Infrared Spectroscopic Study and Mathematical Simulations of Carotid Atherosclerosis.

Background/aim: The pathogenesis, treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis continue to be the subject of intensive research and study by the scientific community. Based on Fourier-transform infrared spectra and 3D-Doppler echogram, we attempted to develop a computational simulation model for predicting the association of atherosclerotic risk factors with pathogenic molecular structural changes.

Materials And Methods: Atheromatic carotid arteries from 56 patients (60-85 years old) were used as samples.

Multifocal pyomyositis and meningitis after bone marrow biopsy in a diabetic patient.

Primary or tropical pyomyositis is a subacute infection of the skeletal muscle complicated by abscess formation. The disease is rare in the temperate climates and often misdiagnosed because of the vague clinical presentation. We herein report a case of a 38-year-old diabetic patient with a history of recent bone marrow biopsy presented multifocal primary pyomyositis complicated by meningitis.