Growth of on human serum albumin triggers programmed cell death.

Aims: Gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) constitutes the primary growth substrate for . The goal of this work was to evaluate the growth of different strains of on human serum albumin (HSA), a major constituent of GCF.

Methods: Growth of five different strains of in the HSA medium was examined and, surprisingly, three of the strains underwent autolysis within 24 h.

The role of mother-infant bond in neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) management.

The opioid crisis affects pregnant women and their infants. In the past two decades, the number of infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) has quadrupled causing the cost of healthcare expenditures to climb sharply. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches are recommended for the management of NAS.

Outcomes in diabetic foot ulcer patients with isolated T2 marrow signal abnormality in the underlying bone: should the diagnosis of "osteitis" be changed to "early osteomyelitis"?

Objective: To evaluate the variability of clinical treatment and outcomes based on reporting of diabetic foot ulcer MRI findings of adjacent marrow T2 hyperintensity with normal T1 signal.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review was conducted of 46 MRI examinations evaluating diabetic foot ulcers that demonstrated normal T1 marrow signal, but T2 marrow hyperintensity deep to the ulcer. The cohort was divided based on MRI report impressions into three groups; "osteitis without osteomyelitis" (OW), "osteitis but cannot exclude early osteomyelitis" (OCEO) and "early osteomyelitis" (EO).

Subtle radiographic findings of acute, isolated distal radioulnar joint dislocation.

Distal radioulnar dislocations typically occur in association with fractures of the distal radius and/or ulna. Rare isolated dislocations or subluxations are more difficult to diagnose and are initially missed in up to 50 % of cases. We present two cases of missed isolated volar rotatory dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint.

Linguine sign in musculoskeletal imaging: calf silicone implant rupture.

Imaging findings of breast silicone implant rupture are well described in the literature. On MRI, the linguine sign indicates intracapsular rupture, while the presence of silicone particles outside the fibrous capsule indicates extracapsular rupture. The linguine sign is described as the thin, wavy hypodense wall of the implant within the hyperintense silicone on T2-weighted images indicative of rupture of the implant within the naturally formed fibrous capsule.