Case studies have indicated that bleomycin may cause ischemic ulceration and gangrene. A 40-year old male patient suffering from pain in his left foot for a week and his fifth toe had turned black. Three months ago, he had undergone surgery due to testicular anaplastic seminoma on his left testicle and had been given post-operative 2 cycles of bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin chemotherapy. Th...

in this paper standing balance control of a biped with toe-joint is presented. the model consists of an inverted pendulum as the upper body and the foot contains toe-joint. the biped is actuated by two torques at ankle-joint and toe-joint to regulate the upper body in upright position. to model the interaction between foot and the ground, configuration constraints are defined and utilized. to s...

A 27 year old man presented with two bony lumps in the fifth toe of the right foot. Both lumps were present from early childhood. The lump in the toe was painful while both lumps were bony and the lump in the metatarsal was diagnosed to be an exostosis of the bone while the phalangeal lump was diagnosed to be an enchondroma. It is a known association to have multiple exostosis with diaphyseal b...

Untouched toe is a condition in which a toe does not touch the ground while standing. It is frequently observed in women even under physiological conditions. Deformities or symptoms of the toes are not observed in these women. The clinical significance of untouched toe has not been fully elucidated. Two hundred young healthy women were recruited into the present study after informed consent. We...

Acute constriction ring syndrome (ACRS) is a rare clinical condition characterized by formation of a circumferential constriction ring around an appendage or genitalia. Cases are mostly reported in infants and young children. Early recognition and a definitive treatment are of paramount importance in order to avoid irreversible ischemia and possible auto-amputation. We describe a case of a 14-m...

Angioleiomyoma is a benign, rare tumor. Our case speaks about a 41-year-old otherwise healthy man presented with a painful mass in his left medial retromalleolar region. It was described as an acute retromalleolar pain irradiated to the plantar aspect of the foot towards the big toe and the second and third toe. A positive Tinel’s sign was found with regional numbness and paresthesia. During th...

A 65-year-old man was referred for bilateral, painful cyanosis of the toes, of sudden onset. He was taking warfarin for a previous aortic and mitral valve replacement and aortocoronary bypass grafting 2 years earlier. On physical examination, “blue toe” syndrome, with normal pedal pulses, was evident bilaterally. A transesophageal echocardiogram excluded the presence of valvular or intracavitar...

A family with the EEC syndrome is reported. Two sibs have the classical form of the condition with ectrodactyly, ectodermal dysplasia, and clefting. Their mother, however, has only minimal evidence, with preaxial polydactyly of the right hand and duplication of the terminal phalanx of the second toe of the left foot with 3/4 syndactyly. The dilemmas faced by the genetic counsellor are discussed...

Lighting programs that provide longer daylength as a broiler ages reduce the incidence of ascites and sudden death syndrome. Birds given this type of program often have an increased incidence of carcass scratches due to increased bird activity. The turkey industry uses microwave technology to restrict claw growth and reduce carcass scratches. One concern is that the treatment may reduce bird gr...

The study showed the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy based on methylene blue to treat severe distal and lateral subungual toenail onychomycosis. 22 patients were divided into two groups: group A consisting of 11 patients with severe toenail onychomycosis and group B consisting of 11 patients with mild-to-moderate toenail onychomycosis. All patients had onychomycosis caused by Trichophyton...