Sweet syndrome with peripheral neuropathy in a patient with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

A female patient in her 70s with a newly diagnosed clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) with osseous metastasis presented with sudden onset erythematous painful blistering skin lesions on the dorsum of both hands, with associated intermittent fever episodes. Blood tests showed elevated inflammatory marker levels (C reactive protein 257.8 mg/dL, leucocytes 17.

Temperature Dependence of Photoluminescence Intensity and Spin Contrast in Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers.

We report on measurements of the photoluminescence properties of single nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond at temperatures between 4 K and 300 K. We observe a strong reduction of the PL intensity and spin contrast between ca. 10 K and 100 K that recovers to high levels below and above.

Rapid Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds by Switch-Scan Tuning of Vernier Quantum-Cascade Lasers.

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) exhibit typically broad and mutually overlapping ro-vibrational absorption fingerprints. This complexity has so far limited the applicability of laser-based spectroscopy for VOC measurements in complex gas matrices. Here, we exploit a Vernier-type quantum-cascade laser (QCL) as an electrically tunable multiwavelength source for selective and sensitive VOC analysis.

A High-Precision Mid-Infrared Spectrometer for Ambient HNO Measurements.

Precise and accurate measurements of ambient HNO3 are crucial for understanding various atmospheric processes, but its ultra-low trace amounts and the high polarity of HNO3 have strongly hindered routine, widespread, direct measurements of HNO3 and restricted field studies to mostly short-term, localized measurement campaigns. Here, we present a custom field-deployable direct absorption laser spectrometer and demonstrate its analytical capabilities for in situ atmospheric HNO3 measurements. Detailed laboratory characterizations with a particular focus on the instrument response under representative conditions for tropospheric measurements, i.

A flexion osteotomy for correction of a distal tibial recurvatum deformity: a retrospective case series.

Aims: There is little information about how to manage patients with a recurvatum deformity of the distal tibia and osteoarthritis (OA) of the ankle. The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional and radiological outcome of addressing this deformity using a flexion osteotomy and to assess the progression of OA after this procedure.

Patients And Methods: A total of 39 patients (12 women, 27 men; mean age 47 years (28 to 72)) with a distal tibial recurvatum deformity were treated with a flexion osteotomy, between 2010 and 2015.