Wagdy Mougahed Ali Elsayed Amer_chapter 1 ( B .V )
... odour more noticed after menstruation or sexual intercourse, and is usually not associated with itching or irritation. However, the condition is essentially mild and patients vary in their tolerance of the increased discharge, which may be present for months or years(Gardner and Dukes, 1955). Signs: ...
... odour more noticed after menstruation or sexual intercourse, and is usually not associated with itching or irritation. However, the condition is essentially mild and patients vary in their tolerance of the increased discharge, which may be present for months or years(Gardner and Dukes, 1955). Signs: ...
vitiligo ponctue: a rare clinical entity
... ABSTRACT: Vitiligo is an acquired pigmentary disorder of unknown etiology that is clinically characterized by the development of white macules related to the selective loss of melanocytes. Onset at an advanced age occurs but is unusual, and should raise concerns about associated diseases, such as th ...
... ABSTRACT: Vitiligo is an acquired pigmentary disorder of unknown etiology that is clinically characterized by the development of white macules related to the selective loss of melanocytes. Onset at an advanced age occurs but is unusual, and should raise concerns about associated diseases, such as th ...
Toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens
... histological analysis of a skin biopsy showing typical full-thickness epidermal necrolysis due to extensive keratinocyte apoptosis. Differential diagnosis includes linear IgA dermatosis and paraneoplastic pemphigus, pemphigus vulgaris and bullous pemphigoid, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosi ...
... histological analysis of a skin biopsy showing typical full-thickness epidermal necrolysis due to extensive keratinocyte apoptosis. Differential diagnosis includes linear IgA dermatosis and paraneoplastic pemphigus, pemphigus vulgaris and bullous pemphigoid, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosi ...
3: Scientific and Medical Aspects of Apheresis: Issues and Evidence
... as a last resort, i.e., for the “worst cases.” Typically, apheresis therapy has been initiated when patients diagnosed with a specific disease do not respond to other conventional therapies, including drug therapies and other forms of dialysis such as hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. The applica ...
... as a last resort, i.e., for the “worst cases.” Typically, apheresis therapy has been initiated when patients diagnosed with a specific disease do not respond to other conventional therapies, including drug therapies and other forms of dialysis such as hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. The applica ...
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... other soluble and membrane bound signals contributed by FDCs, like FDC-BAFF, -IL-6, and -C4bBP, are essential for the induction of the germinal center (GC) reaction, the maintenance of serological memory, and the remarkable ability of FDC-Ags to induce specific Ab responses in the absence of cognate ...
... other soluble and membrane bound signals contributed by FDCs, like FDC-BAFF, -IL-6, and -C4bBP, are essential for the induction of the germinal center (GC) reaction, the maintenance of serological memory, and the remarkable ability of FDC-Ags to induce specific Ab responses in the absence of cognate ...
Risk factors for mortality caused by Staphylococcus
... patients in Bogotá, Colombia. A retrospective, analytical, observational cohort study was designed. Patients were included if they were hospitalized and had one or more S. aureus-positive blood cultures. Patients had to have a histological diagnosis of cancer during the preceding year or have recei ...
... patients in Bogotá, Colombia. A retrospective, analytical, observational cohort study was designed. Patients were included if they were hospitalized and had one or more S. aureus-positive blood cultures. Patients had to have a histological diagnosis of cancer during the preceding year or have recei ...
FAMILY MEDICINE (FM-1) MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS / TYPE
... Recognized causes of a childhood onset hepatic cirrhosis include: A) Gaucher's disease B) occlusive disease of the hepatic vein C) xanthomatosis D) alcoholism during pregnancy E) celiac disease FM-1.67. A 12-week-old healthy infant: A) would react if called by his/her name B) turns his/her head towa ...
... Recognized causes of a childhood onset hepatic cirrhosis include: A) Gaucher's disease B) occlusive disease of the hepatic vein C) xanthomatosis D) alcoholism during pregnancy E) celiac disease FM-1.67. A 12-week-old healthy infant: A) would react if called by his/her name B) turns his/her head towa ...
Chapter Title - Oral Medicine Pacific
... with diabetes may lead to neuropathic changes in the motor, autonomic, and sensory nervous systems. Up to 48% of persons with diabetes suffer from neuropathy.1 The incidence of cranial nerve involvement ranges from 3% to 14%, and most of these are motor neuropathies.2 Diabetic polyneuropathy is mult ...
... with diabetes may lead to neuropathic changes in the motor, autonomic, and sensory nervous systems. Up to 48% of persons with diabetes suffer from neuropathy.1 The incidence of cranial nerve involvement ranges from 3% to 14%, and most of these are motor neuropathies.2 Diabetic polyneuropathy is mult ...
REVIEWS - Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine
... No skin graft rejection occurred, either from unrelated donors (with compatible HLA) or from the rats. Taking into consideration the previous conclusions of Gowans and Medawar, who had proved that lymphocytes are responsible for the process of skin graft rejection, it was logical to conclude that th ...
... No skin graft rejection occurred, either from unrelated donors (with compatible HLA) or from the rats. Taking into consideration the previous conclusions of Gowans and Medawar, who had proved that lymphocytes are responsible for the process of skin graft rejection, it was logical to conclude that th ...
Gilead Submits New Drug Application to US Food and
... Infection --- Filing is Company’s Third in Three Years for a New HCV Medicine -FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2015-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an investigat ...
... Infection --- Filing is Company’s Third in Three Years for a New HCV Medicine -FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2015-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an investigat ...
Pediatric Myocarditis Brochure
... detect because it is relatively rare, often with highly variable and non-specific symptoms. Children with acute myocarditis frequently display signs and symptoms of a viral infection early on, including fever, muscle aches and malaise. More severe symptoms suggesting the onset of cardiac involvement ...
... detect because it is relatively rare, often with highly variable and non-specific symptoms. Children with acute myocarditis frequently display signs and symptoms of a viral infection early on, including fever, muscle aches and malaise. More severe symptoms suggesting the onset of cardiac involvement ...
KUOPION YLIOPISTON JULKAISUJA C. LUONNONTIETEET JA YMPÄRISTÖTIETEET 264
... The bioactive form of vitamin D, 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1α,25(OH)2D3), is a secosteroid hormone that binds to the vitamin D receptor (VDR), a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily expressed in many cell types, and modulates a variety of biological functions. 1α,25(OH)2D3 is essential for bo ...
... The bioactive form of vitamin D, 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1α,25(OH)2D3), is a secosteroid hormone that binds to the vitamin D receptor (VDR), a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily expressed in many cell types, and modulates a variety of biological functions. 1α,25(OH)2D3 is essential for bo ...
Postoperative Systemic Infection
... dosing when two consecutive blood glucose levels are > 180 mg/dL, targeting an upper blood glucose ≤ 180 mg/dL (1A); equivalency of continuous venovenous hemofiltration or intermittent hemodialysis (2B); prophylaxis for deep vein thrombosis (1B); use of stress ulcer prophylaxis to prevent upper gast ...
... dosing when two consecutive blood glucose levels are > 180 mg/dL, targeting an upper blood glucose ≤ 180 mg/dL (1A); equivalency of continuous venovenous hemofiltration or intermittent hemodialysis (2B); prophylaxis for deep vein thrombosis (1B); use of stress ulcer prophylaxis to prevent upper gast ...
ME/CFS Treatments
... These infections are mostly reactivated intracellular ones, meaning that they show up as IgG rather than IgA or IgM on lab tests. Infections can be systemic or settle into specific organs in the body. While it seems like killing these infections would be a good idea, many ME/CFS patients (especially ...
... These infections are mostly reactivated intracellular ones, meaning that they show up as IgG rather than IgA or IgM on lab tests. Infections can be systemic or settle into specific organs in the body. While it seems like killing these infections would be a good idea, many ME/CFS patients (especially ...
6. DISCUSSION
... system cells by immunohistochemical techniques in paraffinembedded tissues of conventional pigs, using four available antibodies and two mAbs, which reactivity in paraffin-embedded tissues had not been characterised previously. The results of these works permitted to study the immune system cell mic ...
... system cells by immunohistochemical techniques in paraffinembedded tissues of conventional pigs, using four available antibodies and two mAbs, which reactivity in paraffin-embedded tissues had not been characterised previously. The results of these works permitted to study the immune system cell mic ...
Hannah Akuffo Publications 1990 to 1999
... Mingarini K, Ingemarsson K, Opoku N, Akuffo HO. A simple dot blot assay adaptable for field use in the diagnosis of onchocerciasis: preparation of an adult worm antigen fraction which enhances sensitivity and specificity. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1994 MayJun;88(3):303-6. 36. Wolday D, Akuffo H, Bri ...
... Mingarini K, Ingemarsson K, Opoku N, Akuffo HO. A simple dot blot assay adaptable for field use in the diagnosis of onchocerciasis: preparation of an adult worm antigen fraction which enhances sensitivity and specificity. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1994 MayJun;88(3):303-6. 36. Wolday D, Akuffo H, Bri ...
COPD update - Faculty of Medicine
... Therapeutic Options: Rehabilitation All COPD patients benefit from exercise training programs with improvements in exercise tolerance and symptoms of dyspnea and fatigue. Although an effective pulmonary rehabilitation program is 6 weeks, the longer the program continues, the more effective the ...
... Therapeutic Options: Rehabilitation All COPD patients benefit from exercise training programs with improvements in exercise tolerance and symptoms of dyspnea and fatigue. Although an effective pulmonary rehabilitation program is 6 weeks, the longer the program continues, the more effective the ...
GLORIA Module 12: Urticaria - World Allergy Organization
... Acute urticaria: prognosis and treatment • Many attacks of acute urticaria are solitary, and the cause is evident and avoidable • Facial / labial / buccal angioedema should respond to Primatene mist spray and / or subcutaneous adrenaline administered every 10-15 min • Severe oropharyngeal angioedem ...
... Acute urticaria: prognosis and treatment • Many attacks of acute urticaria are solitary, and the cause is evident and avoidable • Facial / labial / buccal angioedema should respond to Primatene mist spray and / or subcutaneous adrenaline administered every 10-15 min • Severe oropharyngeal angioedem ...
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... Systemic lupus erythematosus is a rare autoimmune disease, chronic in nature, which primarily affects women of childbearing age. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can cause damage to essentially every organ system, and the pathogenesis of SLE is a complex, and incompletely understood process involv ...
... Systemic lupus erythematosus is a rare autoimmune disease, chronic in nature, which primarily affects women of childbearing age. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can cause damage to essentially every organ system, and the pathogenesis of SLE is a complex, and incompletely understood process involv ...
Nelfinavir - Emory University Department of Pediatrics
... Association with NEC • Recent evidence that the inflammatory response associated with NEC may be a mediator for brain injury • NICHD outcome study showed 2-fold increased risk for abnormal motor outcome. • Recent abstracts suggest increased incidence of abnormal CUS and mental delay ...
... Association with NEC • Recent evidence that the inflammatory response associated with NEC may be a mediator for brain injury • NICHD outcome study showed 2-fold increased risk for abnormal motor outcome. • Recent abstracts suggest increased incidence of abnormal CUS and mental delay ...
Coinfection with Hepatitis C Virus among HIV-1
... In addition, the varied immune response during HIV-1 and HCV infections as well as modulation of certain cytokines and chemokines such as IFN-γ, MCP-3, and MIP-3α, are significant factors in the altered pathogenesis of HIV-1 and HCV coinfection [20,21]. In a decade long study comparing HIV-1 mono-in ...
... In addition, the varied immune response during HIV-1 and HCV infections as well as modulation of certain cytokines and chemokines such as IFN-γ, MCP-3, and MIP-3α, are significant factors in the altered pathogenesis of HIV-1 and HCV coinfection [20,21]. In a decade long study comparing HIV-1 mono-in ...
Immunology Letters Complement and immune defense: From
... The term complement was first used by Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915) when he described a heat labile system which complements the action of immunotoxic serum [10]. Particles which are marked with complement activation products, which are opsonized with C3d are cleared by phagocytosis. The process of phagoc ...
... The term complement was first used by Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915) when he described a heat labile system which complements the action of immunotoxic serum [10]. Particles which are marked with complement activation products, which are opsonized with C3d are cleared by phagocytosis. The process of phagoc ...
Predisposing Factors for Adrenal Insufficiency
... also be aware of the many obscure situations in- shown in studies in animals to cause adrenal dysvolving the use of glucocorticoids. Patients may function and hemorrhage.27 The underlying mechbe unaware of or reluctant to report exposure to anism may be related to the fact that vascular glucocortico ...
... also be aware of the many obscure situations in- shown in studies in animals to cause adrenal dysvolving the use of glucocorticoids. Patients may function and hemorrhage.27 The underlying mechbe unaware of or reluctant to report exposure to anism may be related to the fact that vascular glucocortico ...
Dendritic cells in progressive renal disease: some answers, many
... that particular organ [1, 2]. During inflammation, bloodborne mononuclear phagocytes are recruited. These cells may arise from monocyte-like precursors and could differentiate into several cell types with a variety of functions [2], including antigen presentation to effector T cells. The cells are kn ...
... that particular organ [1, 2]. During inflammation, bloodborne mononuclear phagocytes are recruited. These cells may arise from monocyte-like precursors and could differentiate into several cell types with a variety of functions [2], including antigen presentation to effector T cells. The cells are kn ...
Wheat Amylase Trypsin Inhibitors as Nutritional Activators of Innate
... affinity-purified ATIs stimulated TLR4–MD2–CD14-transfected but not untransfected HEK-293 cells, confirming their TLR4-stimulating activity. In line with eukaryotic expression, the stimulatory activity of recombinant CM3 and 0.19 was maintained after additional purification using an endotoxin deplet ...
... affinity-purified ATIs stimulated TLR4–MD2–CD14-transfected but not untransfected HEK-293 cells, confirming their TLR4-stimulating activity. In line with eukaryotic expression, the stimulatory activity of recombinant CM3 and 0.19 was maintained after additional purification using an endotoxin deplet ...