The Sushi Chef

Mycobacterium marinum Hand Infection in a “Sushi Chef”

OBJECTIVE We present the case of a sushi chef with pain and swelling of his index finger and wrist for a year, unresponsive to antibiotics. METHODS Biopsy showed a xanthogranulomatous reaction and positive culture results for Mycobacterium marinum. RESULTS He was treated with minocycline, clarithromycin, and ethambutol. In addition, he underwent radical synovectomy of the lesion. CONCLUSI...

Fish tapeworm and sushi.

A variety of parasitic infections might be acquired by ingesting raw or undercooked fin fish (Table 1).1-3 Fish tapeworm, or Diphyllobothrium spp, is acquired by eating raw or undercooked freshwater or anadromous fish (ie, sea fish that spawn in freshwater rivers, such as salmon). Marinated and smoked fish can also transmit the worm.4 While cases in previously endemic areas have decreased, like...

Preference-Based Serial Decision Dynamics: Your First Sushi Reveals Your Eating Order at the Sushi Table

In everyday life, we regularly choose among multiple items serially such as playing music in a playlist or determining priorities in a to-do list. However, our behavioral strategy to determine the order of choice is poorly understood. Here we defined 'the sushi problem' as how we serially choose multiple items of different degrees of preference when multiple sequences are possible, and no parti...

Yeast : World ’ s Finest Chef

Chef de Clinique- Assistant des Hôpitaux

The potential role of nanotechnologies in the future of psychiatry. A systematic review. Abstract. Nanomedicine is defined as the area using nanotechnology's concepts for the benefit of human beings' health and well being. In this article, we aimed to provide an overview of areas where nanotechnology is applied and how they could be extended to care for psychiatric illnesses. The main applicati...