ragged edge not fixed to the underlying tissues, it is fairly deep, is covered with a dirty looking necrotic slough or scab, and though not painful it is tender. The surrounding skin gets discoloured, infiltrated, inflamed and markedly cedematous, there is some lymphangitis and sometimes phlebitis. There may be a general malaise and slight evening rise of temperature owing to secondary infection.

purpose: to evaluate the effectiveness of corneal collagen cross-linking with uv-a and riboflavin (cxl) for treatment of refractory herpes simplex virus necrotizing keratitis. case reports: two patients with a diagnosis of hsv necrotizing stromal keratitis referred to khalili hospital eye emergency room and who were resistant to conventional treatment underwent cxl. response to treatment was ev...

Non-venereal sclerosing lymphangitis of the penis is a rare condition that affects the distal lymphatics of this organ. It has been reported to be frequently associated with trauma to this area and, although it has a minimum inflammatory component, its etiology is unknown. A serpinginous nodular lesion in the sulcus coronarius penis may be observed by the patient. Because it is generally self-l...

BACKGROUND Lymphangitic streaking, characterized by linear erythema on the skin, is most commonly observed in the setting of bacterial infection. However, a number of nonbacterial causes can result in lymphangitic streaking. We sought to elucidate the nonbacterial causes of lymphangitic streaking that may mimic bacterial infection to broaden clinicians' differential diagnosis for patients prese...

for an intraduct carcinoma of the breast; this was grade TI NOMO, although at subsequent follow up she had not developed clinical metastatic disease. She had smoked cigarettes (total 60 pack years). She had worked as a clerk in Buenos Aires (1961-4) and Caracas (1965-7) but had not revisited South America in the last 17 years. There were no abnormalities on examination. Investigations showed: h...

nec is inflammatory necrosis of intestine with most common site being terminal ileum and ascending colon in preterm babies (1). the condition is typically seen in premature infants, and the timing of its onset is generally inversely proportional to the gestational age of the baby at birth, i.e. the earlier a baby is born, longer is the time of risk for nec in premature babies. the incidence of ...