The terms onychocryptosis, 'ingrowing nail' and 'ingrown nail' are used in various localities to indicate degrees of severity but for the purpose of this article they will be applied as synonyms to describe a condition where a portion of the side of the nail plate has actually penetrated the epidermis and dermis of the nail groove to produce a wound. The condition may or may not be further comp...

Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system in humans. The adult pork tape worm, Taenia solium, resides in the lumen of the intestine, and the only structural element of an adult worm usually found within a tissue cyst in the brain or in muscle is a single invaginated scolex. We report a highly unusual, and perhaps unique, occurrence of neurocysticerc...

direct restoration of severely damaged endodontically treated teeth (ett) using available and conventional and current matrix systems is sometimes impractical and in some clinical cases is impossible. the aim of this paper is to introduce and describe a new matrix system based on rigid tray technique (rtt) for dealing with such difficult clinical cases.

We applied the freeze-substituion method to the detailed observation of the ascosporogenesis in Arthroderma simii. The ascospore formation of A. simii underwent the same processes as did that of other dermatophytes, namely an enveloping membrane system (EMS) composed of two invaginated unit membranes that delimit the daughter nuclei in the cytoplasm of the ascus. The inner leaflet of the EMS wa...

The mechanism by which cell and cell membrane shapes are created has long been a subject of great interest. Among the phosphoinositide-binding proteins, a group of proteins that can change the shape of membranes, in addition to the phosphoinositide-binding ability, has been found. These proteins, which contain membrane-deforming domains such as the BAR, EFC/F-BAR, and the IMD/I-BAR domains, led...

Partially or completely invaginated appendix mistaken for a polyp during colonoscopy and leading to intussusception is a rare situation. This paper describes our experience with two cases of appendiceal intussusception. In the first case, there was no underlying ileocecal abnormality, and, in the second case, histologic examination of the resected appendix and cecum revealed widespread foci of ...