cellulitis/nicotine

OBJECTIVE The aim of this prospective study was to determine the influence of anti-inflammatory drugs on the severity of odontogenic cellulitis in patients admitted to our hospital emergency unit. METHODS The study was made from April 30 to October 31 2006. The clinical and pharmacological data was

OBJECTIVE The aim of this prospective study was to determine the influence of anti-inflammatory drugs on the severity of odontogenic cellulitis in patients admitted to our hospital emergency unit. METHODS The study was made from April 30 to October 31 2006. The clinical and pharmacological data was

BACKGROUND Clinicians have limited ability to classify risk of prolonged hospitalization among patients with lower limb cellulitis. OBJECTIVE We sought to identify characteristics associated with days to discharge and prolonged stay. METHODS We conducted retrospective cohort analysis including

OBJECTIVE Cellulitis in obese patients is associated with increased rates of treatment failure compared to those with normal body mass index (BMI); however, patients have not been extensively studied in the outpatient environment or stratified based on range of obesity and associated risk factors.

OBJECTIVE To summarise available data on the risk factors, complications and the factors associated with complications of lower limb cellulitis in Africa. METHODS We did electronic searches on PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus and African Journals Online from 1 January 1986 to 30 October 2017, extracted and

BACKGROUND Abscess formation is a frequent local complication of leg erysipelas. In this study we aimed at identifying factors associated with abscess formation of leg erysipelas in patients in sub-Saharan African countries. METHODS This is a multicenter prospective study conducted in dermatology

Six neonates are described with a gangrenous omphalitis, a disease not reported for many years. They had many features in common including previous good health. In two, the disease was preceded by the application of tobacco ash to the umbilical stump. Clinically there was gangrene of the umbilicus

OBJECTIVE The primary objective was to identify clinical predictors that differentiate a peritonsillar abscess from peritonsillar cellulitis in adults. The secondary objective was to identify the prevalence of tobacco smoking behaviour in this group of patients with peritonsillitis. METHODS The

BACKGROUND High dose buprenorphine (HDB), commonly known as Subutex(®), is nowadays largely prescribed as a replacement therapy for major opiate dependence. Its sublingual administration allows a decrease in the withdrawal syndrome accompanying opiate abuse cessation. Over the past few decades,

To quantify the risk of hospitalization for infections in Indigenous Australian adults with diabetes in rural and remote communities. 2787 Indigenous adults including 396 with diabetes at baseline from 19 communities in North Queensland from 1998 to 2007 were included in the study. Main measures

BACKGROUND During the last decades, the progressive ageing of the population has resulted in a rising skin cancer incidence. Although previous studies detected no higher morbidity for dermatological surgery in senior patients, their exclusion from optimal surgical treatment remains as a common

OBJECTIVE To retrospectively examine a cohort of young women with severe hypoplasia or asymmetric breast development who underwent breast reconstruction with tissue expansion and to determine complication rates as well as patient satisfaction. METHODS Chart review. METHODS The University of Michigan

This study examined the performance of unidirectional barbed suture versus polyglactin 910 with respect to vaginal cuff healing in robotic-assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy (RATLH). This was a retrospective cohort study of 93 patients who underwent RATLH in a teaching hospital from July 2008

In spite of efforts to reduce complications associated with inguinal-femoral lymphadenectomy (IFL), morbidity continues to be substantial. We sought to assess the efficacy of sartorius transposition (ST) in reducing groin wound complications following IFL, in patients with vulvar malignancy. The