Chronic malignant pleural effusions are usually treated with an intrapleurally administered irritant that creates an inflammatory reaction. The induced inflammation results in fibrin deposition and termination of fluid exudation. In the present study several factors in the coagulation system in the pleural fluid were followed during treatment with tube drainage and quinacrine instillation into ...

PURPOSE To report a case of Idiopathic retinal vasculitis, arteriolar macroaneurysms, and neuroretinitis (IRVAN). syndrome in a young female. CASE REPORT A 21-year-old woman presented with unilateral visual acuity (VA) loss. Ophthalmological examination disclosed unilateral optic disc swelling, star-shaped macular exudation, multiple aneurysms surrounded by perivascular exudation, retinal vas...

BACKGROUND Studies on peripheral benzodiazepine receptor function have yielded a diverse list of activities of which the anti-inflammatory effects need to be further examined. AIMS To evaluate the role of steroids, nitric oxide and adenosine-deaminase in the anti-inflammatory effect of PK11195. METHODS Pleurisy was induced by intrapleural injection of carrageenan in mice pre-treated or not ...

OBJECTIVE To report a case of corneal neovascularization with secondary lipid keratopathy in a patient treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). CASE REPORT A 49-year-old male had been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome 10 years ago and has been treated with the application of a CPAP machine during night sleep e...

respectively, may also contribute to oedema ~:.U~e~Sme1n1 of increased bronchial vascular permeabtllty In Involved measurement or the extravasation or radlolaproteln-bound dyes. Non-Invasive techniques are less but measurement or the rate of clearance or Inhaled isotope may prove successful. Airway oedema appears feature of asthma and future research may be aimed drugs that specifically prevent...

For the first time, phytosiderophore (PS) release of wheat (Triticum aestivum cv Tamaro) grown on a calcareous soil was repeatedly and nondestructively sampled using rhizoboxes combined with a recently developed root exudate collecting tool. As in nutrient solution culture, we observed a distinct diurnal release rhythm; however, the measured PS efflux was c. 50 times lower than PS exudation fro...

as accompanying the use of this drug arc due to stronger drugs mixed with Indian hemp. He regards liyoscyamus, opium and datura among others as the probable cause of the intoxicating effects. Anyone living in India acquainted with the legal restrictions under which Indian hemp is sold, both"wholesale and retail, will understand that large quantities of these drugs are purchased and consumed in ...