Moon-boot foot syndrome.

Rituximab: a boot to protect the foot.

Given the shortage of organs available for transplantation and the rising prevalence of ESRD,1 new avenues including xeno-kidney transplantation need to be explored. Despite tremendous advances in achieving immunologic hyporesponsiveness in xeno-kidney transplantation, long-term organ survival remains amajor challenge.2 Although dramatic improvements have recently been achieved by genetic delet...

Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome

Use of the "Scotchcast boot" in treating diabetic foot ulcers.

Laurence-moon-biedl Syndrome.

Case Report A boy aged 10 years was brought to the children's out-patient department of the Patna Medical College Hospital on account of his abnormal flabbiness and mental deficiency. In addition he had not been able to see very well for some time, particularly at night. He was the third child of his parents, who were healthy and not consanguineous. The family, traced to four generations on the...

Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome

This report describes a case of Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome identified ina24-monthold boy. Significant renal involvement was present with right-sided vesicoureteral reflux, cystocele, urinary tract infections, and growth arrest of the right kidney. After the development of hypertension a left renal biopsy was performed to determine if bilateral renal disease was present. Histopathological and ...