Three different lineages of head lice are known to parasitize humans. Clade A, which is currently worldwide in distribution, was previously demonstrated to be present in the Americas before the time of Columbus. The two other types of head lice are geographically restricted to America and Australia for clade B and to Africa and Asia for clade C. In this study, we tested two operculated nits fro...

In nits with renal hypertension, smooth muscle cells in the wall of the aorta appear to have more water, sodium, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus per unit of cell solids than similar cells in normotensive rats. When the blood pressure of a few hypertensive rats dropped to normal as a result of a low sodium diet, the potassium and phosphorus in the arterial cells also appeared to deci'ease to...

White piedra is a superficial mycosis caused by Trichosporon spp. that affects the hair shaft of any part of the body. It is presented an outbreak of scalp white piedra seen in 5.8% of the children frequenting a day care in Northeastern of São Paulo State, Brazil. Mycological exam and culture identified T. cutaneum in all five cases, and scanning electron microscopy of nodules around hair shaft...

Pediculosis BLOCKINpubis BLOCKIN(PP) BLOCKINis BLOCKINinfestation BLOCKINwith BLOCKINpubic lice of the species Phthirus pubis. There are no ratial differences in its incidence and the infestation is generally common (1). Direct contact is the BLOCKINprimary BLOCKINsource BLOCKINof BLOCKINtransmission. BLOCKINIn BLOCKINadults, BLOCKINPP most frequently occurs as a sexually transmitted disease (S...

There are few preliminary studies and reviews of non-intubated thoracic surgery (NITS) in recent years considering its feasibility and safety. Anesthetic management also became an issue due to lack of standard protocol and wide range of surgical procedures. The case we presented is a 45-year-old male, who had systemic sclerodermatitis, suffered from recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax because of...

Background and Aim: Non-invasive tests (NITs) are important tools for ruling-out advanced fibrosis in NAFLD. However, many patients still require liver-biopsy due to the comparatively poor positive predictive value (PPV) substantial grey-zone associated with NITs. AGILE-3+ score is a novel NIT which includes liver stiffness measurement (LSM) on transient elastography commonly measured clinical ...