kindler syndrome (ks) is a rare, autosomal recessive genodermatosis characterized by skin blistering and photosensitivity in infancy, progressive poikiloderma, and diffuse cutaneous atrophy. it affects the skin, mucous membranes, and oral cavity and is caused by mutations in the kind1 gene on 20p12.3. the first case of ks associated with periodontitis was reported in 1996, and have been infrequ...

lumbar hernias (lh) accounts for less than 1.5% of total hernia incidence. it can occur in two separate triangular areas of the flank. about 300 cases have been reported in the literature. here, we report a 55-year old man with acute painful left side flank mass and final diagnosis of lh. the mass was appeared about three hours before admission and his pain was slight at first but became more s...

proliferating pilomatricoma is a distinctive rare variant of pilomatricoma first described in 1997.very few cases of proliferating pilomatricoma have been reported in the literature until date. this report is a case of 65 years old male presenting with hard nodular lump on the right side of neck slowly increasing in size for the last 8 months. wide excision of the lump was performed with clear ...

conclusions patient characteristics has important role in suture material degradation. impaired suture hydrolysis in uterus incision may cause abnormal uterine bleeding. it is interesting to demonstrate whethersuture degradation in previous cesarean section has a role in formation of placenta accrete or not .this issue needs more investigation. because there is no similar case in literature, we...

kimura’s disease (kd) is a chronic inflammatory disorder primarily seen in male asians during the second and third decades of life. clinically, it presents as solitary or multiple subcutaneous nodules, predominantly in the head and neck region, typically in the pre auricular region, forehead, and scalp. the etiology of kimura disease is still unknown. this disorder should be suspected when the ...

salivary mucocele is a common lesion derived from minor salivary glands with various surgical or non-surgical treatment modalities. to evaluate the effect of a highly potent corticosteroid (dexamethasone) in the management of salivary mucocele, we performed intralesional injection of dexamethasone in nine patients with labial mucocele. complete healing of lesions observed in seven of nine patie...

We investigated how power dynamics in close relationships influence the tendency to devote resources to the pursuit of goals valued by relationship partners, hypothesizing that low (vs. high) power in relationships would lead individuals to center their individual goal pursuit around the goals of their partners. We study 2 related phenomena: partner goal prioritization, whereby individuals purs...

Author affiliations: University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (M. Meriluoto, L. Hedman, M. Knip, K. Hedman, M. Söderlund-Venermo); Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki (L. Hedman, M. Knip, K. Hedman); University of Turku, Turku, Finland (L. Tanner, V. Simell, M. Mäkinen, S. Simell, J. Mykkänen, J. Korpelainen, O. Ruuskanen, J. Ilonen, O. Simell); University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio...

Successful use of fire has been essential to survival throughout the majority of human history—an environmental pressure that may have led to cognitive mechanisms dedicated to attaining mastery of fire manipulation and control. Concordant with this hypothesis is the fact that, despite its inherent danger, the frivolous use of fire remains firmly embedded within modern societies; conversely, in ...