In veterinary medicine, hyperferritinemia is often observed in dogs with various diseases (e.g., histiocytic sarcoma and immune-mediated hemolytic anemia) without evidence of iron overload. The mechanism underlying hyperferritinemia development is not well understood. Anemia caused by inflammation is termed as anemia of chronic disease (ACD), and experimentally induced ACD is known to cause sli...

PURPOSE To compare anterior segment parameters between eyes of Chinese and Caucasians using anterior segment optical coherence tomography and to evaluate the association between these parameters and anterior chamber angle width between the two ethnic groups. METHODS 60 Chinese and 60 Caucasians, 30 with open angles and 30 with narrow angles (defined as Shaffer grade < or =2 in > or =3 quadran...

BACKGROUND Avellino corneal dystrophy (ACD) is an autosomal dominant disorder, characterized by the presence of deposits in the anterior stroma, and results from a specific mutation (R124H) in the transforming growth factor beta-induced gene (TGFBI). This report presents corneal dystrophy of the Bowman layer as a rare phenotypic appearance of ACD and a high intra-familial variability of phenoty...

PURPOSE To investigate the influence of uneventful phacoemulsification on anterior chamber depth (ACD), iridocorneal angle (ICA) width, and intraocular pressure (IOP) in nonglaucomatous eyes with open ICA preoperatively. SETTING Beyoglu Eye Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. METHODS Fifty-three eyes of 49 patients were evaluated for 6 months postoperatively. The nonparametri...

OBJECTIVES To compare anterior chamber depth (ACD) changes after phacoemulsification surgery in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) and normal patients using an anterior segment imaging method. Another aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of these changes on the accuracy of intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation and postoperative refraction. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-t...

Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is triggered by an aberrant hyperinflammatory immune response to innocuous chemical compounds and ranks as the world's most prevalent occupational skin condition. Although a variety of immune effector cells are activated during ACD, regulatory T (Treg) cells are crucial in controlling the resulting inflammation. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) regulates ce...

BACKGROUND Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronically relapsing dermatitis with no known cure. Due to the chronic nature of the condition, frequent and long term topical therapy is used. This may lead to sensitization, resulting in allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). AIMS The aim of the study was to observe the frequency of ACD in atopic patients in this part of the country using Indian standard ...

PURPOSE To assess efficacy of the Pentacam (PTC) and the anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AOCT) for detection of occludable angles. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fourty-one eyes with gonioscopically diagnosed occludable angles and 32 normal open-angle eyes were included. Anterior chamber angle (ACA) and anterior chamber depth (ACD) were measured with PTC and AOCT. Receiver operating cha...

In this paper, we suggest and evaluate specification tests to test the validity of the conditional mean function implied by Autoregressive Conditional Duration (ACD) models. We propose Lagrange multiplier tests against sign bias alternatives, various types of conditional moment tests and integrated conditional moment tests which are consistent against all possible alternatives. In a Monte-Carlo...

Aluminium, Au, Be, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Rh and Ti represent causes of metal-induced allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) which expresses in a broad spectrum of cutaneous adverse manifestations. The exposure is primarily by skin contact with various items and products such as jewellery and piercing, cosmetics and tattoos, detergents, body implants and dental prostheses. To reduce the gro...