The Influence of the Q-Angle and Muscle Strength on Idiopathic Anterior Knee Pain in Adolescents.

: Idiopathic anterior knee pain is a common condition in adolescents and is mostly of unknown cause. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of the Q-angle and muscle strength on idiopathic anterior knee pain. : Seventy-one adolescents (41 females and 30 males) diagnosed with anterior knee pain were included in this prospective study.

Necrotizing Fasciitis-Severe Complication of Bullous Pemphigoid: A Systematic Review, Risk Factors, and Treatment Challenges.

Bullous pemphigoid (BP), the most common subepidermal autoimmune skin blistering disease (AIBD) has an estimated annual incidence of 2.4 to 42.8 new cases per million in different populations, designating it an orphan disease.

Genome Sequences and Characteristics of Six Cluster B1 Mycobacteriophages Discovered at Saint Joseph's University.

We report on six new siphoviruses infecting Mycobacterium smegmatis that were isolated from soil samples collected on the campus of Saint Joseph's University, on the western edge of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. All phages have circularly permuted genomes that are 68,721 to 68,929 bp long, with an average G+C content of 66.4%.

Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy - is it really a mild, benign disease?

Background: Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy (AHEI) is a rare vasculitis, which presents dramatically as palpable purpuric skin lesions on the limb, face and auricles, with swelling of these parts and low-grade fever, in children up to 2 years of age. To date, approximately 400 cases have been described in the literature. The etiology remains mostly unknown.

Congenital prepubic urachal-cutaneous fistula.

Congenital prepubic fistula is a very rare congenital anomaly that manifests as a punctiform opening in the midline of the pubic region. According to Campbell, congenital prepubic fistulae are duplicates of the dorsal urethra. Recent investigations have shown that this problem may have a complex etiology.