Association of Body Composition with Arterial Stiffness in Long-lived People.

Background: Arterial stiffness, obesity and sarcopenia correlate with each other and with cardiac outcomes in younger adults. However, there is little evidence of the association between body composition and markers of central arteries stiffness in long-lived people.

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between arterial stiffness and body composition in functionally independent long-lived individuals.

Acne fulminans successfully treated with prednisone and dapsone.

Acne fulminans is a rare condition and the most severe form of acne. It involves the sudden onset of febrile and multisystemic symptoms, with poor response to ordinary therapy in patients who previously had mild to moderate acne. It is characterized by hemorrhagic ulcerative crusting lesions on the face, chest and upper back.