511 A 72-year-old retired nurse with family history of obstructive sleep apnea, loud snoring, witnessed apneas, excessive daytime sleepiness, and inability to concentrate underwent polysomnography. The patient has history of hypertension, multiple urogynecological procedures for genitourinary prolapse, and has history of atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure. On examination, the pati...

Abstract Background: Nasal tuberculosis (NTB) is rare, but it can be caused by either a pulmonary disease or a retrograde involvement of the nose by lupus vulgaris of the facial skin. In this study, we present a case of NTB with an ulcerative lesion in her left nasal cavity. Case presentation: A 56 years old woman presented with an ulcerative lesion in her left nasal cavity. The patient exhib...

OBJECTIVES Hairdressers often complain of work-related rhinitis (WR). They are infrequently sensitized to persulphates. The cause and mechanism of the symptoms and the effects on their health-related quality of life (HRQoL) remains unclear. The objectives were to follow female hairdressers with WR mainly from bleaching powder regarding nasal reactivity to persulphate and to evaluate symptoms, H...

This retrospective study evaluates the results of 41 consecutive hand and forearm operations in 19 patients with systemic sclerosis performed between 1985 and 2000. The mean age of the patients was 50 (14-84) years. Twenty-seven operations were elective and 14 were acute, carried out for skin breakdown and/or skin necrosis. One minor wound healing problem occurred in the elective group. In the ...

Frequency of Carriage in Different Parts of the Body........................................... Nasal Carriage.............................................................................. Location of carriage within the nose......................................................... Frequency of nasal carriage in different population groups.................................... Changes in carrier ...

Methods Twenty-nine patients with seasonal SAR (positive SPT to grass and/or olive pollen) with well-defined symptoms during pollen season in addition to nasal symptoms throughout the year were included. Clinical questionnaires, skin tests, serum specific IgE, nasal levels of tryptase and eosinophil cationic protein, and nasal allergen provocation test (NAPT) with grass, olive, D. pteronyssinus...

We set out to determine whether nasal swab isolates can identify methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization and guide therapy in skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI). Among hospitalized patients admitted to a general medicine service with SSTI, specificity and positive predictive value for MRSA in nasal swab isolates were 100%; sensitivity was 55%. Thus, positive nasal sw...

THE normal columella consists of the medial crura of the alar cartilages surrounded by skin. Its logical anatomical reconstruction should therefore also have a central cartilaginous axis. This may be accomplished in cases of short columella following bilateral hare lips by rotating downwards part of the nasal septum. The method not only lengthens the columella but also elevates the flat nasal t...

with low oral bioavailability due to to extensive gastrointestinal breakdown or high hepatic first-pass effect. Intranasal delivery of drugs to reach the system has been widely studied and a number of reports is available in the literature (1). The concentration-time profiles of drugs achieved after nasal administration are often similar to those after intravenous administration, with resultant...

OBJECTIVE To describe the interdomal fat pad, an important anatomical structure that, to our knowledge, has not been reported in the rhinoplasty literature. DESIGN Anatomical observations were made during a consecutive series of external rhinoplasties, and the existence of the interdomal fat pad was documented in patients with noses of varying nasal skin thicknesses. SETTING Private facial ...