nasal cavity - chamber in from the nose where air is moistened and warmed pleural membranes - thin, membranes that cover the lungs, separate them from other organs and form a fluid-filled chest cavity. pulmonary capillaries - small blood vessels that surround each alveolus trachea -rigid tube ...
Endoscopic repair of CSF rhinorrhoea was first described in the early 1980s. Since then the endoscopic approach has overtaken the intracranial route as the procedure of choice due to superior visualisation of the operative field, reduced operating time & lower complication rates. Various autogenous,...
A detailed literature search has been conducted on PubMed for collecting information pertaining to the COVID-19; the history, origin, key structural features, and mechanism of infection of SARS-CoV-2; the repurposed drugs in use for the management of COVID-19, and the anti-inflammatory role...
Glucostix tests produced three false positive results from blood and nasal mucus contaminated fluid. Glucostix failed to detect another three CSF leaks resulting from false negative tests because of low CSF glucose levels. The Glucostix glucose test was non-specific and insensitive compared with the...
All patients with a chronic infection of the paranasal sinuses, burn or trauma wound infection should have their skin meticulously examined for the presence of either black discoloration or black eschars. A hallmark of the disease is propagating tissue necrosis due to vascular invasion by the ...