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Publications and source records attributed to R K Tongia.
A 38 year old Saudi patient with tuberous sclerosis and chronic renal failure is described. The association of these two conditions has rarely been described. This case supports the observation that when chronic renal failure occurs in patients with tuberous sclerosis, cystic renal disease (with or without hamartomas) is more likely to be the underlying cause, rather than hamartomas alone.
We describe two cases of lower respiratory tract infection due to Branhamella catarrhalis in elderly patients. The diagnosis was confirmed by isolation of the organism from the sputa in pure growth and also by response to treatment with appropriate antibiotics. Both patients had predisposing factors: one had chronic bronchial asthma and was also on corticosteroids during the illness and the other had chronic obstructive lung disease. Previously reported cases are reviewed.
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A case of endocarditis caused by Salmonella typhi is reported in a 24-year-old Egyptian woman known to have rheumatic heart disease. The diagnosis was confirmed by positive blood cultures and echocardiogram.