Wound-Treatment Under the Dry Aseptic Clot

Laparoscopic Extracorporeal Clot Extrusion Under Local Anesthesia for Removal of Intraluminal Fibrin Clot

The success of peritoneal dialysis depends on the presence of functional long-term catheter access to the peritoneal cavity. Mechanical problems of peritoneal dialysis catheter are the second most common cause of depriving patients from peritoneal dialysis, next to infectious problems.1 Intraluminal fibrin clot is one type of mechanical problems that mostly treated conservatively by nonsurgical...

The treatment of dry eyes.

Sustaining dry surfaces under water

Rough surfaces immersed under water remain practically dry if the liquid-solid contact is on roughness peaks, while the roughness valleys are filled with gas. Mechanisms that prevent water from invading the valleys are well studied. However, to remain practically dry under water, additional mechanisms need consideration. This is because trapped gas (e.g. air) in the roughness valleys can dissol...

Infliximab-Induced Aseptic Meningitis during the Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis

A 42-year-old Japanese man presented with persistent headache during treatment for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) with infliximab. Treatment with infliximab was initiated 3 years before and the psoriatic skin lesions with arthritis were well controlled. However, after 21 doses of infliximab, the skin lesions and joint pain exacerbated and became intractable. Ten days after the dosage of infliximab w...

Degradation of aromatic compounds in plants grown under aseptic conditions.

The aim of the work is to investigate the ability of higher plants to absorb and detoxify environmental pollutants - aromatic compounds via aromatic ring cleavage. Transformation of 14C specifically labelled benzene derivatives, [1-6-14C]-nitrobenzene, [1-6-(14)C]-aniline, [1-(14)C]- and [7-(14)C]-benzoic acid, in axenic seedlings of maize (Zea mays L.), kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), pea...