Kim Vaiphei

..05) and low levels of LPO (P<0.05) as compared to INH+RIF treated group. CONCLUSION: Freshly prepared garlic homogenate protects against INH+RIF-induced liver injury in experimental animal model...

..Computerized tomography revealed a mesenteric mass in relation to proximal ileum. With a diagnosis of tumor recurrence, exploratory laparatomy was carried out, and the mass was resected out. Histology revealed an organized hematoma...

..To evaluate roles of syndecan-1, bcl6 and p53 in diagnosis and prognostication of immunoproliferative small intestinal disease (IPSID) and to study profiles of kappa (kappa) and lambda (lambda) light chains and IgA heavy chain...

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..Serological screening enables us to detect patients of celiac disease (CD) before they develop serious complications. This study was planned to assess the prevalence of CD in the family members of index cases by serological screening...

..Six of these 8 patients had positive serology and histology suggestive of celiac disease. Endoscopic evaluation resulted in diagnosis of CD in 4.37% patients of chronic liver disease undergoing endotherapy...

..Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the common malignancies worldwide including Asian countries. Chronic viral hepatitis is implicated as an important etiological factor in carcinogenesis of liver...

..Currently, only symptomatic treatment is available, regeneration of pancreatic tissue can be a future strategy in the management of acute pancreatitis. Further studies are required to support the findings of the present study...

..Experimental models of acute pancreatitis have been developed in order to understand its pathophysiology and extrapancreatic manifestations...

..Results of melatonin group were comparable to that of positive control, CCK-8 group. Thus melatonin treatment was found to promote the spontaneous regeneration process of pancreatic tissue...

..Celiac disease (CD) is being increasingly recognized in adults though a majority of patients continue to be diagnosed in childhood...

..Our aim was to study the prevalence and clinical profile of celiac disease in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care referral centre in north India...

..He underwent H. pylori eradication following which he had significant clinical improvement; repeat evaluation at 6 months showed dramatic improvement in his clinical, radiological, and histological parameters...

..The aim of the study was to examine the role of serum C-reactive protein (SCRP), fecal myeloperoxidase (FMPO) and fecal lactoferrin (FLF) in assessing disease severity, activity and response to therapy...

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..Malnutrition, papillary stenosis and immunopathogenetic mechanisms contribute to the development of pancreatitis in a patient of celiac disease...

..Patients with acromegaly have increased proliferation of colonic epithelial cells. Elevated levels of serum IGF1 are associated with increase proliferation in the superficial crypt cells...

..Isoniazid (INH) and Rifampicin (RIF) are hepatotoxic drugs. Oxidative stress has been reported as one of the mechanisms of INH+RIF induced hepatotoxicity...

..Moreover, apoptosis induction was more apparent in the combination regimen of piroxicam and c-phycocyanin than the individual drugs alone...

..Understanding these processes may help in clinical treatment planning strategies for tobacco-related diseases...

..Clinical liver involvement is not a characteristic feature though histological involvement could be frequent. Liver disease in CVDs could be the consequence of various factors...

..Histology of the resected specimen showed Michaelis-Gutmann bodies, which are diagnostic of malakoplakia...

..A combination regimen of piroxicam and C-phycocyanin, rather than individually has the much greater potential for reduction of DMH-induced colon cancer development and COX-2 being the prime possible target in such chemoprevention...

..41) months. AlP-induced esophageal strictures can be dilated endoscopically in a majority of patients; however, 25% of them require surgical intervention. AlP-induced esophageal strictures, thus, behave like caustic-induced strictures...

..The diagnosis of tuberculosis was made in the immediate post-transplant period on the basis of good therapeutic response of fever and chest infiltrates to anti-tubercular chemotherapy...

..To analyze p53, bcl-2, c-myc, and cyclooxygenase-2 protein expression changes and examine their relationship with various antioxidant enzymes in esophageal carcinoma patients...

..Benign proliferative changes of the Brunner's glands account for about 10% of neoplasias of the duodenal bulb...

..Melanoma of gastrointestinal tract can be either primary or secondary to metastases from other sites like skin, mucous membranes, and uvea. Primary gastrointestinal melanoma is rare and still rarer is stomach involvement...

..The patient was successfully managed by surgical resection. Pathologic examination confirmed it to be a mature teratoma...

..Multifocal nodular oncocytic hyperplasia (MNOH) is a rare lesion of the parotid gland. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in MNOH has not been described previously to the best of our knowledge...

..Pitfalls in the cytodiagnosis of this case along with differential diagnosis on cytology are discussed...

..We report one such rare case of acute myeloid leukemia in an infant who died of disseminated candidiasis with gastrointestinal tract involvement prior to the institution of chemotherapy...

..We studied the prevalence of peptic ulcer disease in a community in northern India and its relationship with Helicobacter pylori infection...

..These findings offer possible mechanistic insights into folate malabsorption during alcoholism...

..The purpose of this report is to add a rare tumor to the differential diagnosis of pediatric renal neoplasms...

..We report a case of bronchial carcinoid presenting with acromegaly due to ectopic growth hormone production. The patient was treated successfully with right pneumonectomy...

..To analyze the clinico-pathological spectrum of primary duodenal neoplasms...

..Awareness of the lesion, a combination of endoscopy and contrast enhanced CT scan are helpful in reaching a diagnosis. Surgical excision is curative...

..This is an extremely unusual occurrence, and only one case has been described before. Such a presentation can mimic the clinical features of microscopic polyangiitis...

..Ossification of ligamentum flavum in the thoracic region causing compressive myelopathy among middle-aged patients is a poorly described entity...

..To investigate p16 gene methylation and its expression in 30 patients with sporadic colorectal adenocarcinoma in a North Indian population...

..In conclusion, a decrease in the antioxidant defense system and long-term inflammation caused by smokeless tobacco may be risk factors for gutkha-induced pathogenesis...

..Patients are resistant to alkylating agents and alpha-interferon (á-IFN). Splenectomy may be beneficial for long-lasting partial responses in some of the patients and is a good palliative treatment...

..Histopathological examination revealed spindle-cell proliferation and possibility of malignant tumor of mesenchymal origin was kept. This was later confirmed on immunohistochemistry...

..Imaging showed a contrast enhancing soft tissue mass lesion involving the external auditory canal and middle ear, mimicking as glomus tumor. Histopathological examination of surgical specimen showed it to be hemagioendothelioma...

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..Computed tomographic colonography (CTC) is a new technique for detecting colonic neoplasms. Data on the utility of this method in the Indian population are limited...

..There are no reports of CS presenting as proptosis and arising from ethmoid bone. This case highlights the rarity of this tumor with regard to age of presentation and site of origin...

..Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of EH. Pelvic soft tissue origin of EH is extremely rare. The diagnosis of EH may be suggested by characteristic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings...

..Skin histopathology and culture demonstrated infection with Aspergillus flavus. There was no evidence of Aspergillus flavus infection elsewhere...

..Here we present a case of rare type adenosquamous carcinoma in rectum in a 29 year old female...

..This case highlights the rarity of this tumor with regard to its site of origin, possibly from a minor salivary gland...