Otogenic tetanus: Case presentation

1979 ◽  
Vol 93 (12) ◽  
pp. 1235-1236 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. Blair ◽  
D. Hussarau
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Rare Disease ◽  
Operative Treatment ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Primary Immunization ◽  
Radical Mastoidectomy ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Ear Injury ◽  
Immunization Programmes

AbstractTetanus resulting from ear injury is extremely rare. However, the otologist should be aware that it does occur. A case of otogenic tetanus recently treated by the authors is presented.In Western countries tetanus in now a rare disease because of extensive immunization programmes. Otogenic tetanus is extremely uncommon in North America, but occurs more frequently in tropical regions (De and De, 1970).Less than forty new cases of tetanus are seen in the Province of Ontario (population, 8·4 million) each year (Department of Statistics, Government of Ontario).It has been stated that the operative treatment of otogenic tetanus should include radical mastoidectomy (Black and Atkins, 1972). This is probably true in severe cases but milder cases do not require this form of therapy.Most children in Canada receive primary immunization with Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis vaccine (DTP) in the early years of life. However, especially in large urban centres, there is a large non-immunized or partially immunized immigrant population.Tetanus occurring in such an immigrant is described.

scholarly journals Uncommon manifestations of a rare disease: a case of autoimmune GFAP astrocytopathy

BMC Neurology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Di ◽  
Yue Yin ◽  
Ruxuan Chen ◽  
Yun Zhang ◽  
Jun Ni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Disease ◽  
Hormone Secretion ◽  
White Matter Lesions ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Careful Examination ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri

Abstract Background Manifestations of intractable hyponatremia and hypokalemia in autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy have been rarely reported. Case presentation A 75-year-old male patient presented as the case of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) and intractable hypokalemia, showed fever, fatigue, and mental disorders. Signs and symptoms of meningoencephalitis, ataxia, and cognitive abnormalities. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed multiple white matter lesions of the central nervous system. He had GFAP-IgG in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). After treatment with corticosteroids, his symptoms were alleviated gradually, and the level of electrolytes was normal. However, head contrast-enhanced MRI + susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) showed a wide afflicted region, and the serum GFAP-IgG turned positive. Considering the relapse of the disease, ha was treated with immunoglobulin and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) to stabilize his condition. Conclusion This case showed a rare disease with uncommon manifestations, suggesting that careful examination and timely diagnosis are essential for disease management and satisfactory prognosis.

Taiwanese montaneSambucus chinensisseeds require warm stratification, contrasting with other congeneric temperate members

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shun-Ying Chen ◽  
Ching-Te Chien ◽  
Siti N. Hidayati ◽  
Jeffrey L. Walck
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Cold Stratification ◽  
Cold Temperatures ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Morphophysiological Dormancy ◽  
Primary Mechanism ◽  
Northern Latitudes ◽  
Northern Hemispheric ◽  
Response To Temperature ◽  
Seed Characteristics

AbstractMany temperate plant genera, likeSambucus, have species with range disjunctions among North America, Europe and/or Asia. Cold stratification (sometimes in combination with warm stratification) is the primary mechanism to break seed dormancy in these species. For some of these genera showing Northern Hemispheric disjunctions, members also occur in subtropical or tropical regions, mostly confined to higher elevations where climate and vegetation differ from those in northern latitudes. We made two hypotheses concerning germination for the subtropical TaiwaneseSambucus chinensis: (1) seeds from populations exposed to warm temperatures would require warm stratification, and (2) seeds from populations exposed to cold temperatures need cold stratification. We investigated the germination (including embryo growth) of non-stratified seeds over a range of temperatures and tested the effects of cold stratification and of gibberellins GA3and GA4on germination. The amount and timing of germination among populations varied substantially in response to temperature treatments. Seeds from all populations of this species required warm temperatures for dormancy break and germination, regardless of environmental conditions. As such, the majority of seeds had non-deep simple morphophysiological dormancy, which, until now, has not been reported in any members ofSambucus. The seed characteristics of the subtropicalS. chinensisare different from those of temperate members of the genus in which cold stratification is the predominate treatment to overcome dormancy.

scholarly journals Global incidence and prevalence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Toby M. Maher ◽  
Elisabeth Bendstrup ◽  
Louis Dron ◽  
Jonathan Langley ◽  
Gerald Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis ◽  
Pulmonary Fibrosis ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Rare Disease ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Prevalence Estimates ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Adjusted Incidence

Abstract Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive debilitating lung disease with considerable morbidity. Heterogeneity in epidemiologic studies means the full impact of the disease is unclear. Methods A targeted literature search for population-based, observational studies reporting incidence and/or prevalence of IPF from January 2009 to April 2020 was conducted. Identified studies were aggregated by country. For countries with multiple publications, a weighted average was determined. Incidence and prevalence data were adjusted for between-study differences where possible. The final model included adjusted estimates of incidence and prevalence per 10,000 of the population with 95% confidence intervals. As prevalence estimates vary depending on the definitions used, estimates were based on a specific case definition of IPF. Results Overall, 22 studies covering 12 countries met the inclusion criteria, with 15 reporting incidence and 18 reporting prevalence estimates. The adjusted incidence estimates (per 10,000 of the population) ranged from 0.35 to 1.30 in Asia–Pacific countries, 0.09 to 0.49 in Europe, and 0.75 to 0.93 in North America. Unadjusted and adjusted incidence estimates were consistent. The adjusted prevalence estimates ranged from 0.57 to 4.51 in Asia–Pacific countries, 0.33 to 2.51 in Europe, and 2.40 to 2.98 in North America. South Korea had the highest incidence and prevalence estimates. When prevalence estimates were compared to country-specific rare disease thresholds, IPF met the definition of a rare disease in all countries except South Korea. There were notable geographic gaps for IPF epidemiologic data. Conclusions Due to differences in study methodologies, there is worldwide variability in the reported incidence and prevalence of IPF. Based on the countries included in our analysis, we estimated the adjusted incidence and prevalence of IPF to be in the range of 0.09–1.30 and 0.33–4.51 per 10,000 persons, respectively. According to these prevalence estimates, IPF remains a rare disease. For consistency, future epidemiologic studies of IPF should take age, sex, smoking status, and the specificity of case definitions into consideration.

scholarly journals Episodic headache with spontaneous hypothermia reveal Shapiro’s syndrome variant with effectiveness of clonidine therapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mickael Aubignat ◽  
Melissa Tir ◽  
Pierre Krystkowiak ◽  
Daniela Andriuta
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Rare Disease ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Motor Fluctuation ◽  
International Classification ◽  
Headache Disorders ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Episodic Headache ◽  
Triggering Factor

Abstract Background Episodic headache with spontaneous hypothermia constitute an uncommon association and is not well recognized in the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3). Spontaneous periodic hypothermia, also called Shapiro’s syndrome, is a rare disease characterized by hypothermia attacks associated or not with hyperhidrosis without any triggering factor. Case presentation We report a rare case of Shapiro’s syndrome variantrevealed by episodes of headache with spontaneous hypothermia witheffectiveness of clonidine therapy in a 76-year-old Parkinson’s disease woman. Conclusions In the literature, apart from Shapiro’s syndrome, headache withhypothermia seem to occur very rarely. In our case,these symptoms may be considered as a very rare non-motor fluctuation ofParkinson’s disease.

scholarly journals Surveys of the bee (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) community in a Neotropical savanna using pan traps

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. e20206031
Author(s):  
Thaís Andrade Viana ◽  
Anete Pedro Lourenço
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Habitat Complexity ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Neotropical Savanna ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Bee Community ◽  
Pan Traps ◽  
Bee Abundance ◽  
Local Habitat

Bee populations are declining because of various synergistic threats, and therefore bee survey and monitoring programs are needed. Several techniques have been developed to survey bees, but the most cost-effective and suitable methods to sample bees in several sites at the same time are passive approaches, such as methods involving colored pan traps (also known as Moericke or bowl traps). Several bee surveys using pan traps have been conducted in North America, Europe, and Australia, but only a few such surveys have been done in tropical regions. We used colored pan traps (blue, yellow, and white) to assess the bee community in the Brazilian savanna ecosystem in Rio Preto State Park. Sampling was conducted in October 2013 and March 2014 along permanent trails. We also characterized the local habitat of each trail, and then we compared bee abundance with habitat complexity. In total, 187 individual bees (n = 15 species) were collected, mainly using blue and white traps. Although we were not able to sample most species that were previously recorded in this park, the pan trap method can be used to survey and monitor bee assemblages in combination with another sampling method. Habitat complexity also affected the numbers of bees sampled using the pan traps, and more bees were collected at open sites.

scholarly journals Osteosarcoma: A Case Report

2007 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 060-063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esra Yeşilovaa ◽  
Faruk Akgünlü ◽  
Doğan Dolanmazc ◽  
Füsun Yaşar ◽  
Sevgi Şenere
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Rare Disease ◽  
Bone Tumor ◽  
Orofacial Pain ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Malignant Bone Tumor ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Diagnosis And Prognosis ◽  
Oral Malignancies

ABSTRACTAlthough osteosarcoma of the head and neck is a relatively rare disease, it is a highly malignant bone tumor. Diagnosis of the tumor is important especially in early stages for improving prognosis. The patients with orofacial pain firstly prefer to go to dentists. Such kind of pain may be associated with an oral or maxillofacial cancer. The dentists must be careful for evaluating the clinical and radiologic clues. These clues determine the biopsy necessity, type and management plan. The aim of this case presentation is to emphasize the importance of dentists on diagnosis and prognosis of oral malignancies. (Eur J Dent 2007;1:60-63)

Revolutionary Exile in Postrevolutionary Mexico City

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Kosstrin
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
South America ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Political Values ◽  
The Third ◽  
History Of

This chapter follows the alignment of Anna Sokolow’s choreography with postrevolutionary Mexican political values within transnational communist and Jewish discourses during her early years in Mexico City. First, this chapter engages how The Exile (1939), Sokolow’s indictment of the Third Reich’s treatment of Jews, reflected the precarious position of Holocaust refugees in Mexico. It explains how Sokolow’s dance highlighted contemporary persecution of Jews that recalled a longer history of Jewish exile that connected Europe, North America, and South America. Second, the chapter argues that Mexican modernism’s reliance on indigenous elements fed Sokolow’s revolutionary modernism in the choreography she made there with the collaborative company La Paloma Azul, including Don Lindo de Almería (1940) and El renacuajo paseador [The Fable of the Wandering Frog] (1940).

A new species of Phycodes from China (Lepidoptera: Sesioidea: Brachodidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2797 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
AXEL KALLIES ◽  
MIN WANG ◽  
YUTAKA ARITA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
South America ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Oriental Region ◽  
Small Family ◽  
A New Species

Brachodidae are a small family of fewer than 140 described species that are distributed worldwide except in North America. They reach their greatest diversity in the tropical regions of Asia and South America; however, many species occur in the Palaearctic region and in Australia, but these are restricted to a small number of genera. More than 40 species are known from the Oriental region and many more await description (Kallies 1998, 2000, 2004).

Southwark Cathedral: a MacMillan première (and a CD round-up)

Tempo ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 57 (223) ◽  
pp. 80-83
Author(s):  
Martin Anderson
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Early Years ◽  
16Th Century ◽  
British Isles ◽  
Catholic Culture ◽  
The Reformation

I am no believer in historical determinism, nor am I a Scottish (or any other kind of) nationalist, but the fact that The Sixteen should commission James MacMillan to set anew the text used by Robert Carver in his 19-part motet O bone Jesu brings a profound satisfaction. No one else could have tidied up five-centuries-old loose ends as he. Carver (c. 1487–1566) was part of the dizzyingly rich flourishing of Scottish culture in the early years of the 16th century – a Catholic culture, doused by the dour sincerity of the Reformation (the MacTaliban, if you wish). MacMillan, a dry-eyed member of Scotland's Catholic minority, is the first composer since those days whose combination of faith and accomplishment allows him to pick up the glove torn from Carver's hand. His O bone Jesu – given its first public airing by The Sixteen under their founder-conductor Harry Chistophers at Southwark Cathedral on 10 October, at the outset of a year-long tour that takes them round the British Isles and to North America – may not quite reach Carver's Olympian heights (no other Scottish composer has achieved commensurate greatness) but it exploits a striking range of emotional reference nonetheless.

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