Wound healing consists of a complex series of convoluted processes which involve renewal of the skin after injury. ROS are involved in all phases of wound healing. A balance between oxidative and antioxidative forces is necessary for a favorable healing outcome. Astaxanthin, a member of the xanthophyll group, is considered a powerful antioxidant. In this study, we investigated the effect of top...

Orf virus is a parapoxvirus that causes recurring contagious ecthyma or orf disease in goat, sheep and other wild and domestic ruminants. Infected animals show signs of pustular lesions on the mouth and muzzle and develop scabs over the lesions. Although the infection is usually cleared within 1-2 months, delayed growth and associated secondary infections could still impact the herds. Orf virus...

In September 1975 Bangladesh was the only country in the world with endemic variola major, and the eradication of the disease was imminent. A rapid and accurate laboratory diagnostic method was required to supplement immunodiffusion in agar gel and culture on chorioallantoic membrane of embryonated egg available at the Institute of Public Health in Dacca, Bangladesh. To determine its effectiven...

During 1981, 500,000 Americans are expected to suffer the symptoms of herpesvirus infections for the first time. I At fnt, they usually feel a tingling or burning sensation on their sktn. In a few hours or days, the skin surface wiU break into a measles-like rash near the sensitive area. A short time later, one or more blister-like sores will erupt. The sores are excruciatingly painful, lasting...

Following anti-retroviral therapy (ART) or highly active antiretroviral therapy, there is an increased response to latent infections such as herpes zoster, which may lead to their reactivation. This is a result of improved immunity brought about by ART, also termed immune recovery syndrome. A 75-year-old male patient arrived at our institute with widespread vesicles and scabs on the right half ...

Objectives: To evaluate the various local causes for and management of epistaxis by using rigid nasal endoscope. Methods: Totally 50 patients with epistaxis were analyzed over a period of 1 year in Sri Venkateshwara ENT Institute and Bowring and Lady Curzon hospital using rigid nasal endoscope either under Local or General anesthesia. Those patients in whom, the cause for epistaxis was difficul...

The present study investigated the effects of bedding material (pine shavings versus beta chip) and running wheel surfaces (standard metal bars versus metal bars covered with a plastic mesh) on the occurrence of wounds on the paws of male and female Syrian (golden) hamsters, Mesocricetus auratus. Four groups of 10 males and 10 females were each assigned to one of the following treatments: pine/...

In April 2009, a 5-year-old boy went on a holiday to Costa Rica. They visited the west coast (Guanacaste) and central highlands region (Arenal Volcano). A week after their return to the UK, the parents noticed multiple lumps on the boy’s scalp. Three nodules, about 1 cm in diameter each, spread over both sides of the scalp were noted. The nodules were fi rm and mildly tender with central scabs....

Apple growers face new challenges to produce organic apples and now many cover orchards with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) nets to exclude insects, rather than spraying insecticides. However, rainwater- associated wetness favours the development of apple scabs, Venturia inaequalis, whose lesions accumulate on the leaves and fruit causing unsightly spots. Treating the nets with a superhydroph...

This study was conducted to identify the aetiological agents associated with a particular type of lower leg dermatitis, locally called pododermatitis, among dairy cattle in Kerala. Skin scabs and scrapings were collected aseptically from 82 naturally occurring cases of lower leg dermatitis in cattle and were subjected to direct microscopical examination and bacterial and fungal culture. Microsc...