Objective-To study efficacy of treatment of ifiarial lymphoedema and elephantiasis with 5,6-benzo-a-pyrone. Design-Randomised, double blind, placebo controlled study with matching for grade and duration of disease, age, and sex. Treatment was given for 367 days, and subjects were followed up for another year. Setting-A town in Shandong Province, China. Subjects-104 men and women with chronic un...

The range of geographical distribution of Anthalona acuta Van Damme, Sinev & Dumont 2011 and Anthalona brandorffi (Sinev & Hollwedel, 2002) in Brazil has increased by almost 2000 km to the south. New records of Anthalona verrucosa verrucosa (Sars, 1901) were also added. Populations of Anthalona brandorffi from Central Brazil showed a peculiar morphological variation, with some individuals havin...

This study investigates for the first time the transcriptional regulation of a stress-inducible 70-kDa heat shock protein (hsp70) in the scleractinian coral Pocillopora verrucosa sampled at three locations and two depths (3 m and 12 m) in Bangka Island waters (North Sulawesi, Indonesia). Percentage of coral cover indicated reduced habitat suitability with depth and at the Tanjung Husi (TA) site...

Some of the representatives from edible seaweeds (Gracilaria verrucosa, Gracilaria corticata, Turbinaria ornate, Sargassum polycystum) Kilinochchi and Kalpitiya in Sri Lanka were investigated for proximate composition (moisture, protein, lipid ash content). The was significantly (p < 0.001) different across seaweed species. In this regard, moisture content (mean ± SD) varied 76.33 0.0% T. or...

The aim of this study was to determine interspecies and gender differences in the lipid metabolism and hemolymph oxidation stability in intermoult period of the European spider crab (M. squinado), the warty crab (E. verrucosa) and the European spiny lobster (P. elephas). In hemolymph samples activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and paraoxonase 1 (PON 1), as ...

In this study, we evaluated the in vitro activity of anidulafungin against selected mold isolates. Anidulafungin showed promising activity against Bipolaris spicifera, Exophiala jeanselmei, Fonsecaea pedrosoi, Madurella mycetomatis, Penicillium marneffei, Phialophora verrucosa, Pseudallescheria boydii, Sporothrix schenckii, and Wangiella dermatitidis.

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 Bartonelosis por Bartonella bacilliformis.
 A través del tiempo la bartonelosis causada bacilliformis ha recibido un sinnúmero de nombres, entre los que se destacan enfermedad Carrión, fiebre maligna verrucosa, las quebradas, grave verrucosa Guáitara, aguda verrugosa, verruga andícola, sapo, quinua, blanda, Castilla, nodular, botón Andes, Crapaud, peruana, hemorrágica Oroya...

every Fijian is the subject of filariasis. These reasons, together with the preceding (1) are: (a) adult filarioe are to be found in the lymphatics and other tissues without the presence in the blood of corresponding microfilariae ; (b) a large proportion of Fijians are effected with what in common with others I regard as filarial disease, and in whom no microfilarire can be found in the blood....

genital elephantiasis is caused by a variety of infective and non infective causes leading to blockage of lymphatic. we are presenting a rare case of recurrent unilateral vulval elephantiasis which has recurred after initial reconstructive surgery. a 38 year old female presented with vulval swelling and on examination there was gross unilateral vulval enlargement. fnac (fine needle aspiration c...