grain discoloration caused by fungi agents, in crop season that the mature grain stage coincides with rain, it causes many damages. in this research effect of paddy discoloration of three varieties (hashemi, gohar and khazar) and disease index in two levels (high and low disease index levels) on grain apparent quality, milling properties and grain bending strength was investigated in a factoria...

Figure 1. Yellow-black discoloration of upper palate. Figure 2. Paranasal sinus CT scan revealed a defect of the nasal septum and skin and subcutaneous edema.

A 44-year-old man with Down’s syndrome and neurogenic bladder which required a suprapubic catheter presented with fever and change in his urine color for one day. Physical examination revealed a temperature of 38.3°C, blood pressure of 60/30 mmHg, pulse rate of 120/min and urine with purple discoloration in the urine catheter and bag (Figure 1). A urine dipstick test indicated the presence of l...

A 2-year-old boy was born at term of healthy, non-consanguineous Iranian parents. His mother attended in the clinic with the history of sometimes discoloration of diapers after passing urine. She noticed that first at the age of one month with intensified in recent months. His Physical examination and growth parameters were normal. His mother denied taking any medication (sorbitol, nitrofuranto...

The discoloration and resistance to subterranean termite attack of four furfurylated fast-growing tropical wood species were evaluated after outdoor exposure for 1 year in Bogor, Indonesia. For comparison purposes, imidacloprid-preserved untreated samples also prepared. Discoloration all treated was measured before the furfurylation process. specimens then placed vertically three-fourths their ...

A 40-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with painful paresthesias after drinking brandy and red wine containing thallium. A severe acute axonal sensorimotor neuropathy was diagnosed. She rapidly deteriorated and became comatose within less than a week.1 Metallic skin discoloration and darkening of the cheek and chin areas was observed (figure). Two weeks after thallium ingestion patchy...

Volume 84, Number 7 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 821 A 76-year-old man with a 110-pack-year smoking history and resultant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presented for a routine primary care appointment. He appeared to have severe hypoxia because of the generalized blue-gray discoloration of his skin and fingernails (Figures 1 and 2). He had no history of heart disease or al...

Monsel’s solution (ferric subsulphate) is an iron salt first described in the literature in 1856 by Leon Monsel (1). Since then it has been widely used by dermatologists as a haemostatic agent in minor surgical procedures, such as tangential excision and punch biopsy (2). Ferric chloride is also a source of ferric ions, which is used in dermatological procedures and is considered more convenien...