A 69 year-old man, with bilateral inflamed sinonasal polyps that had been treated medically for years, referred for surgical treatment suffering from moderate progressive bilateral nasal obstruction, sinus pressure with no rhinorrhoea or other symptoms and typical bilateral inflamed polyps emerging from the middle meatus, not exceeding the level of the lower concha (Endoscopic Appearance Score ...

Ticks in the nostrils of humans visiting equatorial African forests have been reported sporadically for decades, but their taxonomy and natural history have remained obscure. We report human infestation with a nostril tick in Kibale National Park, Uganda, coincident with infestation of chimpanzees in the same location with nostril ticks, as shown by high-resolution digital photography. The huma...

BACKGROUND Decolonization with topical antibiotics is necessary to control outbreaks of multidrug-resistant bacterial infection in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), but can trigger bacterial resistance. The objective of this study was to determine whether skin-to-skin contact of newborns colonized with Methicillin-Oxacillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus or Methicillin-Oxacillin-Resista...

Three adult patients with asthma with preferential nasal breathing were found to have a typical pattern of lung function test results with substantial between test variation. This condition can be identified as a cause of unsatisfactory performance in respiratory tests by observing the patient's reaction after the nostrils have been occluded.

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the principal human pathogens that colonize healthy individuals in the community in general, and it is responsible for severe infections in hospitalized patients. Due to an increase in the prevalence of strains of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), combating these microorganisms has become increasingly difficult. A descriptive study was carried out on 231 pa...

Moose are a species of deer possessing a conspicuous overhanging muzzle. The functional significance of this apomorphic proboscis has remained obscure, and thus, we studied the anatomy of moose noses in an attempt to shed light on its enigmatic function. We examined two calves, one adult bull, and one adult cow from Newfoundland, Canada, using gross dissection and sectioning aided by radio-opaq...

We describe a mother and her twin daughters affected with severe hypodontia of the permanent teeth, precocious calcification of the choroid plexus, and minor digital anomalies. The presence of inner telecanthus, broad and flattened nasal bridge, mild ocular proptosis, small nose with anteverted nostrils, and slight microretrognathia gives them an unusual appearance. All three affected persons a...