We use a mesoscopic simulation technique to study the effect of short-ranged interparticle attractions on the steady-state sedimentation of colloidal suspensions. Attractions increase the average sedimentation velocity v(s) compared to the pure hard-sphere case, and for strong enough attractions, a nonmonotonic dependence on the packing fraction phi with a maximum velocity at intermediate phi i...

The viscosity of plasma (PV) was investigated in 27 outpatients with classical or definite rheumatoid arthritis (RA) according to the American Rheumatism Association (ARA) criteria. The measurements showed a significantly raised PV in patients with RA (p less than 10(-5)) compared with a control group. There was a positive correlation between the PV and the blood erythrocyte sedimentation rate ...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated retrospectively whether three laboratory investigations--testing for leucocyte levels, C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)--can be used to guide the decision of when to discontinue larval therapy. METHOD Between 1999 and 2002 we administered larval therapy to 16 inpatients. In all cases the decision to discontinue therapy was a c...

as a routine screening test. Borchgrevink, Heist0, and Reimers Reksten (1965) found 41 (2 per cent.) of 2,205 Norwegian male blood donors with an ESR over 20 mm./hr; nineteen of these showed a persistent elevation. The ESR has not usually been included in screening programmes (Jungner, 1966; Collen, 1966), but we have found it of great value and therefore present our experience with 2,000 men. ...

Plasma cell granuloma is a pathological entity reported in nearly every organ system; however, intracranial cases remain rare. In the current case report, we present a case of intracranial plasma cell granuloma with the longest known follow-up period in the literature. Medical follow-up over 14 years, detailing four recurrences following the patient's initial presentation and management, is pre...

OBJECTIVE To investigate if signs of inflammation are associated with performance on a contemporaneous IQ-test in males aged 18-20. DESIGN Cohort study using data from the conscript register on performance on an IQ-test and on erythrocyte sedimentation rates (ESR) measured in 1969/70. Data on cardiovascular risk factors measured at conscription and national register data on childhood circumst...

The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is one of the commonest clinical tests used to screen for the presence of a disease state or to follow up its activity. It is a standard test for monitoring inflammatory disease processes. However, factors unrelated to the presence or absence of inflammation may limit its usefulness. This is often the case in ch ronic renal disease where the ESR may be p...

ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate INTRODUCTION Rosai-Dorfman disease, also called sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy, is a rare histiocytic condition of unknown etiology first described in 1969. Primary cutaneous manifestation without systemic involvement of Rosai-Dorfman disease is even more uncommon. Here we present a case of primary cutaneous manifestation of Rosai-Dorfman di...

The regression of small rheumatoid nodules was noted in four patients after starting sulphasalazine therapy. This coincided with an improvement in synovitis and also falls in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C reactive protein (CRP). The relation between the nodule regression and the sulphasalazine therapy is discussed.