Role of the kidney in determining the whole soft tissue zinc concentration of individual mussels (Mytilus edulis)

Improved developments in digital ultrasound technology and the use of high-frequency broadband transducers make ultrasound (US) imaging the first screening tool in investigating superficial tissue lesions. US is a safe (no ionizing radiation), portable, easily repeatable, and cheap form of imaging compared to other imaging modalities. US is an excellent imaging modality to determine the nature of a mass lesion (cystic or solid) and its anatomic relation to adjoining structures. Masses can be characterized in terms of their size, number, component, and vascularity with US and Doppler US especially with power Doppler US. US, however, is operator dependent and has a number of artifacts that can result in misinterpretation. In this review, we emphasize the role of ultrasound, particularly power Doppler, in superficial soft-tissue lesions.

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An Examination of the Role of Transcriptional and Posttranscriptional Regulation in Rhabdomyosarcoma

Stem Cells International ◽

10.1155/2017/2480375 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alexander J. Hron ◽

Atsushi Asakura

Keyword(s):

Skeletal Muscle ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

Posttranscriptional Regulation ◽

Progenitor Cell ◽

Treatment Options ◽

Soft Tissue Tumors ◽

Basic Helix Loop Helix ◽

Helix Loop Helix ◽

Bhlh Proteins

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is an aggressive family of soft tissue tumors that most commonly manifests in children. RMS variants express several skeletal muscle markers, suggesting myogenic stem or progenitor cell origin of RMS. In this review, the roles of both recently identified and well-established microRNAs in RMS are discussed and summarized in a succinct, tabulated format. Additionally, the subtypes of RMS are reviewed along with the involvement of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) proteins, Pax proteins, and microRNAs in normal and pathologic myogenesis. Finally, the current and potential future treatment options for RMS are outlined.

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The role of point-of-care ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of necrotizing soft tissue infections

The Ultrasound Journal ◽

10.1186/s13089-020-0153-4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Luís Magalhães ◽

Sara Raquel Pereira Martins ◽

Ramon Nogué

Keyword(s):

Soft Tissue ◽

Point Of Care ◽

Point Of Care Ultrasound ◽

Soft Tissue Infections ◽

Diagnosis And Management ◽

Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections

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The role of Staphylococcus lugdunensis as a pathogen in children: a multicentre retrospective study

Journal of Medical Microbiology ◽

10.1099/jmm.0.001357 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 70 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Noa Hurvitz ◽

Lea Ohana Sarna Cahan ◽

Itai Gross ◽

Daniel Grupel ◽

Orli Megged ◽

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Keyword(s):

Soft Tissue ◽

Blood Culture ◽

Otitis Media ◽

Paediatric Population ◽

Blood Stream ◽

Staphylococcus Lugdunensis ◽

Content Type ◽

Link Type ◽

Putative Role

Introduction: Staphylococcus lugdunensis (SL), a tube coagulase negative Staphylococcus , is known to be pathogenic in adults, causing mainly skin infections. Gap Statement: Previous studies assessing SL's role in paediatric populations are sparse and are mainly limited to case reports. Aim: Present the clinical characteristics consistent with SL infections and its putative role as a pathogen in the paediatric population. Methodology: A retrospective multicentre study was conducted in four paediatric medical centres in Israel. Patients with isolates of SL presenting between 2009–2019 were included. Results: SL was isolated from 40 patients. Average (±SD) age at presentation was 5.9 (±6.2) years, with 22 (55 %) being female. Skin, soft tissue and musculoskeletal infections were the most common (n=20, 50%) followed by ear infections (n=13, 32.5%). Five cases of urine isolates and two isolates from blood culture samples were also reported. Skin abscess was the most common infection among skin and soft tissue isolates, reported in 17 children (85%) with SL being the only pathogen in 15 (75%). Otitis media was the most common ear infection accounting for 12 (92%) of all cases with SL as the only isolate reported in 6 (46%). Five cases of SL isolates from urine specimens were reported, all of which with poor growth of bacteria and normal urinalysis. Two cases of SL growth in blood culture were found in children presenting with signs and symptoms consistent with invasive blood stream infection. Conclusions: In the paediatric population, studied infections caused by SL are increasingly observed. The results of this study highlight its role as a pathogen in soft tissue infections and its putative role in otitis media and invasive blood stream infections. However, the role of SL as an uropathogen was not established.

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