Cider Apple Jelly

Underneath the “apple-jelly”

A 44-year-old Caucasian woman presented with asymptomatic skin lesions on the trunk, arms and legs. These lesions had suddenly appeared 4 months before and have been unchanged ever since. Medical history included arterial hypertension and hypertriglyceridemia. The patient recalled an acute episode of painful subcutaneous nodules on the lower legs some years ago that disappeared with NSAID and l...

Cryptosporidiosis Associated with Ozonated Apple Cider

We linked an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis to ozonated apple cider by using molecular and epidemiologic methods. Because ozonation was insufficient in preventing this outbreak, its use in rendering apple cider safe for drinking is questioned.

Fermentation of Apple Juice to Cider

"Apple Jelly" Sign: Diascopy in Cutaneous Sarcoidosis.

A 43-year-old woman presented with erythematous papules and plaques on the forehead evolving in the previous 3 months (Fig. 1). Diascopy, by showing a yellowish nodule-like aspect (Fig. 2), raised the hypothesis of cutaneous sarcoidosis, which was confirmed by histopathological examination. Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disease, a histologically evident characteristic shared by i...

Inactivation of Escherichia coli with Power Ultrasound in Apple Cider

The use of acoustic energy to secure apple cider safety was explored. Inactivation tests were performed with Escherichia coli K12 at 40 °C, 45 °C, 50 °C, 55 °C, and 60 °C with and without ultrasound, followed by a validation test with E. coli O157:H7 at 60 °C. The cell morphology was observed with environmental scanning electron microscopy for samples treated at 40 °C and 60 °C. Physical qualit...