Background and Purpose: Purpureocillium lilacinum (previously known as Paecilomyces lilacinus) and Paecilomyces variotii cause hyalohyphomycosis. Case report: In this study, we present a case of multiple subcutaneous abscesses of the lower limbs due to Purpureocillium lilacinum in a patient with myasthenia gravis and uncontrolled diabetes. Subcutaneous involvement of the lower limbs with thi...

BACKGROUND There were no recent reports of community-based surveys on the incidence, level and causes of amputation in Japan. OBJECTIVES To identify any changes in the incidence, level, causes of amputation and gender distribution. STUDY DESIGN A community-based survey. METHODS The subjects were Kitakyushu-citizens amputated between 2001 and 2005 and selected based on medical certificates...

Syringomyelia is a progressive neurological disorder in which fluid-filled cyst known as syrinx forms within the spinal cord. The case of 20-year adult presented with lower limb stiffness and difficulty walking for last 3 years. For 1 year, he also developed upper limbs. Upon examination, had spastic gait no ataxia. There was muscle wasting both limbs, fasciculation. Tone increased reduced powe...

Objective- To measure statistically bone cortex to diameter  (C/D) ratio in metocarpo/metatarsal and proximal phalanges in camel. This ratio may be used in diagnosing possible metabolic and nutritional diseases in camel. Design- Experimental study. Animals- Twelve camel limbs (6 fore limbs & 6 hind limbs)      Procedures- This study was conducted on dorsopalmar/dorsoplantar radiographs of t...

Objective(s) The objective of this study was to document and explain bilateral differences in the Q angle. Materials and Methods Two hundred limbs of healthy adult Indian volunteers were studied. The Q angle was measured using a goniometric method with the subjects supine, quadriceps relaxed and lower limbs in neutral rotation. The relative lateral placement of the tibial tuberosity with res...

SECTION 1 A 54-year-old man presented with pain in the left chest for 3 days. His medical history was remarkable for hyperlipidemia managed with diet and statin. He denied tobacco smoking and consumption of alcohol. Physical examination was unrevealing. The patient was diagnosed with an adenocarcinoma of the lung harboring an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation that metastasized to...

Although CCL disease is the leading cause of lameness associated with the knee in large dogs, its pathogenesis remains unknown. The dynamic imbalance in dogs with CCL deficiency supports the concept of a relative dominance of factors contributing to the cranial tibial thrust over active restraints. Among these, the role of the gastrocnemius muscle, which is loaded during the stance phase, has n...

INTRODUCTION Textbook representations of the genicular arterial anastomosis show a large direct communication between the descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery (DBLCFA) and a genicular branch of the popliteal artery but this is not compatible with clinical experience. The aim of this study was to determine whether the arterial anastomosis at the knee is sufficient, in the e...

A man, aged 48 years, who is by profession a sorter in Railway, was admitted on 21-8-51 at 6 p.m. with a complaint of inability to walk, blindness and incontinence since 7 a.m., 20-8-51. On 12-8-51 he had fever with hiccoups which lasted for a day and he was not unconscious during the fever. On 17-8-51 he developed numbness of the lower limbs and retention of urine which was relieved by cathete...