The Java Eruption

Opal-A in Glassy Pumice, Acid Alteration, and the 1817 Phreatomagmatic Eruption at Kawah Ijen (Java), Indonesia

Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption: a case report

Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption (KVE) is a typeof skin disorder caused mainly byherpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and2 and occasionally by coxsackie A 16 and vacciniavirus, which is commonly found in the second andthird decades of life. It is predominantly associatedwith atopic dermatoses. Therefore, it is also termedeczema herpeticum (EH) 1. Herein, we report acase of Kaposi’s varicelliform er...

O Java, Java! Wherefore Art Thou Java?

The experimental systems community relies on benchmarks to evaluate proposed innovations. Therefore, the choice of benchmarks and the programming language in which they are written is a gating function for innovation in our field. While application developers are increasingly embracing managed languages such as Java and C#, systems researchers have not. This disconnect between researchers and a...

Palifermin-associated papular eruption.

BACKGROUND Palifermin is a recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor that is used to reduce the duration and severity of oral mucositis in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation after myelotoxic therapy. Cutaneous adverse reactions associated with keratinocyte growth factor are reported to be rash, pruritus, and erythema. OBSERVATIONS After receiving palifermin followi...

Diffuse xanthomatous eruption.

Hong Kong Med J ⎥ Volume 20 Number 4 ⎥ August 2014 ⎥ www.hkmj.org A 37-year-old non-smoker with no history of drug allergy and history of childhood asthma presented with itchy rash over his back for 1 month, which progressed to involve his limbs and both axillae, in January 2013. The patient was not taking any medication apart from health supplements. He did not have any complaints of joint pai...