Isolation and optimization of the method for industrial production of chitin and chitosan from Omani shrimp shell.

Chitosan is an organic compound widely used in biomedical and agricultural fields due to its medicinal values. Chitosan is the largest biopolymer after cellulose and it is used as a food supplement as well as a primary health care product. The focus of the present study is to optimize the method for isolation and characterization of chitosan from Omani shrimp shell.

Cardiorespiratory Failure in Thyroid Storm: Case Report and Literature Review.

Thyroid storm is a potentially fatal manifestation of thyrotoxicosis. Cardiopulmonary failure is the most common cause of death in thyroid storm. Clinicians should keep in mind that thyroid storm complicated with cardiopulmonary failure can be the first presentation of thyrotoxicosis.

Elevated erythropoietin and multicystic neoplasm of the pancreas.

Cystic lesions of the pancreas are more frequently recognized due to the widespread use of improved imaging techniques. There are a variety of pancreatic cystic lesions with different clinical presentations and malignant potentials, and their management depends on the type of the cysts. Although the early recognition of a cystic neoplasm with malignant potential provides an opportunity of early surgical treatment, the precise diagnosis of the cystic neoplasm can be a challenge, largely due to the lack of reliable biomarkers of malignant transformation.

Multiple myeloma and atopic eczema in an adult.

Multiple myeloma is the fourteenth cause of cancer-related death. The symptoms of myeloma are mostly nonspecific, and there is significant delay between the first symptoms and diagnosis of myeloma. Atopic eczema is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease associated with dysregulation of the immune system.

How early can pancreatic cancer be recognized? A case report and review of the literature.

The early symptoms of pancreatic cancer are often very vague. They may precede the diagnosis by years and go unrecognized. This makes pancreatic cancer one of the cancers with the worst survival rates.