COMPOSITE PLEOMORPHIC XANTHOASTROCYTOMA-GANGLIOGLIOMA; ASSESSING AND ADDRESSING THE DILEMMA OF DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF NEURONAL MARKERS: CASE REPORT WITH DIAGNOSTIC PERSPECTIVE

Composite pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma-ganglioglioma; assessing and addressing the dilemma of differential expression of neuronal markers: Case report with diagnostic perspective

We report the case of a 5-year-old male child presenting with seizures for 4 months.Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a cortical-based solid cystic lesion in the right parietal lobe.Histopathological examination showed a Model Kits tumour comprised of spindled glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) positive neoplastic cells interspersed with

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Focus on Effector-Triggered Susceptibility

Effector biology exhibits diversity at every level.Effector proteins play key roles in the molecular interplay between plants and plant-associated organisms, and effector biology remains one of the most active areas in the research field of molecular plant-microbe interactions.Using effectors as probes, much has been learned about pathogen virulenc

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Tropical leg lymphedema caused by podoconiosis is associated with increased colonisation by anaerobic bacteria

Abstract The non-filarial and non-communicable disease podoconiosis affects around 4 million people and is characterized by severe leg lymphedema accompanied with painful intermittent acute inflammatory episodes, called acute dermatolymphangioadenitis (ADLA) attacks.Risk factors have been associated with the disease but the mechanisms of pathophysi

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Cost of illness of community-acquired pneumonia. Review of the literature and possible strategies in the Serbian health care setting

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) represents a potentially severe illness with high incidence and significant economic impact.The estimated incidence varies from 1.6 to 13.4 cases/1000 inhabitants per year.Its burden of disease is attributed to high morbidity, mortality and serious health care utilization and expenditure throughout the world.The i

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