Sir Charles Scott Sherrington
November 27th Born 27 Nov 1857; died 4 Mar 1952 at age 94. English neurophysiologist who won (with Edgar Adrian) the Nobel Prize…
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OPHTHALMOLOGY – Chalazion
Chalazion It’s a non-painful cyst in the eyelid due to a blocked oil gland Treated with warm compression, and steroids…
Boris Borisovich Yegorov
November 26th A Soviet physician who was the first practicing doctor in space. He traveled on Voskhod 1(“Sunrise 1”), 12-13…
OPHTHALMOLOGY – Trachomatous pannus
Trachomatous pannus Pannus is an abnormal layer of fibrovascular tissue or granulation tissue. Common sites- over the cornea, over a…
Lewis Thomas
November 25th American physician and author best known for his reflective essays on a wide range of topics in biology. Thomas made…
OPHTHALMOLOGY – Anterior Uveitis
Anterior Uveitis Anterior uveitis is the most common form of intraocular inflammation. It is a common cause of painful red…
Hideyo Noguchi
November 24th Born 24 Nov 1876; died 21 May 1928 at age 51. Japanese bacteriologist who turned into the primary to reap natural…
OPHTHALMOLOGY – Acute bacterial conjunctivitis
Acute bacterial conjunctivitis: Commonest causes are Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Corynebacterium, Haemophilus, Pseudomonas, and Moraxella species.
Rita R. Colwell
November 23rd American microbiologist and the 11th director of the National Science Foundation (4 Aug 1998), the first woman –…
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY – Twin pregnancy
Twin pregnancy: Dichorionic diamniotic twin placenta suggesting the patient had a twin pregnancy.