BACKGROUND Nickel in metallic items has been regulated in Denmark since 1990; however, 10% of young Danish women are still sensitized to nickel. There is a need for continuous surveillance of the effect of regulation. OBJECTIVES To identify current self-reported metallic exposures leading to dermatitis in nickel-allergic patients, and the minimum contact time needed for dermatitis to occur. ...

A 12 year old girl presented to the ear, nose, and throat department with a history of foreign bodies in both nostrils. The young girl had attempted to wear magnetic earrings as nose rings. Unfortunately both magnets became polarised and attracted across the septum (see fig 1). We present a simple and easy solution for removal under local anaesthesia with a mixture of lignocaine and phenylephri...

Migraine headache is commonly associated with signs of exaggerated intracranial and extracranial mechanical sensitivities. Patients exhibiting signs of intracranial hypersensitivity testify that their headache throbs and that mundane physical activities that increase intracranial pressure (such as bending over or coughing) intensify the pain. Patients exhibiting signs of extracranial hypersensi...

Jewelry in the Classical era Indonesia, especially Late Classic era, occupies an important position society. Apart from being a symbol of person's status and position, when discussing depiction jewelry on statue or relief, worn by character is also indication determining identity character. was made gold, which considered to have high material, symbolic, religious value society at that time. Ba...

Plastic is an element that widely used in modern human life. There are many benefits of using this plastic but it also brings harm. waste can pollute the environment, both land and sea very dangerous for survival. Therefore, efforts need to be made reduce amount waste, one which by processing bottle into accessory products such as necklaces, bracelets, earrings, mask connectors so on.Techniques...

OBJECTIVE To clarify the extent, timing, and patient perspectives of great auricular nerve (GAN) morbidity and recovery after nerve sacrifice during parotidectomy during the first postoperative year. DESIGN Prospective series. SETTING Tertiary care academic medical center. Patients Twenty-seven consecutive patients who underwent parotidectomy with GAN sacrifice. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Preo...

Lupus vulgaris (LV) is the most frequent cutaneous tuberculosis, representing more than 55% of the tuberculoses with this location. Malignization can occur after a long latency (10-30 years), in 1-2% of the cases, and it is mainly in squamous cell carcinoma. The histological exam is highly important in the observation of neoplasic transformations. The authors present a 59-years-old female patie...

OBJECTIVE To document patients' preferred dress styles of their doctors and modes of address. DESIGN Descriptive survey. SETTING Inpatients and outpatients at a tertiary level hospital, New Zealand. PARTICIPANTS 202 inpatients and 249 outpatients, mean age 55.9 (SD 19.3) years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Ranking of patients' opinions of photographs showing doctors wearing different dress sty...

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of metal contact allergy among the children seen at a health center children with metal allergies in terms of risk factors. METHODS This was an uncontrolled cross-sectional study undertaken at a health center in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Children aged from 0 to 12 years were recruited when they presented at the health center for routine pediatric consultat...

A fourth century BCE silver jewellery collection, which is part of two hoards of Samarian coins (the Samaria and Nablus Hoards), was studied by non-destructive analyses. The collection, which consists of pendants, rings, beads and earrings, had been examined by visual testing, multi-focal microscopy and SEM-EDS analysis. In order to enhance our knowledge of past technologies of silver jewellery...