nature materials | VOL 7 | DECEMBER 2008 | www.nature.com/naturematerials 929 Erio Tosatti is at the Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), via Beirut 2, 34014 Trieste, Italy; at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Strada Costiera 11, 34014, Trieste, Italy; and at the CNR-INFM Democritos National Simulation Center, via Beirut 2, 34014 Trieste, Italy. e-m...

Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, General State Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece, Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center Region Piemonte, Torino, Italy, Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Palermo, Italy, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Toulouse, T...

Endometriosis is classically defined as the growth of endometrial glands and stroma at extra-uterine sites, most commonly implanted over visceral and peritoneal surfaces within the female pelvis (1). Though endometriosis has been described for the first time in 1690 by the German physician, Daniel Shroen, researchers remain still unsure as to the definitive cause of this disease (2). The most w...

Treatment of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis With Moisture-Retentive Ointment: A Case Report and Review of the Literature BISHARA S. ATIYEH, MD, FACS, RUWAYDA DHAM, PHD, M FAYEZ YASSIN, MB, BCH, FRCS, AND KUSAI A. EL-MUSA, MD Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, Drug Research Center, Dubai, United Arab of Emirutes, and Jeddah,...

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