The mean serum magnesium level in normal individual was found 1.967 +/- mgm/dl. No significant difference in serum magnesium level was found in various age groups. All diabetic patients, having normal renal function, exhibited hypomagnesemia. The hyperglycemia in these cases was inversely related to hypomagnesemia and its restoration towards normal by insulin therapy restored the normal serum magnesium concentration. These existed in inverse correlationship between serum magnesium and cholesterol (r = -0.56). The hypomagnesemia was the result and not the cause of alterations in the cholesterol metabolism. A positive correlation was observed between blood urea level and serum magnesium (r = +0.7) and it was significant. The magnesium correlated with major diabetic complications too, e.g. micro and macroangiopathies. Thus, serum magnesium can be used for prognostic assessment in diabetic individuals.

100 cases of Kyasanur Forest Disease were studied clinically and autopsy or postmortem biopsies of various organs were done in 8 cases. 1. Our study showed that KFD passes through 4 stages each lasting for about a week. i.e. a prodromal stage with fever, hypotension hepatomegaly, a stage of complication characterized by haemorrhage, neurological manifestation or bronchopneumonia, a stage of recovery followed by a li stage of fever in some cases. 2. The exact of cause of haemorrhage could not be identified though Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation was suspected. 3. Hypotension in KFD could be of Myocardial origin. 4. Encephalopathy in KFD could be due to a metabolic cause probably of hepatic origin. 5. Lung signs could be due to intraalveolar haemorrhage and secondary infection.

Technical details and associated problems of enteromesenteric bridging operation for primary lymphedema (proximal obstructive hypoplasia) are discussed. The short term results are encouraging.