5 steps to Prevent MERS

00-16-6F-C9-20-41 192.168.1.2 Around 400 deaths  and more than 1,000 cases of MERS have been confirmed in 25 countries till june this year, according to the World Health Organization.These are some 5  simple tips for preventing middle east respiratory syndrome Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based…

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Breast Tuberculosis

Dr. Saroj K. Suwal, OncoSurgery Department, BCH  People generally come the hospital with complain of breast lump over  thinking that they have carcinoma of breast but it’s not always true and while investigation is done for breast screening, tubercular breast is also encountered. Breast Tuberculosis is one of the rare types of tuberculosis all over the world. In Western Communities, it is found as less than 0.1 % but in the developing countries the incidence increases as other different types of tuberculosis. In context of Nepal also , the breast tuberculosis is diagnosed increasingly day by day as comparison to past days It might be due the misdiagnosis as Breast cancer and abscess as they appear similar symptoms and findings Atypical Mycobacterium Verfaillie is found to be dominant in breast tuberculosis. 

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