An extremely rare case of infarction of pleomorphic adenoma in a 32 years’ old male is reported. There was no history of fine needle aspiration biopsy for the tumor, instead, ichthammol ointment has been once transiently prescribed for external use when the patient felt pain and swollen in the parotid region. Partial parotidectomy was performed. The gross anatomy of the tumor presented a yellow...

The current concept in the clinical management of patients focuses on evidence-based quality use of medicines. In the area of wound management it has been purported that evidence-based practice has not kept pace with the numerous wound care products that are now available on the market 1. So, are wound care products that have been tested for efficacy by randomised controlled clinical trials the...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether serum soluble interleukin 2 receptor concentrations are related to disease activity in atopic eczema. DESIGN Single cohort longitudinal study with controls. SETTING Outpatient and general medicine departments in secondary referral centre. PATIENTS Of 15 patients aged 17-57 with severe atopic eczema, all with acute exacerbations of disease, 13 were admitted t...

we review abscess management by ibn al-quff in the 12 century, described in his book al omdaa (arabic version). he explained in detail how an abscess presents, access for drainage, the proper preparation by the surgeon and patient for a procedure, and technical guidelines. it is considered advanced in ensuring the best results of managing this pathology. much of his advice is already in use, an...