We report a case which presented marked swelling of external nose with the diagnosis of a furuncle of the nose and treated intensively with systemic administration of antibiotic agents. A 68-year-old male visited our emergency room complaining of pyrexia, headache, and swelling of the nose that had persisted for 5 days. He had been treated for diabetes mellitus for 17 years and the sequential n...

N-Alkyl perfluorooctane sulfonamides have been widely used as surfactants on fabrics and papers, fire retardants, and anticorrosion agents, among many other commercial applications. The broad use, global distribution, and environmental persistence of these compounds has generated considerable interest regarding potentially toxic effects. We have previously reported that perfluorooctanesulfonami...

The interaction between surfactants and the stratum corneum (SC) has many-sided aspects. Lipid removal, protein denaturation, corneocyte swelling, impaired SC barrier function, and SC roughness induction are among the best recognized effects. Testing skin compatibility of surfaceactive agents usually relies on a large panel of volunteers. Such a procedure is costly and time consuming. As a resu...

Aqueous-leaf extract of Syzygium cumini and Bauhinia forficata are traditionally used in the treatment of diabetes and cancer, especially in South America, Africa, and Asia. In this study, we analyzed the effects of these extracts on oxidative and mitochondrial parameters in vitro, as well as their protective activities against toxic agents. Phytochemical screenings of the extracts were carried...

Introduction. Pachydermodactyly is a rare disease with asymptomatic swelling of proximal interphalangeal joints. This disorder should be considered in the differential diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. However, pachydermodactyly is not well recognized by many orthopaedic surgeons and rheumatologists. Case Presentation. We report herein a case of a 13-year-old g...

As part of a search for chemical agents able to promote the fusion of mouse A 9 fibroblasts, oleylamine, a positively charged compound, has been investigated for its fusogenic properties. In the pH range 5-5-7-5 and in the presence of dextran, fibroblast polykaryons were produced on treatment of monolayers of cultured cells with oleylamine dispersed directly in a modified Eagle's medium at conc...

We compared the clinical efficacy of orally administered valdecoxib and piroxicam for the prevention of pain, trismus and swelling after removal of horizontally and totally intrabony impacted lower third molars. Twenty-five patients were scheduled to undergo removal of symmetrically positioned lower third molars in two separate appointments. Valdecoxib (40 mg) or piroxicam (20 mg) was administe...

fresh semen obtained from infertile men occasionally exhibits the total absence of motile sperm (100%asthenozoospermia). vitality tests may reveal that a proportion of the immotile sperm has functional membranes, which are considered viable. an easy test for the prior determination of sperm viability may assist in sperm selection for the microinjection of oocytes. the main objective of this stu...