Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum (NLD) is a rare chronic and granulomatous skin disorder that affects 0.3% of diabetic patients. Although the etiology and pathogenesis of NLD is still contraversial, it is thought that microangipathy has an important role. The legs are the most common site for NLD, but involvement of other areas such as the abdomen, upper extremities and scalp have been report...

Gait disorders in the elderly are common and in most cases cannot be treated medically or surgically. Therefore, treatment often relies on ambulatory devices such as canes, crutches, and walkers. Before selecting a device, the patient should be evaluated to define whether one or both upper extremities are required to achieve balance or bear weight. Patients requiring only one upper extremity ca...

A 38-year-old woman with an abnormal bilateral mammogram reported increasing palpable masses in both breasts over the preceding several months. She also noted the presence of multiple subcutaneous nodules on her upper chest, upper extremities, and back. Five years earlier, she had similar subcutaneous nodules on her upper extremities. She was treated successfully at various intervals with corti...

background: occupational lead poisoning is a health problem in iran. it has not previously been studied in traditional tile makers. objective: to determine the prevalence of lead poisoning and its complications in traditional tile workers in mashhad, northwest of iran. methods: we visited workers in two traditional tile factories and collected data by direct history taking and physical examinat...

sarcomas, following malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Approximately 42% of these tumors occur in the trunk, 41% in the lower extremities, 11% in the upper extremities, and 6% in the head and neck region (1). The chest wall, mediastinum, lung and pleura are far more rare primary sites. Primary pleural liposarcomas are particularly rare and only 17 cases have been reported to date, including one do...

OBJECTIVE To determine overall handgrip strength (HGS), we assessed the short-term change of HGS after trigger point injection (TPI) in women with muscular pain in the upper extremities by comparison with established pain scales. METHODS The study enrolled 50 female patients (FMS with MPS group: 29 patients with combined fibromyalgia [FMS] and myofascial pain syndrome [MPS]; MPS group: 21 pat...

It is believed that a strong core will enable an athlete to effectively transfer forces from the lower extremities through torso upper extremities. Control of shoulder girdle force important for proper function extremities, although stabilising trunk and pelvis are also important. The purpose this study determine association between isometric push-up/pull-down strength abdominal muscles. Using ...

introduction hemangiomas are the most common benign tumor of infancy that can occur anywhere in the body. intramuscular hemangiomas (imh) are accounting for approximately 1% of all cases and the muscles of extremities are the most common sites. because of scarcity and variable clinical features of these tumors, we decided to report a case of imh in the upper lip mucosa. case report the patient ...

There are no studies in the literature on the effect of exercise in reversing osteoporosis of the upper extremities for people with neurological disorders. The purpose of this study was to explore what conditions respond to a home exercise program for the upper extremities. Sixteen patients, divided randomly into experimental and control groups, were recruited for this trial for at least one ye...

Pilomatricoma is benign skin adnexal tumour arising from the hair follicle matrix. Its most common location is maxillofacial region followed by upper extremities. Lower extremities are a rare site for this tumour. It presents as a skin nodule and rarely exceeds 5 cm in diameter. We are thus presenting an unusual case of pilomatricoma on thigh of a young male which was clinically thought to be a...