History Behçet’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown aetiology characterised by recurrent attacks. Although the triple symptom complex of oral and genital ulcerations with uveitis was reported by Hippocrates and other authors who attributed the symptom triad to major infections, Hulusi Behçet, a Turkish dermatologist, discarded the association with other illnesses and was the ...

Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (HPOA) may complicate the advanced lung disease that is associated with cystic fibrosis, resulting in severe joint pain and early-morning stiffness. Symptoms are usually controlled with the administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, physiotherapy, and, on occasions, oral corticosteroids. This report describes a case of refractory HPOA with co...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Lactobacillus brevis G101 suppresses the absorption of monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the intestine into the blood in mice. Therefore, the attenuating effect of orally administered G101 on monosodium glutamate (MSG) symptom complex was investigated in humans. MATERIALS/METHODS Capsules (300 mg) containing Lactobacillus brevis G101 (1×10(10) CFU/individual) or maltodextr...

Patient Age, y/sex Occupation Hospital Days with fever after possible tick bite Symptom onset Fever Rash Additional symptom/sign Underlying disorder Laboratory findings (reference values)† Treatment 1 87/F Farmer A 5 d after working on farm 2010 May 39.7C Yes Malaise Hypertension, hyperlipidemia WBC, 8.7 × 10 cells/L (3.5–9.2 × 10 cells/L); Plt, 196 × 10 cells/L (155–365 × 10 cells/L); AST, 145...

The purpose of this Academic Research Enhancement Award proposal is to conduct a small-scale, health-related research project on text messages to improve adherence to oral chemotherapy agents. Michigan State University College of Nursing (MSU-CON) has not been a major recipient of National Institute of Health grant funding. As a result, the overall objective of this proposal is to strengthen th...

The present study was designed with the aim to determine oral health status of hospitalized patients, to assess oral symptoms and to ascertain percentage of oral lesions/symptoms noticed and treated by the attending physician. The study was conducted on 300 patients admitted in a medical college. All patients were interviewed for presence of oral symptoms using a structured questionnaire. Syste...

The effects of oral carbohydrate on modulating counterregulatory responses in humans remain undecided. This study's specific aim was to determine the effects of oral carbohydrate on autonomic nervous system (ANS) and neuroendocrine responses during hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia and euglycemia. Nineteen healthy volunteers were studied during paired, single blind experiments. Nine subjects underw...

Endometriosis is a common disease with typically delayed diagnosis. Its prevalence high among adolescents pelvic pain symptom. Deposits of tissue outside uterine cavity depend on oestrogen. Progestins and oral contraceptives are not successful 1/3 symptomatic women worldwide. Pathogenesis endometriosis well understood but immune system plays role in its pathophysiology. The aetiology remains la...

An important issue in the use of expert systems is the so-called brittleness problem. Expert systems model only a limited part of the world. While the explicit management of uncertainty in expert systems mitigates the brittleness problem, it is still possible for a system to be used, unwittingly, in ways that the system is not prepared to address. Such situation may be detected by the method of...

To determine the risk of developing symptoms due to the presence of maxillary and mandibular third molars, we analyzed a reliable population sample by age, and according to third-molar position and impaction level using long-term follow-up data under conditions of good oral hygiene. Of 308 graduates from our dental school, a total of 776 third molars were followed up for periods of 11 to 27 yea...