hyperpigmentation/albumin

BACKGROUND Effective transfusion and chelation have prolonged the quality and longevity of life in thalassemics, who now survive into adulthood. Hence, adult physicians need to be aware of their clinical and laboratory profile and the problems faced by them. OBJECTIVE The present study was aimed to

This report deals with a case of double gammopathy (IgM-kappa, IgG-lambda) with Crow-Fukase syndrome, which developed into primary macroglobulinemia four years after the diagnosis. In May 1980, a 74-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of a rapid progression of peripheral neuropathy.

BACKGROUND Treatment of scleroderma is difficult and currently no treatment can induce complete remission of the disease. OBJECTIVE To evaluate weekly oral methotrexate in the treatment of Indian patients with systemic sclerosis. METHODS Thirty-three patients with systemic sclerosis presenting to

A 67-year-old man with nausea, appetite loss, frequent diarrhea and severe weight loss presented with alopecia, skin hyperpigmentation and onychodystrophy. Laboratory investigations showed mild anemia, hypoproteinemia and hypoalbuminemia. Colonoscopy identified the numerous, hyperemic and sessile

METHODS A 56-year-old man was admitted to hospital because of chronic diarrhoea. 15 months earlier he had begun to notice changes in taste sensation, then nail discoloration and dystrophy as well as alopecia areata. On examination he was also found to have lower leg oedema and cutaneous

To assess the nutritional status of an elderly nursing home population of South Florida, forty-seven persons with ages ranging from 65 to 96 years were studied. Complete clinical examination and anthropometric measures were performed, along with blood cell count, biochemical blood parameters and

The present study reports the biological evaluation of vanadium(V) complexes (1-3) against three different proteins: tyrosinase, acetylcholinesterase (AChE), and human serum albumin (HSA), which were studied by spectroscopic techniques and molecular docking. Despite the synthesis and

A double-blind controlled trial in 24 lepromatous leprosy patients in reaction showed that clofazimine (Lamprene) controlled symptoms of erythema nodosum leprosum reaction in lepromatous leprosy better than prednisolone. Clofazimine also appeared to be significantly superior in preventing recurrence

From 1984 through 1992, staff at The Marine Mammal Center (TMMC, Sausalito, California, USA) examined 207 northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) with a condition of unknown etiology called northern elephant seal skin disease (NESSD). The skin lesions were characterized by patchy to

Tissue remodeling follows the initial phase of wound healing and stops inflammatory and scar-forming processes, then restores the normal tissue morphology. The human peptide Gly-(L-His)-(L-Lys) or GHK, has a copper 2+ (Cu(2+)) affinity similar to the copper transport site on albumin and forms