Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in pregnant women in an amazonian region: a large retrospective study from French Guiana.

Purpose: Over the past decade, the Amazon basin has faced numerous infectious epidemics. Our comprehension of the actual extent of these infections during pregnancy remains limited. This study aimed to clarify the clinical and epidemiological features of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases during pregnancy in western French Guiana and along the Maroni River over the previous nine years.

Fast topographic optical imaging using encoded search focal scan.

A central quest in optics is to rapidly extract quantitative information from a sample. Existing topographical imaging tools allow non-contact and three-dimensional measurements at the micro and nanoscales and are essential in applications including precision engineering and optical quality control. However, these techniques involve acquiring a focal stack of images, a time-consuming process that prevents measurement of moving samples.

Diffuse interstitial lung disease in a male fetus with periventricular nodular heterotopia and filamin A mosaic variant.

Background: Most periventricular nodular heterotopias (PNHs) are associated with a mutation in the filamin A (FLNA) gene in Xq28. This condition is associated with cardiovascular malformations, connective tissue abnormalities, epilepsy, and intellectual deficiency of varying severity.

Materials And Methods: We report a new FLNA gene mutation in a male patient associated with PNH and diffuse interstitial lung disease.

Platelet-rich fibrin in rhinoplasty: A precise and standardized approach.

Rhinoplasty is a complex procedure. To achieve the expected aesthetic result, surgeons often use grafts both for structural and camouflage purposes. The perfect camouflage graft should be soft, malleable and precisely tailored to the patient's needs, with as few donor sites as possible.