Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease are still important community health problem in developing countries. The aim of this diagnostic test was to determine the diagnostic role of plain chest roentgenogram in patients with rheumatic mitral valvular disease. Subjects were patients with rheumatic mitral disease without other vular lesions, congenital heart disease, or anemia, who visited th…
Traditionally, the diagnosis of parasitic infection is generally made by examining blood, urine, faecal and other specimens. However the results of this traditional diagnosis are still not satisfying until present. To overcome the problem other diagnostic techniques are being developed to yield better results. Recently, the immunodiagnosis and a DNA probe are used to diagnose filariasis, wherea…