The majority of wound infections after median sternotomy in obese patients are triggered by the breakdown of skin suture and subsequent seepage of skin flora into the deeper tissue layers. In a prospective study, 90 patients (body mass index ≥30) who had cardiac surgery via median sternotomy were enrolled. In 45 patients, skin closure was performed according to the Donati technique (vertical in...

Development of pyoderma occurs in 2 stages. Firstly the pathogen colonises areas of the body surface. It may then become a surface pyoderma. The 2 most important of these surface pyodermas are skin fold pyodermas (intertrigo) and pyotraumatic dermatitis. The second phase occurs when the most superficial layer of the skin (the stratum corneum) is invaded to cause impetigo and/or invasion of the ...

This paper describes the design of two circular coplanar interdigital sensors with i) a spiral interdigital configuration and ii) a concentric interdigital configuration for the nondestructive evaluation of multilayered dielectric structures. A numerical model accounting for sensor geometry, test-piece geometry and real permittivity, and metal electrode thickness has been developed to calculate...

BACKGROUND Lameness represents the third most important health-related cause of economic loss in the dairy industry after fertility and mastitis. Although, dairy Mediterranean Buffaloes (MB) and dairy cows share similar breeding systems predisposing to similar herd problems, published studies exploring its relevance and role in these ruminants are still rare and incomplete. The aims of this stu...

Cytogenetic and dermatoglyphic features were studied in a large family with an inherited 15;21 translocation. Of 35 healthy members of the family, 21 carried the translocation chromosome and 14 were chromosomally normal. There were six members with Down's syndrome who had the translocation. Dermatoglyphic studies showed that carriers of this balanced translocation had the following peculiaritie...

The formation of the free digits of the chick is accompanied by conspicuous surface changes of the interdigital ectoderm. These changes were much less pronounced or absent in the duck. As early as the interdigital grooves were detected in the chick, the morphological features of the ectodermal cells changed from a polygonal shape and flattened appearance to a rounded shape and bulging appearanc...

Background: Obesity being a multi-organ disease also affects the skin. Bariatric surgery results in improvement or remission of many obesity-related comorbid conditions, as well sustained weight loss and quality life. After bariatric surgery, both positive negative impacts on skin are seen. Studies have reported conditions. The present study was conducted with aim to find cutaneous changes obes...

Skin infection studies are often limited by financial and ethical constraints, and alternatives, such as monolayer cell culture, do not reflect many cellular processes limiting their application. For a more functional replacement, 3D skin culture models offer many advantages such as the maintenance of the tissue structure and the cell types present in the host environment. A 3D skin culture mod...