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Patterns of delays in diagnosis amongst patients with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis at a teaching hospital in Turkey
ABSTRACTIn total, 151 newly diagnosed patients with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis were studied. The mean time from the onset of symptoms to the first visit to a physician was 46.4 days; the mean referral delay was 28.9 days; the mean delay in diagnosis was 2.4 days; and the mean delay in treatment initiation was 0.8 days. There was a delay in consulting a physician by 49% of patients. A low index of suspicion for tuberculosis on the part of the physician and healthcare system and laboratory delays were the most common reasons for delays in diagnosis
Rose oil inhalation protects against formaldehyde-induced testicular damage in rats
In this experimental study, harmful effects of formaldehyde (FA) inhalation on
sperm concentration, sperm quality, serum testosterone levels and the rat testes
were investigated. In addition, the possible protective effects of rose oil against
to these harmful effects were evaluated. For this purpose, 21 albino-Wistar rats
were used. The rats in Group I were used as control group. When the rats of
Group II were exposed FA (10 ppm/1 h) for 35 days, the rats of Group III
inhalated rose oil (1 ml/1 h) after FA. The epididymal tissues were taken for
sperm analysing and the testes were removed for histological examination. In
addition, testosterone levels were determined from the blood samples.
Although the testosterone levels, the epididymal sperm concentration, and the
progressive sperm motility significantly decreased, the abnormal sperm rate
significantly increased in the Group II when compared to Group I. In the
Group III, these damages were seen less. When the rats in the Group II
compared with the control group, there were serious histological damages. In
the Group III, it was determined that the histological changes were less than
group II. It can be expressed that serious damages occurred via formaldehyde
exposure in male reproductive system and that the rose oil had protective
effects against these damages
Taenia saginata a rare cause of acute cholangitis: a case report.
Parasitic infestations of the galdbladder and biliary tract are quite rare. Taenia saginata is an intestinal hel-mint and patients harbouring adult T. saginata tapeworms are mostly asymptomatic and discharge only fecal proglottids. In some cases there might be nonspecific symptoms like vomiting, nausea, epigastric pain, diarrhea and weight loss. Tenia saginata is a also rare cause of ileus, pancreatitis, cholecystitis and cholangitis. We report a case of acute cholangitis caused by T. saginata presenting with fever, nausea, vomiting, jaundice and right upper quadrant pain. Although parasites are not an uncommon cause of cholangitis especially in disease-endemic areas like the Far East, this is not true for T. saginata causing acute cholangitis
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