Invasive Pulmonary Infection of Malassezia Species in a Patient With Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Report.

Malassezia species are lipophilic yeasts recognized for causing skin manifestations, such as pityriasis versicolor. In addition, Malassezia can lead to invasive infection, mostly intravascular catheter-associated sepsis-related lipid-containing total parenteral nutrition in neonates and immunocompromised hosts. We experienced a case of invasive pulmonary Malassezia infection in a patient with refractory ulcerative colitis undergoing immunosuppressive treatment without lipid-containing total parenteral nutrition.

Efficacy of the Stripped AFX Aortic Cuff as a Scaffolding Bare Stent to Facilitate the Expansion of the Thoracoabdominal and Visceral Aorta during Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Complicated Stanford Type B Aortic Dissection.

Purpose: During thoracic endovascular aortic repair for complicated Stanford type B aortic dissection, large bare stent placement for the abdominal aorta is sometimes necessary. In smaller abdominal aortic diameter cases, we used the stripped AFX aortic cuff as a scaffolding bare stent rather than the Zenith Dissection Endovascular Stent, which is a commercially available, large bare stent. In this study, we evaluated the feasibility of the stripped AFX aortic cuff and experiments were conducted to compare the stripped AFX and the Zenith Dissection Endovascular Stent.

Suppression of the plasmon-quenching effect on light amplification in 20-μm-diameter plasmonic whispering gallery mode resonators fabricated from bowl-shaped organic/metal thin films.

Bowl-shaped plasmonic whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonators were fabricated from a 10-nm-thick metal (Al, Ag, or Au) plasmonic layer that was covered with a 100-nm-thick 4,4'-bis(-carbazolyl)-1,1'-biphenyl spacer layer and a 250-nm-thick 2,7-bis[9,9-di(4-methylphenyl)-fluoren-2-yl]-9,9-di(4-methylphenyl)fluorene light-emitting layer; the layer structure was grown on a 20-μm-diameter silica microsphere. When compared with a reference structure without the plasmonic layer, the resonators, which included either Al or Ag, showed almost the same threshold excitation intensities for generation of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE). This result indicates that the ease of light amplification in the plasmonic resonators was comparable to that in the reference structure.

Intraductal oncocytic papillary neoplasm of the pancreas: clinical and radiological features compared to those of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm.

Purpose: This study aimed to characterize the clinical and imaging findings of intraductal oncocytic papillary neoplasm of the pancreas (IOPN-P) compared to those of intraductal papillary mucinous adenoma/carcinoma (IPMA/IPMC).

Methods: This multi-institutional retrospective study reviewed the clinical, imaging, and pathological findings of 21 patients with pathologically proven IOPN-P. Twenty-one computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging, and seven F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography were performed before surgery.

Effects of Milk Amazake on Skin Elasticity, Hydration, and Transepidermal Water Loss: An 8-Week Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Amazakes made from rice and koji mold are rich in nutrients, such as groups of vitamin B, minerals, essential amino acids, and oligosaccharides, and can improve skin moisturization. However, there are few reports on milk amazake, made from milk and koji mold. Therefore, in this double-blind, randomized controlled trial, we investigate the effect of milk amazake on skin function.