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M K Kutty

Publications and source records attributed to M K Kutty.

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PubMed1984

The ultrastructural morphology of human cutaneous leishmaniasis of low parasite load.

The ultrastructural morphology of the inflammatory infiltrate in cutaneous leishmaniasis with low parasite load from seven patients was studied. Cells of the mononuclear phagocyte system (macrophages and epithelioid cells), plasma cells, and lymphocytes formed the infiltrate. Disseminated shrinkage necrosis or apoptotis as well as coagulative necrosis with loss of the plasma membrane of single macrophages occurred. An intimate contact was observed between macrophages and lymphocytes. The relationship of the morphological alterations to the persistence of the chronic inflammatory reaction and the possible explanations of the macrophage necrosis are discussed.

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PubMed1978

Diabetes and its vascular complications in Malaysia.

One hundred and thirty-two newly diagnosed Asian diabetic patients (39 Malay, 30 Chinese and 63 Indians) have been studied in Kuala Lumpur. The highest proportion of diabetic patients were Indian and the lowest were Chinese. Vascular complications were equally common in Asian diabetic patients as in Europeans; coronary heart disease was relatively more common in Indians and cerebral vascular disease in Chinese. Twenty percent of all Asian diabetic patients requiring admission to hospital also had coronary heart disease, 9% had cerebral vascular disease and 8% had gangrene or ulceration of the feet. In Kuala Lumpur, diabetes is a very important risk factor for coronary heart disease: 17% of all patients admitted to the General Hospital with coronary heart disease were already diabetic.

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PubMed1977

Idiopathic chondrolysis of the hip: case report with a review of the literature.

The first case of idiopathic chondrolysis of the hip from South-East Asia is reported, with a review of the literature. The problems of differential diagnosis are discussed. As the condition is rare, it is likely to be misdiagnosed and may well be over-treated. The rarity of the condition and its natural history terminating in spontaneous fusion make it mandatory that a correct preoperative diagnosis be established in order to avoid needless radical surgery. Some of the significant clinicopathological findings are highlighted.

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PubMed1975

A case of human Sarcocystis infection in west Malaysia.

The first case of Sarcocystis infection is reported from West Malaysia. A cyst was seen as an incidental finding in a biopsy specimen from the larynx of the patient. The cyst and the cystozoites were of the small size with no evidence of cytophaneres or compartments.

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PubMed1974

Incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Malaysia, with special reference to the state of Selangor.

A "registry" of all known cases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Malaysia, 1968-72, was established. Attention was focused on the State of Selangor where conditions are best for case finding. Age-adjusted incidence rates among Chinese males and females were 17·3 and 7·3 per 100,000; among Malay males and females, the rates were 2·5 and 0·3 and among Indian males, 1·1. The detailed ethnicity of 192 cases in Selangor was established. Estimated incidence rates for the Chinese sub-groups agreed with the pattern observed elsewhere: highest among the Cantonese, lowest among the Hokkien/Teochiu, with the Khek in between. There was no correlation between histological type and sub-ethnic group among the Chinese cases.

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