Overview of Metabolism-
Nicotinamide and nicotinic acid are covered under genre Niacin of which Nicotinamide is essential part of NAD and NADP. NAD and NADP are required in essential biochemical reaction of the body where they act as hydrogen acceptors and donor for many enzymes. Tryptophan is the substrate for this vitamin and it can be synthesized by the body …

Rhinophyma Or Potato Tumor: An Unsighty tumor of nose :Clinical features and management:

It is a slow growing tumor due to hypertrophy of sebaceous glands of tip of nose.
Rhinophyma  (an advanced type of rosacea) is characterized by an enlarged, bulbous, and red nose resulting from enlargement of the oil-producing glands beneath the surface of the skin on the nose.
Often seen in …

“We call upon the spirits among us who wish to communicate. Please come fort and make yourself known to us.”
Despite of being invented and sold as a game, people claim that ouija board is not a game but a tool to communicatewith a spirit or demon involving various supernatural risks. After hearing about the experience of Ouija from my friends …

Penicillin or Beta lactam antibiotics are commonly associated with drug reactions which are immunologically mediated reactions.

Why does penicillin anaphylaxis occur?
The core structure Beta lactams consists of a reactive bicyclic B lactam ring that acts as a hapten by covalently binding to tissue carrier proteins. 95% of tissue bound penicillin is found to be haptenated in the form of benzyl …

Other Names:

Myiasis narium
Maggots in nose
Larvae in nose

Myiasis is the infestation of tissue with fly larvae, commonly referred to as maggots. Maggots infest nose, nasopharynx and paranasal sinuses causing extensive destruction and obvious deformity.
Etiology or Cause:
Flies especially of genus Chrysomyia – Chrysomia bezianna(other common species are Lucilia hominivora or Sacrophaga Georginia) are attracted by the foul smelling discharge …