It was a 4 hour programme and 46 postgraduates / consultants turned up from across the state.

There were ​interactive ​lectures on biochemistry (  “Thyroid function tests – A case based approach”, by Dr Sweta Shivashanker ), microbiology ( “Bugs in the CSF”, by Drs Angelina Mendos and Anisha M Fernandes ) as well as ones on “Liver Biopsy interpretation – The basics” by Dr Sanjeev Katti and “Histograms and scattergrams in CBCs” by Dr Jayashree D Kulkarni and “Interesting Haematology cases” by Dr Shwetha R Bangalore.

Case Slide Diagnosis

The diagnoses of the 8 cases were

1. Ochronisis, synovium, knee
2. Adenocarcinoma oesophagus with kayexalate crystals
3. PEComa, liver ( Angiomyolipoma )
4. Rhinoscleroma ( fibrosing )
5. Extranodal SHML
6. Takayasu’s arteritis
7. Schistosomiasis, bladder. ( A case for the possibility of concurrent Carcinoma in situ of the bladder has been suggested by the presenting college ; the slide will be re-evaluated and the final impression will be communicated later )
8. Toxoplasma lymphadenitis

Dr Fazeela Muneer of KIMS, Bangalore was adjudged best presenter of the slide at the slide seminar.​