A 24 yrs old unmarried chronic alcoholic male, compounder by occupation was admitted with multiple patchy discolouration of skin and swelling all over the body for 2 months and sudden onset altered sensorium for one day. History of self medication in the form of intravenous injection of dexamethasone for last 11⁄2 years was also present. History of sexual contact was not available. History of f...

OBJECTIVE Povidone-iodine (PVP-I) or Betadine, owing to its antineoplastic activity, is also used as an adjuvant during intra-abdominal or intrathoracic surgery. However, the protocol of PVP-I administration has not been optimized to achieve the best antitumoural efficacy. We aimed to determine the optimal concentration of PVP-I, the time of incubation and the mechanism of cell death by analysi...

INTRODUCTION Infection is a major threat to wound healing and a leading cause of graft loss in patients undergoing meshed skin grafts (MSGs). Therefore, topical antisepsis is important in the overall treatment scheme. METHODS An exploratory satellite group of 14 patients with infected MSGs were enrolled as part of a prospective, randomized, controlled, parallel-group, open-label, pilot Phase ...

Povidone (PVP, polyvinylpyrrolidone) is a mixture of synthetic polymers with molecular weights (between 10,000 and 70,000 Da) comparable to those of the plasma proteins. It is commonly used as an excipient in different pharmaceutical products; in artificial tears and contact lens preservation solutions; as an additive in foodstuffs (E-1202), serving as a support for edulcorants, and in food sup...

Dear Editors, Skin cancers are a very common malignancy. According to American Cancer Society estimates, more than 70 000 new cases of invasive melanoma and more than 53 000 new cases of melanoma in situ will have occurred in the USA by the end of 2011 (1). However, the annual incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers, such as basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), is more d...

IndIcatIOnS Indications are as follows: dermatochalasis, skin laxity, eyebrow descent, prominent fat compartments, lacrimal gland descent, suborbicularis brow fat, prominent orbital rim, laxity of the tarsoligamentous sling, and hypertrophic or atrophic orbicularis oculi. 1 Evaluating medical history, brow stability, and levator function will help determine if ptosis is a contributing factor or...

A forty-year-old female hailing from Raigad presented in casualty on 14 Jan 2011 at 6.40 pm with something coming out per vaginum for the last 4–5 days, backache, abdominal pain, and a foul odor discharge per vaginum. Her last menstrual period was on 9 Jan 2011. Her periods were relatively heavy; however, she had not sought consultation for the same. There were no other menstrual, bowel, or bla...

Corresponding author: Eunju Lee, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, 75, Nowon-gil (215-4 Gongneung-dong), Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-706, Korea. Tel: 82-2-970-2820, Fax: 82-2-970-2413, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons...

A technique for the isolation of chondrocytes from the articular cartilage of rabbits was modified and improved to yield 5 to 20 x 10 viable cells per preparation. A YSI Model 5331 O2 sensor was modified so that it could rapidly respond in as little as 1 ml of medium. Mean oxygen uptake of cell samples showed that chondrocytes obtained from mature rabbits (1.33 /J! O2/10 7 cells/hr) had a highe...

To the Editor: Continuous interpleural block provides effective postoperative analgesia following a variety of operations with unilateral skin incisions. ~-2 We report a case where bilateral interpleural blocks combined.with light general anaesthesia were used to provide intraoperative and postoperative analgesia for midline upper abdominal surgery. A 23-yr-old male, weighing 55 kg with chronic...