BACKGROUND Xian-Fang-Huo-Ming-Yin (XFHM), a traditional herbal formula, has been used to treat sores and carbuncles for hundreds of years in Asia. Nowadays, its clinical effects in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been validated. In this study, we want to study its possible molecular mechanisms of regulating the differentiation of lymphocytes and production of pro-inflammatory cytoki...

Since the mid-1990s, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become the predominant pathogen responsible for suppurative skin infections (i.e., furuncles, carbuncles, and skin abscesses) in the United States and in many other countries. Emergency department visits for skin abscesses have increased during this period, as MRSA has become endemic in the community, but a similar incr...

L ́anthrax est une zoonose causée par le Bacillus anthracis. les humains contractent généralement cette maladie dans des régions endémiques, par contact direct avec des animaux infectés ou avec leurs produits contaminés. Les localisations palpébrales sont rares dans la pratique clinique et posent des problèmes de diagnostic différentiel. Les auteurs rapportent l'observation d'un patient admis da...

Les mucocèles sont des formations pseudo-kystiques expansives des sinus de la face, dont la paroi est formée par une muqueuse sinusienne modifiée. Malgré leur bénignité, les mucocèles peuvent être une source de complications graves. Devant un aspect de cellulite orbitaire pouvant se manifester par une exophtalmie aiguë inflammatoire avec paralysie oculomotrice, voire même une ophtalmoplégie, le...

Staphylococcus aureus is a gram positive, nonmotile bacterium which normally colonizes in skin and mucosa of human and animal, transmitted by direct contact or via contaminated surfaces, which causes infections like skin infections , respiratory infections and food poisoning. Methicillin is a narrow spectrum betalactam antibiotic of the penicillin class which was previously used for the treatme...

Few data exist on the clinical utility of the expanded-spectrum tetracyclines doxycycline and minocycline for the treatment of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI). We performed a retrospective cohort study of 276 patients who presented with 282 episodes of MRSA SSTI to the emergency room or outpatient clinic at two terti...

It is well known that children < 7 years of age are uniquely susceptible to lead poisoning because of their constant hand-to-mouth behaviors, their immature central nervous systems, and their rapidly developing bodies (Gavaghan 2002; Lanphear et al. 2005; Shen 1996; Tong et al. 1996, 1998). Although exposure to lead has decreased in many countries, significant concerns remain about continued ex...

Bacterial skin and skin structure infections commonly encountered in children include impetigo, folliculitis, furunculosis, carbuncles, wound infections, abscesses, cellulitis, erysipelas, scarlet fever, acute paronychia, and staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome. If diagnosed early and treated appropriately, these infections are almost always curable, but some have the potential to cause seriou...

Cereal Chem. 70(2): 179-183 Sorghum grains varying in grain hardness or endosperm texture (soft dispersion in hot water. Parboiled grain with soft endosperm texture and intermediate) and starch composition (nonwaxy and waxy) were contained less dispersible and soluble starch than parboiled grain with parboiled. Whole grain (one volume) and water (three volumes) were intermediate endosperm textu...

treatment that allows pathogenic bacteria to multiply on the skin. Uncomplicated SSSIs can occur in the various layers of the skin (Figure 1) and in underlying tissue, and they are classified as primary infections, such as impetigo, or as secondary infections of existing lesions, which include atopic dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, and psoriasis. Infections occurring in lacerations, su...