Here we report a case of 30 years old man with Reiter's syndrome. He complained of pain in his left great toe with swelling. Radiograph showed erosive changes of interphalangeal joint of his great toe with periosteal reaction and no joint space narrowing. He had not only arthritis of left great toe but also prostitis, balanitis circinata and conjunctivitis. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-rea...

For better characterization of the risk of pitch canker (caused by Gibberella circinata , anamorph = Fusarium circinatum ) to Douglas fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii ), Californian isolates, selected exotic isolates, and ascospore progeny of a cross between wild-type Californian isolates were tested for aggressiveness to this host species. In addition, seedlings from representative provenances of P...

Results The data analyzed so far revealed the presence of different pollen and fungal species at both sites. The ratio between the pollen and fungal spores was 1:5. The airborne pollen grains showed quantitative and qualitative differences between the two sites. At FD site, the major pollen grains included Phoenix dactylifera (31%), grass pollen (14%), Atriplex nummularia (12%), Amaranthus viri...