Background: There has been a significant increase in the incidence of recurrent, resistant, and extensive dermatophyte infections worldwide recently. This menace has spurred the need for more well-designed randomized controlled trials to optimize the treatment of dermatophyte skin infections. One of the limitations in designing such studies is the limited availability of standard and validated score, to measure the severity of dermatophyte infections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChirality is an omnipresent feature in nature's architecture starting from simple molecules like amino acids to complex higher-order structures viz. proteins, DNA, and RNA. The L configuration of proteinogenic amino acids gives rise to right-handed helices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhyllodes is a rare tumor found exclusively in females. It can be classified into benign, intermediate, or malignant variety based on the aggressive nature of the disease. With adequate preoperative clinical assessment combined with histopathology and radiological investigations the adequate treatment strategy can be formulated to avoid future recurrences.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCongenital high airway obstruction syndrome is a rare fetal anomaly with characteristic constellation of prenatal findings on ultrasound and MRI. The typical triad of imaging features are enlarged and echogenic lungs, flattening or inversion of diaphragm and fetal hydrops. Early prenatal recognition of congenital high airway obstruction syndrome by ultrasound and/or MRI is mandatory for the appropriate perinatal management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Hemochromatosis, an iron-overload disease, occurs as adult and juvenile types. Mutations in hemojuvelin (HJV), an iron-regulatory protein and a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) coreceptor, underlie most of the juvenile type. Hjv(-/-) mice accumulate excess iron in retina and exhibit aberrant vascularization and angiomas.
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