BACKGROUND Despite limited evidence, woollen clothing has traditionally been considered to be an irritant that should be avoided by individuals with atopic dermatitis (AD). Wool fibres come in a range of diameters, and have beneficial thermodynamic and moisture transport properties. OBJECTIVES This study examines the effects of superfine merino wool on symptoms in participants with mild-to-mo...

issue of July 1929, Vol. LXIV, p. 386, of myiasis of a carious tooth, is by no means uncommon in : e villages of Bengal. Who does not know women vai s shouting " Bat. bhalo kari; danter poka bar kan U cure iheumatism; I extract disease germs from eca. teeth)? One has seen such an operator put a pe ge of cotton-wool soaked in mustard oil into the socke holes in carious teeth, and maggots subsequ...

Some exploratory work on creep and inverse creep in nylon 6 monofilament, polyester multifilament yarn and wool and cotton spun yarns has been presented. It is observed that the extent of creep and inverse creep differs from material to material and depends on the initial stress. Cotton shows minimum inverse creep while nylon shows maximum inverse creep. Wool and polyester have intermediate inv...

Aplastic anemia (AA) is a rare disease with few reports on its ophthalmic manifestations. The ocular findings are described in a retrospective consecutive series of 719 AA Korean patients followed at the Hematology Clinic of The Catholic University of Korea. Out of a total of 719 patients, 269 patients had eye examinations, 156 patients had retinal evaluation, and 37 (23.7%) had retinal finding...

PURPOSE Type 2 diabetes occurs spontaneously in rhesus monkeys and shows an extraordinary similarity to human diabetes in clinical features and relative time course. The purpose of this study was to investigate clinically and histopathologically the ocular changes in these monkeys. METHODS Ophthalmoscopic examinations were performed on aged normal and diabetic monkeys. Retinas from 16 diabeti...

Results JDM was diagnosed in 32 patients (16 girls and 16 boys) with mean age at the disease onset 8.8 years (boys: 7.5 years, girls: 10.2 years). Average period between disease onset and diagnosis was 9.8 months. Major clinical signs at the first visit were muscle weakness and/or pain (78% patients) and heliotrope rash (65% patients). Diagnosis was confirmed with laboratory findings (avarage C...

HIV retinopathy is the most common non-infectious complication in the eyes of HIV-positive individuals. Oncotic lesions in the retinal nerve fiber layer, referred to as cotton wool spots (CWS), and intraretinal (IR) hemorrhages are frequently observed but are not unique to this pathology. HIV-positive patients have impaired color vision and contrast sensitivity, which worsens with age. Evidence...