erysipelas/albumin

The properties of dried bovine and porcine serum albumin as shield media in lyophilisation of live vaccine against swine erysipelas were tested. A great number of tests supported the conclusion that dried bovine and porcine serum albumin were appropriate shield media which could be used with good

BACKGROUND Erysipelas is a common skin infection that is usually caused by beta-haemolytic group A streptococci. After having had erysipelas in an extremity, a significant percentage of patients develops persistent swelling or suffers from recurrent erysipelas. We hypothesize that in cases of

OBJECTIVE To establish the features of clinical and laboratory changes in facial erysipelas in relation to its form. METHODS Twenty-three patients (15 women and 8 men) aged 31 to 78 years who were diagnosed with moderate facial erysipelas, primary facial erysipelas being present in 91% of cases were

BACKGROUND Lymphoscintigraphy has often been used for evaluating arm lymphatic dysfunction, but no optimal approach for quantification has so far emerged. We propose a quantifiable measure of lymphatic function that we applied in patients treated for breast cancer. METHODS Eleven patients, aged

Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF), also known as paroxysmal polyserositis, is an autosomal recessive disease affecting mainly Mediterranean populations (Jews, Armenians, Arabs, Turks). It is characterised by recurrent crises of fever and serosal inflammation, leading to abdominal, thoracic or

OBJECTIVE To identify risk factors associated with mortality and adverse outcome of community acquired cellulitis/erysipelas requiring hospital admission. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 395 episodes of cellulitis/erysipelas admitted to a tertiary referral hospital between January 1999 and

Lobomycosis (Lacaziosis) occurs only in humans and dolphins under natural conditions. We evaluated the immune status of eight dolphins with lobomycosis and 40 healthy dolphins from the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), Florida. Lobomycosis cases had multiple abnormalities in their immunologic parameters