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A 61-year - old woman came to our attention and was hospitalized for the acute onset of fever (38c), erythroderma, and pustulosis; the pustules were mainly localized on her shoulders, upper arms, and trunk [figure 1]. In the latter area clinical history revealed that she had been treating a bacterial inguinal intertrig... |
Psychocutaneous diseases can present either as primary psychiatric diseases such as dermatitis artefacta and delusions of parasitosis or as secondary psychiatric conditions such as depression, anxiety or social phobia due to chronic dermatoses like psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, alopecia areata . While in the former gro... |
Biological fuels that produce heat are called biomass . It is predicted that half of the world population and more than 90% of the rural population in developing countries uses biomass fuels . In turkey, the most commonly utilized biomass fuel is called turd, a fuel type produced by dehumidifying animal waste . Turd is... |
Sepsis is defined as the acute systemic inflammatory response to infection with a clinical spectrum ranging from hemodynamic changes to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and even death [13]. It is estimated that there are 750,000 cases of sepsis with a mortality rate between 30% and 50% in north america per year . Th... |
Ventriculoperitoneal (vp) shunting for hydrocephalus is a common neurosurgical procedure in our daily practice . Migration of distal part of vp shunt into the adjacent organs including bowel tract, thoracic cavity, heart, scrotum, umbilicus, abdominal wall, and urinary bladder is reported . A case of repeated shunt mig... |
We report a prospective series, we present the results of hind foot valgus deformity of children with spina bifida, using grice talocalcaneal arthrodesis with a tricortical iliac bone graft . Between may 2000 and december 2003, 21 patients with bilateral (42 feet) valgus deformity of feet underwent surgery . There were... |
Female genital mutilation / cutting (fgm / c) refers to all procedures involving injury, partial or total removal of the female genital organs for non - therapeutic reasons.1 the practice is concentrated in 29 countries of sub - saharan africa, the middle and far east; and the united nations children s fund (unicef) es... |
Yogurt is a fermented milk product widely known and appreciated for its beneficial effects on consumers health . To obtain a first - rate yogurt, excellent quality raw materials and production techniques that follow the good manufacturing practices its shelf - life could be established based on microbiological data and... |
Validated animal models and tests are crucial for understanding the pathogenesis and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders . This contribution is about the exposure of rodents to a forced swim stressor, which was originally designed by porsolt et al . The so - called forced swim test (fst, see box 1) is based on the ... |
Our mathematical analysis was based on the following assumptions; 1) the unstapled side of the operated physis grows as fast as that of the contralateral limb, and 2) the hinge point of angular correction is located at the perichondrium of the stapled physis . The limb length distal to the stapled physis is represented... |
Aggressive histologic subtypes of thyroid cancer are less frequent and have a worse prognosis than well - differentiated thyroid carcinoma (dtc). Most important aggressive subtypes of thyroid cancer are hrthle cell carcinoma (hctc) and anaplastic and poorly differentiated carcinoma (atc and pdtc). Now, it is included i... |
Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease, mostly caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis, and for adults, is often with sputum smear positive that it is highly contagious (1). The world health organization observing upward trend of global burden of tb, in the assembly of 1991, announced tuberculosis as a global emergency (2, 3... |
Diabetes, late complications hereof, and diabetic foot ulcers in particular present increasing challenges in terms of amputations, sick leaves, reduced functioning, and escalating financial costs . The patients' quality of life decreases dramatically with the occurrence of diabetic foot ulcers . Currently, most treatme... |
Epidermolysis bullosa (eb) comprises a group of genetically determined skin fragility disorders characterized by blistering of the skin and mucosa following mild mechanical trauma . Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (deb) is a subtype of eb with a well understood pathogenesis . The dystrophic forms of eb are characteriz... |
Guided cell migration requires the generation of polarized plasma membrane protrusions such as filopodia, lamellipodia, blebs and invadopodia . Although these protrusions differ structurally and in their composition, they each contribute to cell movement by pushing the leading edge forward . Both axonal growth cones an... |
Electroconvulsive therapy (ect) remains a widely used efficacious treatment for a variety of complicated psychiatric conditions, particularly affective disorders resistant to psychotherapy, medication, and other forms of treatment (chamberlin and tsai 1998; rami - gonzalez et al 2001). Specifically, ect has been found ... |
A 44-year - old man, who had a medical history of panic disorder, visited another hospital due to dyspnea on mild exertion . A coronary angiography showed a single coronary artery originating from the right coronary ostium . A single coronary artery bifurcated into the right coronary artery and left main coronary arter... |
Mdc1a is caused by mutation of the laminin -2 gene (lama2), localized to chromosome 6q22 - 23 . Patients with mdc1a present with severe neonatal hypoxia often requiring ventilatory assistance, markedly delayed motor development, and generalized muscle atrophy with the weakness of limb and trunk muscles leading to contr... |
Incidental vessel injury caused by some of these variations may require more extensive lung resection than would be necessary without repair during pulmonary resection . We herein describe a patient with a common trunk of the left pulmonary vein that was incidentally transected with a mechanical stapler during a left u... |
Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (pecomas) are a rare group of mesenchymal neoplasms composed of distinctive cells which show a focal association with the walls of blood vessels and usually express melanocytic and smooth - muscle markers . These tumors include renal angiomyolipoma, lymphangioleiomyomatosis, clear c... |
Achromobacter xylosoxidans, formerly called alcaligenes xylosoxidans, is an aerobic, non - fermenting, gram - negative bacilli with low virulence . It was first seen in 1971 by yabuuchi and ohyama in a patient with chronic, inflammatory otitis media . Due to its ability to easily oxidize xylose, it is primarily found i... |
Sucralose was the first noncalorie sweetener made from natural sugar, being manufactured by the selective chlorination of sucrose, which substitutes three of the hydroxyl groups with chlorines . Sucralose is stable under increased heat and over a broad range of acidic and alkaline conditions . Therefore, sucralose can ... |
Polyphenols encompass several classes of compounds that produced in plant as secondary metabolites, and they were routinely consumed with human diet . Until now, about 7000 different chemical molecules together with their metabolites were identified in many types of fruits and vegetables . They received increasing atte... |
Nicaragua reported 4,742 people living with hiv as of december 2009, 89% of whom were adults over the age of 18 . The epidemic is in an early stage with most cases occurring in high risk populations such as utility workers, commercial sex workers, men who have sex with men, prisoners, street children, housewives, and p... |
Igg4-related disease (igg4-rd) is characterized by an elevated serum igg4 level and the infiltration of igg4-positive plasma cells into various organs . With regard to renal involvement, interstitial nephritis recently, glomerular lesions in igg4-rd have been reported, although such reports are still scarce [1, 35]. We... |
Micrornas (mirnas) are small (~22 nucleotides) noncoding rnas that regulate more than half of the genes in human cells.1 by complementary binding into the 3'-untranslated region (3'-utr) of mrnas, they suppress translation and induce degradation of mrnas . Because of their broad targeting range, mirnas are expected to ... |
Patients with acute coronary syndromes (acs) showing atypical symptoms other than chest pain are frequently misdiagnosed on initial evaluation and highly likely face unfavorable prognoses such as under - treatment and poor clinical outcome (1, 2). The primary complaint of the patients with acs is characterized predomin... |
The traditional approach to low back pain (lbp) has failed as an effective treatment for lbp patients1 . Accordingly, some researchers have recently suggested the necessity of a patient - centered approach to lbp1 . The decreased lumbar spine lordosis induces changes in spinal discs, creating abnormal pressures when ab... |
Steroid hormone receptors mediate hormone signaling by acting as ligand dependent transcription factors . Upon ligand binding, these receptors undergo conformational changes that are coupled with specific interactions with transcriptional co - factors and/or nuclear translocation, culminating with induction of specific... |
Gaucher's disease (gd) includes several clinical subtypes with a continuum of clinical findings from a perinatal lethal disorder to an asymptomatic type . The clinical diagnosis of gd currently relies on demonstration of a deficient lysosomal enzyme acid -glucosidase (glucocerebrosidase [gba]) which is responsible for ... |
The prevalence of nafld in indian population ranges from 5 to 28%, which is comparable to the west . The spectrum of nafld ranges from simple steatosis, non - alcoholic steatohepatitis (nash), to cirrhosis . Although nafld is more common in subjects with obesity and diabetes mellitus (dm), it does occur in lean and non... |
Laparoscopic assisted colectomies (lac) for colon and rectal cancer have recently become more common in japan . This procedure minimizes surgical stress and has been recognized as acceptable treatment for colorectal cancer based on long - term outcome studies and a low complication rate . Long - term survival after lac... |
In healthy people reactive oxidant species are controlled by a number of enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidants . Approximately 8590% of patients with cystic fibrosis (cf) suffer from pancreatic insufficiency (pi), which predisposes them to malabsorption of lipids and lipid soluble vitamins leading to a deficiency of ... |
In many developed and developing countries, there are many concerns about being overweight and obesity; these concerns have become a universal and comprehensive problem progressing at different ages. [14] according to statistics by world health organization (who), about 10% of 5 - 17-year - old school children are over... |
Gliomas are the most common primary brain tumour, and gbm accounts for up to 70% of cases . The prognosis is poor, and while adjuvant cranial irradiation has been shown historically to significantly improve survival rates [1, 2], the treatment of patients with gbm remains challenging . The median survival for patients ... |
Obesity is a major public health problem, with a prevalence of 10% to 20% in western europe . Obesity is characterized by both a large increase in body weight and an increase in body fat exceeding standard measures . Currently, obesity is classified on the basis of body mass index (bmi), and patients with bmi> 30 kg / ... |
Breast cancer is most commonly diagnosed nonskin cancer in women and represents the second leading cause of cancer death in women of all ages and the leading cause of cancer mortality in women between 20 and 59 years of age . Early detection of breast cancer has been demonstrated to significantly decrease breast cancer... |
Diabetes is currently the leading cause of 44% of newly diagnosed cases of renal failure as sustained hyperglycemia damages the filtration membranes of the kidneys resulting in albuminuria and proteinuria . In fact, proteinuria is often used as a surrogate marker for renal disease [24]. As the incidence of diabetes con... |
The occurrence of liposarcomas in the gastrointestinal tract is very low and the reported incidence of gastrointestinal liposarcoma is 0.1% to 5.8% at autopsy . The incidence of liposarcomas occurring at the esophagus is particularly low, where they form only 1.2% to 1.5% of all gastrointestinal lipomas . The optimal t... |
Hybrid poplars are extensively cultivated worldwide for wood production and have recently received growing attention for bioenergy research programs . During the last decades, breeders have generated a collection of hybrid poplars with complete resistances to m. larici - populina . Nevertheless, culture practices in mo... |
Exaggerated systolic blood pressure (sbp) response to exercise is a risk factor for the future development of hypertension1, 2, 3 and left ventricular hypertrophy (lvh)4 and has been associated with greater cardiovascular disease (cvd) mortality.5, 6, 7 during exercise, sbp rises as a result of increasing heart rate (h... |
Roots are weakened due to the caries, trauma, pulp pathology, or iatrogenic events in endodontic treatment . Such weakened roots with a thin dentinal wall, stand at a higher risk of fracture which seriously compromise the long - term prognosis of the tooth - restoration success . Structurally compromised roots were con... |
The vast increase in the number of new psychopharmacologic agents has made more therapeutic options available, but has also complicated patient treatment . Combination therapy used in psychiatric practice makes drug interactions more likely and increases the risk of adverse outcomes to the patients . Many interactions ... |
Since the cases of tertiary syphilis can be seen very rarely in western society today, it is very difficult for us to diagnose as a syphilitic aneurysm preoperatively when we encounter the thoracic aortic aneurysm whose etiology is unknown . Major cardiovascular manifestations of tertiary syphilis are asymptomatic aort... |
Orthodontic force application to the teeth is responsible for a series of biological responses in the bone tissue, which lead to bone modeling and remodeling, allowing tooth movement . The resulting neoformed bone has a low degree of mineralization, with short - term reduction of the mineral density of the tooth - surr... |
The incidence and prevalence varies, 0.1251% and 516%, depending upon the criteria used for the diagnosis . The usual predisposing factors are diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, rheumatoid arthritis, hypothyroidism, recurrent twisting turning of hands while working, work with vibrating tools and postpartum per... |
The present study is based on the 20-year follow - up of the population of the kuopio osteoporosis risk factor and prevention study cohort . A self - administered baseline postal questionnaire was sent to all women aged 4756 years who were residents of kuopio province, eastern finland (n = 14,220), in february 1989 . T... |
We describe the case of a 1-year - old male persian cat diagnosed with congenital hepatic fibrosis (chf) associated with renal polycystic disease and, for the first time, we have shown that there was no c> a mutation in exon 29 of pkd1 (polycystic kidney disease 1). The cat presented with a history of chronic weight lo... |
Since the dramatic changes in lifestyle worldwide, diabetes has become one of the most common metabolic disorders globally . In 2013, the international diabetes federation (idf) reported 382 million people with diabetes and the number was projected to reach 592 million by 2035 . Of note, another piece of data from idf ... |
Frailty is a common issue facing older adults, their families, and society in general . Frailty predicts adverse outcomes such as death, worsening functional status, and institutionalization . While there are numerous definitions and theoretical models of frailty, all agree that frailty is associated with increasing vu... |
Both nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2 dm) are highly prevalent in the community and are frequently associated with each other, as part of the metabolic syndrome . The link between the two diseases is insulin - resistance and compensatory hyperinsulinemia progressing to -cell dys... |
Thyroid cancer accounts for approximately 2% of all cancers diagnosed worldwide and 95% of all endocrine cancers . Recent reports describe a continuous increase in thyroid cancer incidence worldwide . In certain geographical areas, this increase exceeds 100% (and is as high as 250% in some cases). It has been suggested... |
The grunwald - winstein equation (equation 1) was originally developed in 1948 for the correlation of specific rates of solvolysis of initially neutral substrates reacting by an ionization (sn1 + e1) mechanism . In equation 1, k and ko are the specific rates of solvolysis in a given solvent and in the standard solvent ... |
Hemoglobin (hb) was accidentally discovered by hnefeld in 1840 in samples of earthworm blood held under two glass slides . He occasionally found small plate - like crystals in desiccated swine or human blood samples [1, 2]. These crystals were later named as haemoglobin by hoppe - seyler in 1864 . Around 1870, claude b... |
Several cases have been reported in the medical literature, and the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches must be applied in a multi - faceted and differentiated manner . We describe our diagnostic procedure with laparoscopic removal of the appendix due to fixation of the object in the right lower abdomen . The ingesti... |
Escherichia coli o157:h7 is an enterohemorrhagic strain of e. coli that produces a powerful shiga - like toxin . It is capable of causing bloody stools, hemorrhagic colitis, and hemolytic uremic syndrome . Most outbreaks have been associated with the consumption of contaminated, undercooked, bovine food products . Ther... |
Attention deficit or / and hyperactivity disorder (adhd) mainly appears in pre - school children . Children with adhd usually demonstrate hyperactivity, impulsivity, aggression, and simultaneously, they achieve limited academic results and ignore social rules due to attention deficiency . Adhd morbidity has been report... |
According to the recent terminology of lower urinary tract function in children, enuresis (which is also called nocturnal enuresis to add extra clarity) is defined as intermittent incontinence while sleeping regardless of the presence or absence of concomitant daytime symptoms . This idea was first proposed by pace et ... |
Gallstones are among the most prevalent clinical problems all around the world . Based on published studies, the prevalence of gall stones in europe is about 5 - 20% in the general population, rising with age . The incidence of gallstones is three times more common in women than in men (13). Twelve percent of patients ... |
We report on the inheritance of a familial t(x;15)(p22.3;p10) translocation in a fetus referred for short long bones . These events lead to partial nullosomy of x chromosome genes in males and to premature ovarian failure and lri - weill syndrome (mim 127300) in females (due to nonrandom inactivation of the undeleted x... |
Dissimilatory metal - reducing bacteria (dmrb) may generate nanowire structures that help them exploit insoluble mn and fe oxides as electron acceptors for the oxidation of organic matter in anoxic soils and sediment (1). Understanding how protein - based nanowires are able to conduct electrons is intriguing, as protei... |
Foreign - body aspiration into the airway is harmful and even life threatening.1 foreign - body aspiration occurs more often in children but its incidence in, and damage to, adults cannot be ignored . In adults, foreign - body aspiration often occurs in elderly people and its incidence increases with aging.1,2 the most... |
According to the 2002 world health organization (who) health report, a diet poor in fruits and vegetable is the third preventable risk factor for chronic diseases (specific types of cancers, cerebrovascular diseases and ischemia) which have replaced infectious disease as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in ... |
From july 30 to august 20, 2002, a total of 5 persons in a group of 20 became ill with symptoms consistent with tick - borne relapsing fever during or following their visit to western montana (table). The common site of exposure was a cabin on the south shore of wild horse island (475030 n; 1141230 w) in southwest flat... |
Leaf rust, caused by the heteroecious basidiomycete puccinia triticina eriks, is one of the most important diseases of wheat worldwide . Serious yield losses can result as a consequence of its broad distribution and potential to develop rapidly under optimal environmental conditions . Furthermore, the ability of p. tri... |
For intracellular pathogens whose proliferation requires nutritional supplies from the host cell cytosol, the death of the cell before the completion of a productive infection is disastrous . Furthermore, cells actively executing the apoptotic processes often secrete chemical signals or display specific molecules on th... |
Table 1 summarizes vaccination schedule base on wsava vaccination guidelines in 2010 and aaha vaccination guideline in 2011 . Table 1 summarizes vaccination schedule base on wsava vaccination guidelines in 2010 and aaha vaccination guideline in 2011. |
Early interaction with a marginally inappropriate extra - uterine environment in preterm infants could play a crucial role in short- and long - term sequelae . Results from previous studies confirm the presence of high rates of neurodevelopmental impairment among preschool children with preterm birth history that span ... |
A 25-year - old active young woman (weight 57 kg, height 1.64 m) suffered a left patella fracture due to a slip and fall . She had a medical history of right knee arthroscopy in 2001 due to a cruciate ligament injury . Complete blood count, electrolyte panel, coagulation screening, electrocardiography, and plain radiog... |
Kawasaki disease (kd), also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, predominantly affects infants and young children . Due to lack of specific diagnostic tests, the diagnosis of kd however, as an acute systemic vasculitis, kd may be involved in multiple organs and systems, causing unusual manifestations and thus ma... |
Primary hyperparathyroidism (phpt) is a common endocrine disease that mainly affects the elderly population, especially women.1 the epidemiology of phpt in saudi arabia has not yet been reported . In a study that aimed to determine the incidence and prevalence of phpt in a racially mixed population in 2012, the mean an... |
A 67-year - old woman with known hypertension, otherwise healthy, was admitted to our hospital for acute chest pain . A suspicion of myocardial infarction was not confirmed, and computed tomography (ct) showed a type a aortic dissection with a large intramural haematoma in the ascending aorta . Surgical repair was perf... |
In vitro, th1-type cytokine interferon- (ifn-) induces the tryptophan - degrading enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (ido) in monocyte - derived macrophages, dendritic cells and in a variety of other cell types including tumor cells . In vivo, accelerated tryptophan degradation can be detected in body fluids by measure... |
Cor triatriatum is a rare congenital cardiac malformation with an estimated incidence of 0.1% of all congenital heart disease and it usually refers to the left atrium (cor triatriatum sinister). In cor triatriatum sinister (cts) the left atrium is divided by a fibromuscular membrane into two distinct chambers: a poster... |
Massive hemoptysis is a life - threatening medical emergency with mortality rates ranging as high as 75% . Transcatheter embolization of bronchial arteries has been regarded as an effective and safe method for the management of massive hemoptysis . Chronic pulmonary thromboembolism (pte) is one of these causes, though ... |
Chronic kidney disease (ckd) is a growing problem due to our aging population and their coexisting comorbidities.1 atrial fibrillation (af) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in patients with ckd,2 is the most common arrhythmia requiring medical therapy, and its prevalence increases with advancing age.3 ne... |
Maturity - onset diabetes of the young (mody) was distinguished from other types of diabetes mellitus in 1970 (1). It is clinically characterized by nonketotic diabetes mellitus, a primary defect in the function of the beta cells of the pancreas, an onset before the age of 25 yr (usually in childhood or adolescence), a... |
Patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) have been traditionally described as having a good insight into their symptoms; they perceive their obsessive - compulsive (oc) symptoms as excessive, unreasonable, and distressing . The dsm iv field trial demonstrated that about a quarter of the patients were uncertain... |
It is estimated that approximately 400 million people are infected with hepatitis b virus (hbv) globally.1 chb can progress to cirrhosis, decompensated cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc), and death.2 korea is an hbv endemic area;2 therefore, chb is a major public health problem in korea . Several nucleos(t)ide a... |
Studies in developed countries reveal that poor lifestyle choices triggering noncommunicable diseases typically co - occur or cluster among children and adolescents . . However, there is insufficient evidence on the clustering of risk behaviors among children in developing countries . Meanwhile, developing countries co... |
The inclusion and exclusion criteria were established based on the standards of diagnostic research published by the cochrane methods group for screening and diagnostic testing (http://www.cochrane.org/docs/sadtdocl.htm). This systematic review includes only prospective observational studies in which the results of the... |
Despite the lack of randomized, controlled trials proving its long - term safety and efficacy, intravitreal corticosteroid injections have emerged in the past decade as an increasingly used treatment for patients with macular edema secondary to diabetes mellitus, retinal vein occlusion, exudative macular degeneration, ... |
I look at the power of belief to produce profound changes in people s experience . One of the earliest reports on the power of placebo was the seminal work of stewart wolf, who demonstrated the ability of placebos to block the effect of potent drugs (5). A pioneer in the investigation of placebo effects, wolf reported ... |
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (eg) usually involves the stomach and small bowel, and esophageal involvement is rare . Eg is characterized by gastrointestinal symptoms, peripheral eosinophilia and eosinophil infiltration of the gastrointestinal tissues . Although all layers of the stomach and bowel may be involved, sympt... |
Fear of hypoglycaemia and gain in body weight are barriers for initiation of insulin therapy . Modern insulin analogues are a convenient new approach or tool to glycaemic control, associated with low number of hypoglycaemia and favourable weight change . A1chieve, a multinational, 24-week, non - interventional study, a... |
In geriatric psychiatric disorders, vigilance for potentially reversible causes of morbidity and mortality is especially important . Recently, some authors have suggested the importance of screening for vd sufficiency, as well . Serum concentration of 25-ohd, or calcidiol, is the best indicator of vd status . Estimatin... |
Pediatric patients with hematologic disorders are predisposed to ifis, mainly due to the use of aggressive chemotherapy regimen or receiving immunosuppressive agents . Based on prior studies, it is estimated that ifi occurs in 8% - 17% of pediatric patients with hematologic malignancies (1 - 3). The most common fungi c... |
The previous issue of critical care includes a report of a multicenter study in which cardiac index and gastric mucosal ph targets were compared during resuscitation of patients with septic shock . Similar to all other hemodynamic variables with the exception of central venous oxygen saturation, the value of a cardiac ... |
Hypertension and dyslipidemia, two powerful risk factors for cardiovascular disease, often coexist, and their combined effect is much greater than the sum of their individual effects . Moreover, a growing body of evidence supports that dyslipidemia may predate the onset of hypertension, while a genetic link between dys... |
Nosocomial infections are one of the most frequent causes of mortality and morbidity in children requiring intensive care including mechanical ventilation . In pediatric intensive care units (picu), bloodstream and they are almost always associated with prolonged use of invasive methods in the treatment of critically i... |
Vertebral hemangiomas are common benign lesions of the spinal column usually asymptomatic and are discovered incidentally or found during evaluation of neck or back pain.13 they comprise 12% of the benign tumors affecting the general population.47 they are congenital vascular malformations and not true neoplasms . They... |
Atherosclerosis is the primary cause of cerebrovascular and coronary artery disease through slowly progressive lesion formation and luminal narrowing of arteries . This vascular remodeling leads to thrombotic complications including acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, and stroke . Atherosclerosis is well kn... |
First described by codman in 1931, chondroblastoma is a rare benign tumor that accounts for 1% of all primary bone neoplasms.1 2 3 these lesions typically originate from chondroblasts within the epiphyses of long bones, and are most common in the proximal humerus, distal femur, or proximal tibia.4 chondroblastoma usual... |
Infrequently clostridial species may be the cause of intrahepatic air, and this is seen most commonly in diabetic patients . Even rarer, however, is the finding of gas within the hepatic veins (non - portal) due to rupture of hepatic abscesses . The clostridial species, specifically c. perfringens, is responsible for m... |
Vascular dementia (vd) is the third most common cause of dementia (8 to 10%), following alzheimer's disease (ad) (60 to 70%) and dementia with lewy bodies (dlb) (10 to 25%), but these numbers vary considerably according to the different criteria used for vad 1,2 . Subcortical ischemic vascular dementia (sivd) is an imp... |
The 25-gauge curved vitrectomy probe was a prototype manufactured by bausch and lomb (rochester, ny). The length of the probe is 25 mm with a uniform 25-g diameter (0.5 mm). Construction of the illuminated vitrectomy probe is similar to that described previously with a 20-g vitrectomy probe.5 a seamless strong polyeste... |
To ensure faithful organelle inheritance, the segregation of each cellular component must be tightly coupled to the act of cell division . For chromosomes, this coupling relies on the exchange of signals between the elongating anaphase spindle and the overlying cell cortex, which helps to position the site at which the... |
Right ventricular based pacing (rvp) has been standard therapy for children with advanced second - degree and complete atrioventricular (av) block during the last several decades . Nevertheless, congestive heart failure (chf) and dilated cardiomyopathy (dcm) may rarely occur in children undergoing chronic rvp systems (... |
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