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Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (agep) is a pustular eruption, mainly drug induced, often accompanied by fever and neutrophilic leukocytosis appearing as scarlatiniform erythema over the flexures evolving into numerous tiny non - follicular pustules . We report a case of agep to the epidermal growth factor r... |
Post - stroke depression (psd) is one of the symptoms observed in stroke patients . The prevalence of psd is high, as it is diagnosed in 53% of patients at 3 months and in 42% of patients at 12 months after stroke1 . Additionally, psd has been reported to have a high incidence even 1 month from the onset of stroke2,3,4... |
Aging is an important risk factor for metabolic disorders, including obesity, impaired glucose tolerance, and type 2 diabetes (t2d). It has been reported that the prevalence of t2d increases with age and peaks at 6074 [24]. Almost one third of the elderly have diabetes and three quarters have diabetes or prediabetes . ... |
Head injury is a trauma to the head that may or may not include injury to the brain . Road traffic accidents (rtas) constitute a considerable concern to the general public and may be a major cause of traumatic head injury in nigeria . Mortality rate from rtas in nigeria is higher than those of both the industrialized a... |
Common variable immunodeficiency (cvid) is a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia and repeated, predominantly, bacterial infections . B lymphocytes, however, show defects of differentiation and proliferation after antigen stimulation . The number of plasma and memory cells is reduced .... |
Prolonged pregnancy occurs in approximately 10% of all singleton pregnancies and is associated with an increased risk of fetal macrosomia, intrapartum fetal heart abnormalities, meconium staining, perinatal death, and cesarean delivery (1 - 3). An early prediction of this condition is important because several methods ... |
Nurr1 also known as nr4a2, belongs to the nuclear receptor superfamily of transcription factors, is highly expressed in midbrain dopaminergic (da) neurons, and plays an essential role in the development, survival and function maintenance of midbrain da neurons . Nurr1 is a potential target for parkinson's disease (pd),... |
Thermodynamic database for proteins and mutants (protherm) and thermodynamic database for protein nucleic acid interactions (pronit) are two comprehensive, integrated databases that document experimentally determined thermodynamic parameters published in the literature . Both protherm (14) and pronit (5) include severa... |
A balanced response to pathogens and other immune stimuli is important to maintain physiologic homeostasis . However, whereas infectious agents may cause organismal death if the immune response is not properly activated, hyperactivated or inappropriately timed immune responses can also lead to various pathologies . Thi... |
Diabetes contributes strongly to the risk of cvd with a risk that is increased four to six times, both for stroke and myocardial infarction . The increase in risk for myocardial infarction seem to be more pronounced in women than in men . The prevalence of igt in the general population is 23 times higher than that of p... |
Some diversity in the surgical management of gctds still exists among neurosurgeons . Here, we present 18 cases of gctds, which represents the second largest cohort in the literature, and we describe the trench vertebrectomy via a thoracotomy as a safe and effective surgical technique . Twenty - nine patients who under... |
Having an almost unlimited capacity to regenerate tissues lost to age and injury, planarians have long fascinated naturalists . In the western hemisphere alone, their documented history spans more than 200 years . Planarians were described in the early 19th century as being immortal under the edge of the knife (1). Amo... |
A current trend in catalysis sees a refocus on the catalytic action of the individual parts of a more complex catalyst entity . As many catalyst systems represent a combination of (noble) metals and (oxidic) supporting materials, the latter are increasingly studied with respect to their intrinsic surface reactivity . H... |
Animals: the research was approved and overseen by the animal experiments committee of riken (wako, japan) and was conducted in accordance with the institutional guidelines for experiments using animals . Common marmosets were reared at the riken brain science institute (wako, japan), maintained at 27c and 50% humidity... |
Determinar a influncia de trs sistemas distintos de instrumentos rotatrios para alargamento cervical na determinao do comprimento real de trabalho . Material e mtodos: trinta primeiros molares inferiores foram submetidos ao acesso endodntico convencional e odontometria inicial pelo mtodo visual, utilizando - se para ir... |
Lobular capillary hemangioma (lch), also known as pyogenic granuloma, is a benign, rapidly growing, hypervascular lesion . Its usual locations are the skin and mucous membranes of the head and neck, the nasal cavity being a rare site of origin.1 2 its etiopathogenesis is not fully established, although an association w... |
The major aim of root canal therapy is to prevent and treat periradicular inflammation by eliminating microorganisms from the root canal system . The methods commonly used for this purpose include root canal preparation using different instruments and irrigants, adequate filling, and coronal restoration . Chemical irri... |
The therapeutic value of medicinal plants has long been exploited for the management of various disease conditions in traditional practice . This practice has gained appreciable acceptance in health care delivery in developing and developed nations with the notion that they are relatively harmless, but research is begi... |
Colorectal cancers (crcs) are among the most common cancers in the world . In developed countries, 6% of general population are at risk for crc and it accounts for 10% of newly diagnosed cases in male as well as 11% in female . Surveys by a federation of european gastroenterology announced crc as the most common cancer... |
Pancreatic endocrine tumours are rare tumours, and may produce a variety of hormones including insulin, gastrin, glucagon, pancreatic polypeptide, vasoactive intestinal peptide and somatostatin . The most common pancreatic endocrine tumours are insulinomas and gastrinomas, which are respectively found within the pancre... |
Forty - four building construction workers were recruited with the help of company safety officers or similar from two large building construction companies (at least 5 were young apprentices). Seventeen electricians were recruited from one large building construction company and one small contractor through safety off... |
The guglielmi detachable coil (gdc) is the first detachable coil approved by the food and drug administration of the united states for treating intracranial aneurysms4,7). Although the gdc has been demonstrated as safe and effective for endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms, there have been several reports c... |
Systemic lupus erythematosus (sle, lupus) is a complex inflammatory illness with varied clinical presentations, providing management and assessment challenges to patients and practitioners [1, 2]. Sle patients live with daily background symptoms and only a few obtain symptom - free periods . A life with lupus usually h... |
Visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is the vector - borne disease and has great importance in public health due to the fatality among children . Although there is an increasing interest to vl but there is not enough approach for control measures . There are various epidemiological features of vl which indicating the needs for ... |
Although the etiology of ibd is unknown, many investigators have probed whether a pathogenic cause can be attributed to onset of disease, either in full or in part.5, 6, 7 although no pathogen has been shown consistently to be associated with ibd, a subset of cd patients do show increased prevalence of a unique enterop... |
Humans are confronted with a number of microorganisms, viruses, and parasites that require continued surveillance and defense against [1, 2]. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (pmns), monocytes, and tissue macrophages are important cells in the innate immune response to microorganisms and parasites [1, 3]. All derived from ... |
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (nafl) is a term applied to the accumulation of fat in the liver in the absence of alcohol consumption . Nafl refers to a wide spectrum of liver damage ranging from simple steatosis to non - alcoholic steatohepatitis (nash) to advanced fibrosis and finally, cirrhosis . The clinical sign... |
Study of prescriptions is considered as part of drug utilization, which encompasses the study of marketing, distribution and prescription of various drugs in society, along with evaluation of its medical, social, and economic consequences. The basic aim of studying drug utilization is to encourage and facilitate ration... |
Isotretinoin is a vitamin a synthetic analogue that has been widely used by dermatologists in the treatment of acne . Among the many adverse effects of isotretinoin, eye dryness, corneal and retinal abnormalities, myalgia, true myopathy, psychiatric problems, and several autoimmune disorders have been described [2, 3, ... |
A 40-year - old colombian man living in central colombia, bogota, was referred to local hospital for turbid white urine that had appeared 2 months earlier . Milky. The phenomenon was intermittent: the patient would pass discoloured urine during 4 or 5 days without complaints of fever, burning or urgency . Thereafter, t... |
Stress granules (sgs) are large cytoplasmic rna - protein assemblies that form during cellular stress, and play a pivotal role in the integrated stress response (kedersha et al ., 2013). Following translational arrest, polysomes disassemble leading to a sudden increase in free mrna levels in the cytoplasm . It is belie... |
Cutaneous melanoma is a highly aggressive malignant tumor of melanocytic origin with increasing incidence in most countries of the world over the last few decades . In caucasian populations the incidence rates for cutaneous melanoma have risen faster than those for any other malignant entity over the last 30 years . V)... |
Dendritic spines were first discovered by cajal in 1888 when studying the dendrites of purkinje cells in hens (figures 1(a) and 1(b)):...la superficie...aparece erizada de puntas espinas cortas...(cajal, 1888)....la superficie...aparece erizada de puntas espinas cortas...(cajal, 1888). Cajal then extended the study of ... |
Acute cholecystitis as a major complication of gallstones is diagnosed in 10% to 35% of patients admitted for cholecystectomy . The anatomy at calot's triangle in acute cholecystitis is distorted due to adhesions . As such, cholecystectomy for this condition is technically demanding, time consuming, and results in high... |
Considering folkloric use of tribulus terrestris (t. terrestris) in diabetes and proven anti - hyperglycemic and anti - hyperlipidemic effects of t. terrestris in animal studies, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the hydro alcoholic extract of t. terrestris on the serum glucose and lipid profile of women with diabet... |
Mental disorders cause a substantial proportion of the burden of disease in the general population . Neuropsychiatric disorders rank second in the list of disability adjusted life years (daly) in europe, preceded only by cardio - vascular diseases . They are also responsible for the largest part of causes for years liv... |
In the preceding issue of critical care corstjens and coworkers investigated three different methods of glucose measurements . While data about the beneficial effects of normoglycemia in critically ill patients are conflicting and inconsistent, there is no doubt about the importance of accurate glucose measurements to ... |
Materials recombinant human aldh2 was expressed in and purified from escherichia coli (16). Gtn (nitropohl ampoules; g. pohl - boskamp gmbh & co, hohenlockstedt germany) was obtained from a local pharmacy as a 1 mg / ml aqueous isotonic solution, containing 49 mg / ml glucose monohydrate, and diluted in 50 mm triethano... |
Birds were caught by mist - nets, banded (ringed), and examined for ticks at the cernek bird ringing station (4136n, 3605e) in the kizilirmak delta in turkey, an internationally important wetland area for birds (4). We conducted the study during the spring and autumn migration seasons in 2010 and 2011 and in spring 201... |
Permission was obtained from the patient included in this report . In june 2014, a 25-year - old woman presented to the outpatient clinic with a 6-month history of progressive left hip pain . Physical examination revealed mild pain with motion in the hip joint and slightly limited range of motion . Radiographs showed a... |
, the result can be destruction of the bone itself.1 ciprofloxacin is a broad - spectrum fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent used in the treatment of osteomyelitis caused by pathogens like staphylococcus aureus and pseudomonas aeruginosa.2 a high concentration of the drug is required for 5 weeks to several months to cu... |
About 178,000 people develop cancer annually, with an age - standardized rate of 321.3 per 100 thousand in 2009 . This cancer incidence rate is less than the 335.0 per 100 thousand rate in the us (2008), but higher than the 280.0 per 100 thousand in the uk (2008) and 247.3 per 100 thousand in japan (2008). Cancer patie... |
A 64-year - old healthy man underwent phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implant on the left eye . Preoperative fundus examination was normal and his best - corrected visual acuity in the left eye was 6/24 because of nuclear sclerosis . The patient was administered a single uneventful peribulbar injection consis... |
Yttrium-90 (y) microsphere radioembolization is an emerging treatment for metastatic hepatic malignancies . In this procedure, 2060 micron - sized -radiation - emitting particles are administered to liver tumors using a transcatheter approach to deliver high - dose localized internal radiation . This therapy takes adva... |
Older adults with abdominal pain have a six- to eight - fold increase in mortality compared to younger patients [1, 2]. Intramural colonic hematomas manifest rarely as complications following blunt traumas or accompanying diseases with bleeding tendency . A 72-year - old male with cerebral palsy was admitted following ... |
The family of mps one binder proteins (mobs) is highly conserved in eukaryotes . Mobs represent signal transducers in essential intracellular signaling pathways through their regulatory interactions with serine / threonine protein kinases of the ndr / lats family [13]. In budding and fission yeast, mob1p and mob2p are ... |
Cardio - pulmonary fitness is related to the ability to perform large muscle, dynamic, moderate - to - high exercises for a prolonged period . The performance of such exercises depends on the functional state of the cardiovascular, respiratory, and skeletal muscle systems . A variety of tests have been used to check ca... |
A 60-year - old female presented with a history of serosanginous discharge and bleeding (small amount) per vaginum for the last 4 months . She was postmenopausal for the last 10 years with p5 + 1 + 0 + 5 . Local examination revealed hard infiltrative growth destroying both cervical lips and involving the vaginal wall .... |
Laboratory information is a key driver of evidence - based clinical care and medical decision analysis . Timely (turnaround - time based) availability of this information at the point of service is crucial in an increasingly complex medical environment . Furthermore, the ability to mine for data in order to monitor the... |
Slow coronary flow (scf) phenomenon is a coronary microvascular disease diagnosed by detection of delayed dyeopacification in coronary arteries during an angiography in the lack of obstructive coronary artery disease . The incidence of scf has been reported to be approximately 1 - 7% in patients who undergo a diagnosti... |
, many countries have made efforts to prevent and reduce tobacco use in this vulnerable age group (1). To achieve this goal, factors that influence smoking in adolescents in different communities need to be understood . A study in turkey showed that household size, higher birth rank, school type, low academic performan... |
The epic - interact is a large prospective type 2 diabetes case - cohort study (16) nested within the epic study (17) with more than half a million adult participants recruited in the 1990s from the following 10 european countries: denmark, france, germany, greece, italy, the netherlands, norway, spain, sweden, and the... |
Nonmelanocytic tumors are the most frequent.1 the national cancer institute estimates that approximately 2 million cases of nonmelanocytic skin tumors occurred in 2012 in the usa.2 these tumors cost more than us $400 million per year in the united states alone.3 basal cell carcinoma (bcc) is a nonmelanocytic skin cance... |
Periodontal plastic surgery is defined as a surgical procedure performed to correct or eliminate anatomic, developmental, or traumatic deformities of gingival or alveolar mucosa . The presence of adequate zone of gingiva was considered critical for the maintenance of marginal tissue health and for the prevention of con... |
In contrast to bladder tumors (bt), ureteral urothelial tumors (uut) are uncommon; the bt: uut ratio is 33:1 . The incidence of uut is higher in areas affected by balkan endemic nephropathy (ben), with low grade lesions prevalent . All urothelial tumors have a propensity for multicentric growth in space and time and a ... |
A 55-year - old female presented with 6-month history of progressively worsening right posterior calf pain . On physical exam, the right posterior calf appeared erythematous and warm with decreased range of motion . Core needle biopsy of the right calf mass demonstrated diffuse - type giant cell tumor [also known as di... |
Chronic infection with hepatitis b virus (hbv) affects more than 350 million people worldwide and continues to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality . The current therapy for chronic hepatitis b (chb) is based on the use of immunomodulators like pegylated interferon or nucleos(t)ide analogues (nucs) that inh... |
Damage control (dc) procedures for patients with major truncal or extremity trauma have evolved over the past 20 years and are recognized as major factors in decreasing morbidity and mortality in severely injured patients . Early physiologic criteria, such as hypothermia, coagulopathy, and acidosis are used to select p... |
Type 2 diabetes (t2d) is a metabolic disorder characterized by high blood glucose due to insulin resistance and insulin deficiency . T2d accounts for more than 90% of all diabetes, and the prevalence of t2d and prediabetes is rapidly rising worldwide . Better treatment and prevention of t2d and its complications are ne... |
The lac insects (coccoidea: tachardiidae (= kerriidae)) have been commercially harnessed to yield three useful products, viz ., resin, wax and dye, which have found a remarkably wide range of applications in food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, perfumes, varnishes, paints, polishes, adhesives, jewellery and textile dyes, ... |
2,1-borazaronaphthalenes serve as versatile isosteres of all - carbon naphthalene substructures, which allows facile emplacement of a variety of substituents about the ring in an efficient and selective manner . Because of electronic desymmetrization brought about by the incorporation of a b n bond in these aromatic sy... |
Diabetes, a group of diseases of which type 2 diabetes is the most common, is a rapidly growing health problem worldwide (1,2). Type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease in which the advanced stages are characterized by micro- and macrovascular complications (e.g., retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy) and atheroscl... |
Dynamic contrast - enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (dce - mri) is an important diagnosis tool of breast disease because of its good soft tissue resolution and time - signal intensity curve; it has a higher sensitivity and often presents malignant breast nodules which are missed by physical examination, mammography ... |
In ophthalmologic practice, neodymium: yttrium - aluminum - garnet (nd: yag) laser is mainly applied for treatment of posterior capsular opacity.1 it has also been used for a variety of indications, including peripheral iridotomy,2 anterior vitreolysis,3 anterior capsule relaxing incisions,4 anterior capsulotomy in whi... |
Dedicated research by numerous scientific groups into the causes and treatment of the human demyelinating disease multiple sclerosis (ms), the most common disabling neurological condition of european, north american, and other temperate climates, has been ongoing for many decades . Ms affects relatively young individua... |
Effective risk stratification is important for management of patients with acute myocardial infarction (ami) (1, 2). Complete blood cell (cbc) is a simple, easily and widely performed laboratory test . Among several cbc markers, the predictive value of white blood cell (wbc) and hemoglobin (hb) for short- and long - te... |
A 61-year - old immunocompetent woman presented with a chronic headache for 10 months that had been progressively worsening for 18 days with emesis . The patient was a peasant with no particular exposure to avian (especially pigeon) feces or woodworking . The headache got worse, with several nonbloody, nonbilious vomit... |
Lynx samples were collected as part of a large study assessing the health of the free - ranging lynx population in sweden from 1989 through 1999 and providing baseline data on diseases and parasites of the eurasian lynx . Complete necropsy was performed on all animals shipped to the national veterinary institute, uppsa... |
Between 1983 and 1989, 1,441 subjects with type 1 diabetes were enrolled in the dcct . A total of 249 subjects were recruited as adolescents aged 1319 years: 32% were 1314 years old, 37% were 1516 years old, and 31% were 1719 years old . All adolescents had to be at least tanner stage ii in pubertal development, which ... |
There has been a remarkable increase in use of multidetector computed tomography (mdct) since its introduction . Mdct has greater diagnostic capability and enables extended clinical applications, but it also has the potential to lead to an increase in radiation dose owing to the routine use of thinner sections, the ext... |
The patient, a 55-year - old man, sought treatment at a hospital in the southeast of scotland in april 2012 for nausea, vomiting, anorexia, jaundice, headache, and abdominal pain . At admission, the patient s blood sample was positive for anti - hev igm and igg and raised levels of alanine aminotransferase (alt) (4,023... |
Mediastinal abscess is a rare yet emergent infection of the thoracic cavity connective tissue, resulting from multiple potential sources: esophageal perforation (boerhaave s syndrome), odontogenic and peritonsillar abscess (descending necrotizing mediastinitis), cardiovascular or thoracic surgical procedures, trauma or... |
Patient 1, the index case - patient, was a 66-year - old tunisian man with a 4-year history of untreated diabetes mellitus . During march 20april 27, 2013, he visited his daughter (patient 2) in qatar for 5 weeks (figure 1), 1 week of which they spent on a muslim pilgrimage to mecca, kingdom of saudi arabia . On april ... |
We investigated 383 consecutive classical ptmc patients from the department of pathology, kangbuk samsung hospital, sungkyunkwan university school of medicine (seoul, korea) from january 1, 2010 to december 31, 2011 . The correlations between multifocality and clinicopathological characteristics including age, sex, tum... |
Focal osteoporotic bone marrow defect (fobmd) is a radiolucent area corresponding to the uncommon presence of hematopoietic tissue found in the jaws, usually at former extraction sites1,2 . Radiographi - cally, it is localized, poorly demarcated radiolucency that varies in size, trabeculae, and border definition2 - 4 .... |
With a prevalence of 1 in 5,000, fragile x syndrome is the most common form of hereditary mental retardation . Patients suffer from mild to severe mental retardation, mild facial dismorphologies and macroorchidism (enlarged testicles). In addition, behavioral problems like autism and hyperactivity may be associated wit... |
A 55-year - old female patient presented with a four - month history of a continuous burning sensation of the oral mucosa . The patient had witnessed an accident and suffered from major depression 3 years prior to visiting our clinic . The patient had been on the following medication for 3 years: monoprolol 40 mg, benz... |
The international diabetes federation states that there are currently 316 million people with impaired glucose tolerance (igt), which will increase to 471 million people by 2035 (1). There is considerable debate as to whether these subjects should be considered to have a medical problem (2). However, in subjects with i... |
Human performance is affected by both the genetic makeup of the individual and the environmental factors . Current research and interest in sports genetics focus on genetic variants that may make a significant contribution to the individual s performance . It is known that personal traits such as endurance, strength, p... |
Over the last decade, progress observed in sub - saharan african countries in increasing pmtct service coverage and in reducing new hiv infections among children is promising . For example, in the 21 global plan priority countries in sub - saharan africa, coverage of antiretroviral medicines for pregnant women living w... |
Various essential biological tasks that involve motion and mechanical work are performed by molecular motor proteins . The activity of these motors is modulated dynamically through complex biological pathways in response to environmental stimuli . Allosteric regulation plays a key role in biological systems in order to... |
A 55-year - old man traveled to mainland china from march 5 to march 15 . By march 18 the patient was given a course of antimicrobial drugs, and the fever resolved . By march 23, at this point, sars was suspected, and the patient was moved into isolation in an intensive care unit the same day and had to be intubated fo... |
The histological features include the presence of newly formed blood vessels and the identifying feature of multinucleated giant cells . However, to date, there has been no molecular method of distinguishing the variants . Surgical curettage showed high recurrence rate in case of aggressive lesions, so resection with a... |
Positron emission tomography (pet) is a procedure for evaluating biochemical and physiological processes by use of radiopharmaceuticals labeled with positron - emitting radionuclides . F - fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (f - fdg) pet scanning has been widely utilized for the diagnosis of various tumors; for the staging and rest... |
Although diagnosis of moderate to severe cases of glaucoma is relatively straightforward, with diagnoses confirmed based on the presence of typical visual field (vf) defects on standard automated perimetry (sap) and corresponding signs of glaucomatous onh damage, the disease typically remains asymptomatic in the early ... |
The control of dental biofilm is one of the cornerstones of preventive dentistry and can be achieved by mechanical means, use of chemical agents, or a combination of the two.1 mouth - washes are used as adjuvant agents in daily oral hygiene routine, aiding in the chemical control of dental biofilm . In brazil, most mou... |
Metabolic syndrome affects a significant proportion of the population and is becoming increasingly more prevalent in adolescents [14]. The syndrome embodies many components including central obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension [3, 5]. In addition, the syndrome features a chronic low grade inflam... |
The 2013 aha / acc guideline on lifestyle management to reduce cardiovascular risk recommends a healthy dietary pattern with 5% to 6% of calories from sfa for lowering ldlc, a primary target for cvd risk reduction . Both mufa and pufa the food sources of mufa in the mediterranean diet provide many micronutrients and bi... |
In longitudinal clinical studies, where the change over time of an outcome is of interest, it is sometimes seen that the change is dependent on the initial value . The change over time may be significantly larger in subjects who had really higher (or lower) initial values as compared to subjects whose initial values we... |
Williams - campbell syndrome (wcs) is a rare congenital syndrome characterized by defective or completely absent bronchial wall cartilage in subsegmental bronchi, leading to distal airway collapse, producing a mechanical abnormality that may contribute to the formation of bronchiectasis distal to the collapsed bronchi ... |
A neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) is a specially equipped nursery where critically ill and unstable infants receive diagnostic, therapeutic and life support care for a wide range of illnesses and conditions . A nicu is for those infants who are preterm, have low birth weight, or perinatal problems, or congenital ab... |
Chordoid glioma of the third ventricle, a rare neuroepithelial tumor of the central nervous system, mostly originates from the anterior part of the third ventricle . Chordoid glioma is classified as grade ii tumor according to 2007 world health organization (who) classification of brain tumors (1). Approximately 85 cas... |
This work examines a simultaneous acquisition method for combined single photon emission computed tomography (spect) and x - ray computed tomography (ct) imaging systems . Currently all commercially available spect - ct systems for preclinical imaging use a sequential scan mode that results in undesirably long acquisit... |
The incidence of renal infarction in an autopsy study was 1.4%, whereas clinical diagnosis was made in only 0.014% of the studied patients . The clinical manifestations of renal artery thrombosis vary, depending on whether the occlusion affects both renal arteries or not . Delay of the correct diagnosis may prove disas... |
Perineal hernias following abdomino - perineal excision of rectum (aper), requiring repair, have been reported to occur in <1% [1, 2] of people . Patients may exhibit some perineal bulging following an increase in intra - abdominal pressure, but are rarely symptomatic and, therefore, do not require operative interventi... |
A 70-year - old japanese man presented at our hospital with an asymptomatic, 20 30 mm irregularly shaped blackish, flat elevated plaque with a gray nodule in the periphery on his left lower leg (fig . The lesion had been present for 10 years and had recently enlarged, associated with bleeding . Dermoscopy revealed leaf... |
Neuropathic pain is a chronic condition caused by a primary lesion or dysfunction of the nervous system . The pain can be spontaneous, a painful response to innocuous stimuli (allodynia), or an exaggerated pain in response to noxious stimuli (hyperalgesia).1 approximately 65%85% of spinal cord injury (sci) patients rep... |
Cilioretinal artery (cra) occlusions are rare in young patients . In these cases, the most commonly associated causes are considered to be the same as those implicated in central retina artery occlusions, such as vasculitic processes, migraine, cardiac disorder, and coagulation abnormality . The aim of this article was... |
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