Lichen Striatus: Simultaneous Occurrence in Siblings

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-106
Author(s):  
JOHN T. KANEGAYE ◽  
ILONA J. FRIEDEN
Keyword(s):  
Case Reports ◽  
Atopic Disease ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Simultaneous Occurrence ◽  
Past Medical History ◽  
The Past ◽  
Lichen Striatus ◽  
Old Japanese ◽  
The Right ◽  
Insight Into

Lichen striatus is a benign, self-limited linear dermatosis of unknown etiology seen primarily in children. We report here the unusual simultaneous occurrence of this condition in siblings, a manifestation which may offer insight into the pathogenesis of this condition. CASE REPORTS Patient 1 A 2-year-old Japanese girl had a nonpruritic 0.5 x 5 cm hypopigmented band located on the right wrist and forearm, which had been present for several weeks. The past medical history was unremarkable, but family history was notable for atopic disease: asthma in a cousin and allergic rhinitis in her mother. A clinical diagnosis of lichen striatus was made, and the patient was observed without treatment.

Salmonella Typhi: a rare cause of parotid abscess

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. e236423
Author(s):  
Yamini Anandan ◽  
Tessa Antony ◽  
Swati Kumari ◽  
Naveen Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Parotid Gland ◽  
Salmonella Typhi ◽  
High Grade ◽  
Intermittent Fever ◽  
Oral Cephalosporin ◽  
Surgical Department ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Right ◽  
Insight Into

The incidence of extraintestinal infection caused by Salmonella spp has been increased during the past decade. Here we report a case of a parotid abscess caused by Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serotype Typhi (S. Typhi) in an individual without any significant abnormality of the parotid gland. A 68-year-old man presented to the surgical department with high-grade intermittent fever associated with painful swelling over the right side of the face, extending into the neck. An ultrasound of the neck revealed an abscess of the right parotid gland. S. Typhi was isolated from the pus drained from the parotid gland. The patient was treated with intravenous followed by oral cephalosporin for a period of 7 days. This case gives an insight into one of the rarer aetiological agents causing parotid abscess.

scholarly journals Post-pandemic Scenario for University Startup Accelerators

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-57
Author(s):  
Dr Abraham (Abi) Moskovicz
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽  
Stages Of Development ◽  
The Past ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
The Right ◽  
Insight Into

This essay focuses on the post-Covid19 environment of entrepreneurial ideas that have potentials of success and growth in the coming years, providing an insight into the prolific funding being made available for University startups, especially in their early stages of development. To achieve this objective, it seems crucial to define firstly many terms frequently used and to determinate the involved variables. Whoever is able to predict this new post-Covid reality and glimpse the later scenario, will be better prepared for the new times, which will be as changing and indefinite as in the past. It seems the right time to transform ideas into realities. Whether it is a student presenting his thesis or an entrepreneur landing his postponed projects, this new scenario more than tempting forces to undertake. Through an University startup accelerator, it is possible to anticipate your competitors, learning about new proposals, counting on the advice and mentoring of independent professional experts. Universities with a sufficiently strong entrepreneurial ecosystem can serve as an ideal launch pad for startups founded by its own students and researchers.

scholarly journals Big Tech and the Right to Freedom of Thought

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Brittany Morison
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Individual Decision ◽  
Individual Decision Making ◽  
The Past ◽  
Freedom Of Thought ◽  
Independent Decision ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into

Over the past few decades technology has become ubiquitous, with technology companies gaining increasing insight into the lives of individuals. This paper explores how technology companies use these insights to influence the ability to exercise free and independent decision-making. Through a critical analysis of social nudging, I establish the subtle but significant ways in which individuals can be susceptible to manipulation. Through this lens, I highlight some notable examples of how big tech companies have manipulated individual decision-making and the impact this may have on our democracy. 

scholarly journals Reexaminando la noción de Resolución Alternativa de Disputas (ADR) en el contexto del derecho de acceso a la justicia ‘no jurisdiccional’ = Reexamining the notion of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the context of the right of access to ‘non-jurisdictional’ justice

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Julio Cesar Betancourt
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Right ◽  
Right Of Access ◽  
Insight Into

Resumen: La noción de “Resolución Alternativa de Disputas”, generalmente conocida como “ADR”, ha recibido una importante acogida por parte de la literatura del common law y lo mismo puede decirse en cuanto sus principales categorías (negociación, mediación y arbitraje). ADR, lato sensu, se refiere a la idea de utilizar toda una gran variedad de mecanismos no jurisdiccionales destinados a pre­venir, manejar, resolver o solucionar conflictos intersubjetivos. De modo que la expresión resolución alternativa de disputas es, en cierta manera, insuficiente para suministrar una visión integral de todas las opciones (o alternativas) disponibles. Este artículo reexamina la noción de ADR y proporciona una novedosa visión del pasado, presente y futuro de esta relativamente nueva disciplina.Palabras clave: ADR, resolución alternativa de disputas, acceso a la justicia.Abstract: The notion of “Alternative Dispute Resolution”, commonly known as “ADR”, has re­ceived considerable attention in common law literature, and the same can be said about the main ADR categories (negotiation, mediation and arbitration). ADR, lato sensu, refers to the idea of utilising a wide variety of non-jurisdictional mechanisms that are intended to prevent, manage, resolve or settle disputes. Thus, the expression alternative dispute resolution is, somewhat, technically insufficient to account for the whole range of options (or alternatives) available. This article re-examines the notion of ADR and provides a novel insight into the past, present and future of this relatively new discipline.Keywords: ADR, alternative dispute resolution, access to justice.

scholarly journals Cryptosporidiosis.

1991 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
W L Current ◽  
L S Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Case Reports ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Diagnostic Techniques ◽  
Biomedical Literature ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Diarrheal Illness ◽  
Cryptosporidium Spp ◽  
The Past ◽  
Present Understanding

Before 1982, only eight case reports of human cryptosporidiosis and fewer than 30 papers on Cryptosporidium spp. appeared in the biomedical literature. At that time, cryptosporidiosis was thought to be an infrequent infection in animals and rarely an opportunistic infection in humans. The concept of Cryptosporidium spp. as pathogens has changed dramatically within the past 8 years because of improved diagnostic techniques, increased awareness within the biomedical community, and the development of basic research programs in numerous laboratories. Presently, greater than 1,000 publications including over 400 case reports in the biomedical literature address Cryptosporidium spp. and cryptosporidiosis. Cryptosporidium parvum is now thought to be one of the three most common enteropathogens causing diarrheal illness in humans worldwide, especially in developing countries. It is likely that cryptosporidiosis was previously included in the 25 to 35% of diarrheal illness with unknown etiology. Because of the severity and length of diarrheal illness and because no effective therapy has been identified, cryptosporidiosis is one of the most ominous infections associated with AIDS. The role of C. parvum as an enteropathogen is well established; documentation of its role as a cause of hepatobiliary and respiratory diseases is now appearing in the literature. Our present understanding of the natural history, epidemiology, biology, and immunology of Cryptosporidium spp. as well as the clinical features, pathogenicity, and treatment of cryptosporidiosis are reviewed here.

scholarly journals A rare primary leiomyosarcoma of the thyroid gland: a case report and literature review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuai Hao ◽  
Miao Huang ◽  
Wuguo Tian ◽  
Jianjie Zhao ◽  
Bo Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Effective Treatment ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Treatment Regimens ◽  
The Past ◽  
Neck Masses ◽  
Tumor Tissues ◽  
S 100 ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right

Abstract Background Primary thyroid leiomyosarcoma(LMS) is very rare, with only 30 cases reported worldwide. Thyroid LMS should be diagnosed with caution and comprehensively evaluated considering clinical, imaging, and pathological data. It is a kind of fatal tumor with an extremely poor prognosis and lacks effective treatment regimens, and most patients die within 1 year of diagnosis. Here, we present a case report on a patient with Primary thyroid LMS. Case presentation A 76-year-old woman presented with hoarseness, dysphagia, and dyspnea when lying down for the past 1 month visited our hospital. She had a history of right neck masses in the past 2 years. A hard, irregular tumor of approximately 8 cm × 5 cm × 5 cm was observed on the right lobe of the thyroid, the boundary between which and the surrounding tissues was unclear. The tumor anteriorly invaded the cervical muscles and interiorly invaded the right walls of the trachea and esophagus. Most tumor tissues were excised, a curative operation seemed impossible. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were positive for Calponin, vimentin and SMA, but negative for EMA, CK, P53, Desmin and S-100. Tumor recurrence and progression were considered two months after surgery, the patient refused follow-up treatment for personal reasons and died 4 months after surgery. Conclusion Thyroid LMS accounting for merely 0.014% of primary thyroid tumors of unknown etiology. The diagnosis can only be confirmed upon a lack of evidence regarding epithelial differentiation or other types of sarcoma differentiation and when immunohistochemistry yields positive smooth muscle markers. Primary thyroid LMS is primarily surgically resected and no other effective treatment currently available. Disease progression is rapid, the prognosis is poor, and the 1-year survival rate is <10%. In the present study, a rare case of a 76-year-old female patient diagnosed with thyroid LMS was reported and a review of the literature is presented.

scholarly journals Asymmetric Bilateral Lichen Striatus: A Rare Presentation following Multiple Blaschko’s Lines

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Jeffrey S. Dickman ◽  
McKay D. Frandsen ◽  
Andrew J. Racette
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Diagnostic Process ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Rare Presentation ◽  
Skin Cell ◽  
Lichen Striatus ◽  
Cell Clones ◽  
Lines Of Blaschko ◽  
The Right ◽  
Blaschko’S Lines

Lichen striatus (LS) is an uncommon, acquired, self-limited, and benign linear dermatosis of unknown etiology that most often occurs unilaterally and is confined to the lines of Blaschko. A healthy 7-year-old girl presented to our clinic with bilateral asymmetric LS occurring on the right arm and left leg of 1-year duration. Very few cases of bilateral LS have been previously reported in the literature, with none from clinics within the United States. The etiology of LS is currently unknown; however its confinement to Blaschko’s lines, which represent embryologic migration of skin cell clones, does provide insight into a possible pathogenesis. It seems most likely that an individual’s development of LS is linked to their genetic predisposition and a subsequent triggering event. Our case serves as a strong example of a rare presentation of LS and facilitates discussion of the clinical diagnostic process and possible pathogenesis of this dermatosis.

Isolation of Asbestos from Lung Tissue and Sputum

1982 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 330-331
Author(s):  
M. G. Williams ◽  
C. Corn ◽  
R. F. Dodson ◽  
G. A. Hurst
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Hypochlorite ◽  
Lung Tissue ◽  
Body Fluids ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
The Past

During this century, interest in the particulate content of the organs and body fluids of those individuals affected by pneumoconiosis, cancer, or other diseases of unknown etiology developed and concern was further prompted with the increasing realization that various foreign particles were associated with or caused disease. Concurrently particularly in the past two decades, a number of methods were devised for isolating particulates from tissue. These methods were recently reviewed by Vallyathan et al. who concluded sodium hypochlorite digestion was both simple and superior to other digestion procedures.

Recovery boiler sootblowers: History and technological advances

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
HONGHI TRAN ◽  
DANNY TANDRA
Keyword(s):  
Cfd Modeling ◽  
Computing Systems ◽  
The Past ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Recovery Boilers ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd ◽  
Recovery Boiler ◽  
Steam Parameters ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Deposit Removal

Sootblowing technology used in recovery boilers originated from that used in coal-fired boilers. It started with manual cleaning with hand lancing and hand blowing, and evolved slowly into online sootblowing using retractable sootblowers. Since 1991, intensive research and development has focused on sootblowing jet fundamentals and deposit removal in recovery boilers. The results have provided much insight into sootblower jet hydrodynamics, how a sootblower jet interacts with tubes and deposits, and factors influencing its deposit removal efficiency, and have led to two important innovations: fully-expanded sootblower nozzles that are used in virtually all recovery boilers today, and the low pressure sootblowing technology that has been implemented in several new recovery boilers. The availability of powerful computing systems, superfast microprocessors and data acquisition systems, and versatile computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling capability in the past two decades has also contributed greatly to the advancement of sootblowing technology. High quality infrared inspection cameras have enabled mills to inspect the deposit buildup conditions in the boiler during operation, and helped identify problems with sootblower lance swinging and superheater platens and boiler bank tube vibrations. As the recovery boiler firing capacity and steam parameters have increased markedly in recent years, sootblowers have become larger and longer, and this can present a challenge in terms of both sootblower design and operation.

Application of Statutes of Limitations to Islamic Banking: The Case of Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-69
Author(s):  
Aishath Muneeza ◽  
Zakariya Mustapha
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Legal Action ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
The Right ◽  
Limitation Of Action ◽  
Insight Into

Limitations of action designate extent of time after an event, as set by statutes of limitations, within which legal action can be initiated by a party to a transaction. No event is actionable outside the designated time as same is rendered statute-barred. This study aims to provide an insight into application and significance of Limitations Act 1950 and Limitation Ordinance 1952 to Islamic banking matters in Malaysia as well as Shariah viewpoint on the issue of limitation of action. In conducting the study, a qualitative research methodology is employed where reported Islamic banking cases from 1983 to 2018 in Malaysia were reviewed and analysed to ascertain the application of those statutes of limitations to Islamic banking. Likewise, relevant provisions of the statutes as invoked in the cases were examined to determine possible legislative conflicts between the provisions and the rule of Islamic law in governing the right and limitation of action in Islamic banking cases under the law. The reviewed cases show the extent to which statutes of limitations were invoked in Malaysian courts in determining validity of Islamic banking matters. The limitation provisions so referred to are largely sections 6(1)(a) and 21(1) Limitations Act 1953 and section 19 Limitation Ordinance 1953, which do not conflict with Shariah viewpoint on the matter. This study will prove invaluable to financial institutions and their customers alike in promoting knowledge and creating awareness over actionable event in the course of their transactions.

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