant lesions are wide apart, and some proliferative benign lesions tend to convert into malignancy, so it is necessary to identify these lesions at the earliest and initiate appropriate treatment surgery or medical.

Acute biphenotypic leukemias (LAB) are defined by the presence on the same blast cells membrane and cytoplasmic markers belonging to at least two different hematopoietic lineages. We report the case of an infant of 22mois with LAB highlighting the capital interest of hematological cytology, immunophenotyping and cytogenetic study.

Dengue virus (DENV) is the most common mosquito-transmitted human flavivirus worldwide, and it is well-established that DENV and Zika virus are closely related, resulting in substantial antigenic overlap. The infection is caused by any of the four dengue virus (DENV) serotypes transmitted by Aedes aegypti and albopictus mosquitoes. Despite the public health relevance, data on the prevalence of DENV infections among febrile patients in Jos, North Central Nigeria are limited. We aimed to determine the sero-prevalence of Dengue virus infection among febrile patients. Cross sectional study was conducted among 118 participants presenting with pyrexia at the Jos University Teaching Hospital. Participants who were malaria negative using rapid diagnostic tests (mRDT) with specific symptoms defined as probably dengue by WHO (fever and symptoms such as headache, rash, nausea/vomiting, joint pain, fatigue, retro-ocular pain and haemorrhage) were screened for dengue immunoglobulin G and M (IgG and IgM) using Dengue NS1 Antigen and IgG/IgM antibody duo panel RapiCardTM InstaTest and ELISA-based kit.