1Department of Internal Medicine; 2Department of Family Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Received: 25/10/01; accepted: 14/02/02 ABSTRACT Tuberculosis is both a nosocomial and an occupational infection. The prevalence of positive tuberculin skin reactions at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Saudi Arabia, was investigated by testing 298 health care workers. C...

A 54-year-old Korean male with scleroderma-like manifestation of primary systemic amyloidosis presented with firm cutaneous induration of face and distal extremities, subcutaneous induration of the trunk and proximal extremities, limited range of motion in all joints, hoarseness, and dysphagia. Monthly high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (hdIVIg) was given (three treatments, each time administ...

Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2009;100:907-22 920 Diagnosis of these nodules may be particularly difficult if a history of cycling is not detected. The differential diagnosis should be established with common minor disorders (cysts and lipomas), and with other, rarer and more important conditions such as aggressive angiomyxoma. This rare variety of myxoid tumor can infiltrate locally and is associated ...

IL-4: Interleukin 4 IFN-b: Interferon beta IFN-b1a: Interferon beta-1a MS: Multiple sclerosis SSc: Systemic sclerosis Th2: T helper 2 INTRODUCTION Interferon beta-1a (IFN-b1a) is a cytokine therapy used in the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. The most common adverse injection site reactions include local erythema, pain, and induration. Other less frequently encountered react...

OBJECTIVE To report a rare case of carcinoma erysipelatoides on the laryngeal skin caused by stomach adenocarcinoma. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 48-year-old male, who had undergone a gastrectomy 18 months prior to admission for stage IIIA gastric adenocarcinoma, presented with a reddish induration of the cervical skin, lymphadenopathy in both supraclavicular areas and widespread ...

Anthrax vaccine, adsorbed (AVA) is a vaccine containing aluminum hydroxide that is administered as six subcutaneous (s.q.) doses over 18 months. It is the only aluminum hydroxide licensed for s.q. administration. To optimize the vaccination schedule and route of administration, a prospective pilot study comparing the use of fewer doses administered intramuscularly (i.m.) as well as s.q. with th...

Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a potentially disabling complication occurring in up to 67% of adult patients following deep venous thrombosis (DVT). PTS has recently been recognised in children. We present three cases of symptomatic PTS in children, which occurred following the use of central venous lines (CVLs). In two cases, no symptoms of acute thrombosis were noted. The cases highlight t...

in this research, the effects of oxygen injection during the induration process were studied in order to improve the quality specifications and increase the rate of production of the iron oxide pellets. several experiments were carried out in palletizing pilot plant in different conditions of oxygen injection. the results suggested that if only the extra oxygen was injected into the furnace in ...

2. Tuberculin surveys have been carried out in the capital by WHO in 1955, 1968 and 1995 and by the National Tuberculosis Institute in 1981. The results of these surveys are difficult to compare as the sizes of the study groups, the age-distribution of the children, the tuberculin units used and the BCG coverage percentages are different. However, the percentages of non-BCG vaccinated children ...