In rare occasions, ingestion of raw or undercooked shiitake mushrooms (Lentinus edodes) can result in a unique dermatologic manifestation known as flagellate dermatitis (SFD). The diagnosis SFD is often overlooked due to the rarity condition and commonality mushroom consumption. As consumption increases globally, rise cases may follow suit. Therefore, awareness presentation clinical background ...

The phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and genotypic characteristics of two recently described genera were compared. Terribacillus saccharophilus and Pelagibacillus goriensis (both type species of their respective genera) are similar in many phenotypic characteristics and in their fatty acid profiles, both have MK-7 as the major menaquinone and they have similar G+C contents. Comparison of the 16S rRNA...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is intimately related to insulin resistance and ranges from a benign course to liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. NAFLD management mainly involves dietary modification and weight loss. Although no fully successful pharmacological intervention is available, alternative therapies to treat NAFLD have shown promising results. Experimental studies ...

The objective of the current study is to determine the effects of regular wrestling exercise oxidative DNA damage and antioxidant parameters. The findings of the current study have shown that 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) obtained from wrestlers in basal status were significantly lower than those of sedentary (p = .001). In contrast, Nitric oxide (NO) and Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) were remark...

PURPOSE To analyze the 10-year results of corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) for keratoconus. SETTING Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Dresden, Germany. DESIGN Retrospective interventional case series. METHODS The study included eyes treated for progressive keratoconus from 2000 to 2004. Corneal collagen crosslinking was performed by applying riboflavin and ultraviolet-A...

It is currently unknown whether elevated cytokine levels in depression are confined to any specific subgroup of depressive patients. In this study, medical out-patients presenting with cardiovascular risk factors (N = 356) were assessed for both cognitive-affective and physical symptoms of depression using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Maastricht questionnaire (MQ), r...

Results 31 pts with mutations in MVK were evaluated: 22 had 2 mutations (21 with V377I and 1 other mutation; 1 with V203A/H380R), 9 had only 1 mutation after testing the whole gene (8 with V377I, 1 with I268V). The carrier frequency of V377I in our control Caucasian population is 0.3% (2/739). In contrast, in 344 independent cases of recurrent fever submitted for MVK testing, 8 bore a single co...