Abdominal skin temperature of healthy broiler chickens was determined by thermography to estimate the normal range of between- and within-bird temperature variation. Effects of potential confounding factors, such as bird's contention duration, abdominal side, age, and time of day, were also estimated. Mean skin temperature was estimated from thermogram pictures by computer image analysis of a p...

Hand cream is used for rehydrating and improving skin properties. The skin is the first point of contact with the environment. Thus having healthy skin with proper barrier properties is quite important. The beneficial effects of fish oil on skin make it a favorable ingredient to be used in hand care products. In the present study, the efficacy and stability of various hand cream formulations us...

Hand cream is used for rehydrating and improving skin properties. The skin is the first point of contact with the environment. Thus having healthy skin with proper barrier properties is quite important. The beneficial effects of fish oil on skin make it a favorable ingredient to be used in hand care products. In the present study, the efficacy and stability of various hand cream formulations us...

An epidemiologic investigation on Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) colonization in atopic skin diseases ZDV FRQGXFWHG DW øQ|Q 8QLYHUVLW\ 7XUJXW g]DO 0HGLFDO &HQWHU 7KH LQFLGHQFH RI XQDIIHFWHG VNLQ OHVLRQDO skin, and nasal positivity for S. aureus was examined in a total of 60 patients with atopic dermatitis and other atopic skin diseases. 50 healthy subjects were studied as controls. Normal s...

background skin infectious diseases are common worldwide. epidemiologic studies lead to better understanding of disease profiles and health service organization. conclusions in our study fungal and viral infections were the most common infectious diseases. we think epidemiological studies to determine the burden of skin infections are useful for proper health care planning. results mean age of ...

Background. Keratoconus is a relatively common corneal disease causing significant visual disability. Individuals with connective tissue disorders that affect the skin such as Marfan's syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or patients with atopic dermatitis show an increased prevalence of keratoconus. It seems that there are some concurrent alterations of skin and cornea in patients with keratoco...