keloid/fever

OBJECTIVE This study attempts to evaluate the effect of interstitial laser hyperthermia in breast fibroadenomas as an outpatient procedure. METHODS In an uncontrolled prospective study, 27 patients younger than 35 years were subjected to laser phototherapy of their breast fibroadenomas. Under

A group of 63 patients with keloids or hypertrophic scars were treated with excision and postoperative superficial X-ray irradiation. The cosmetic and functional results were very good in more than two-thirds of these cases. In 10% a relapse occurred, which is in keeping with the international

BACKGROUND Keloids and atopic disorders share common inducing and maintaining inflammatory pathways that are characterized by T-helper cell 2 cytokines. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to test for associations between keloids and atopic eczema, asthma and hay fever. METHODS This was a

BACKGROUND Triamcinolone acetonide intralesional injection (TAIL) has been used for the treatment of keloids, but only with limited success. Interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) is the most widely used IFN, and has mainly antiviral, antiproliferative, and antitumoral functions. A few studies have evaluated

Peyronie's disease is an illdefined condition that often leads to severe penile deformity. Various conservative treatments have failed to have any impact, and surgery remains the mainstay of therapy in advanced cases. Recent reports of successful treatment of related diseases, notably keloid

BACKGROUND Herpes zoster is due to reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) at the sensory nerve ganglia. Some reports indicate that there might be differences in the pattern of presentation of herpes zoster in HIV infected patients. The objective of this study therefore, is to compare the

OBJECTIVE The management of patients with silent or asymptomatic gallstones remains controversial. The objective of this study is to determine the complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed to treat patients under 50 years of age with asymptomatic gallstones. METHODS 207 patients, 13-49

A male dark-skinned patient, 33 years old, complaining of a 1-month history of skin lesions in the abdominal region and high fever was admitted to the clinical ward. There were ulcerated and coalescent skin lesions all over the body but sparing the palmar region. The culture of material obtained

Adjunct therapy with corticosteroids, in conjunction with antituberculous drugs, may be appropriate in particular forms of tuberculosis. Prospective controlled trials have shown a benefit in tuberculous meningitis, pericardial and pleural disease. Although benefit has been shown in pleural disease,

Seventy-four responses were received from a questionnaire which had been mailed to 91 bone marrow transplantation institutes throughout Japan to assess the activity of bone marrow transplantation and complications in bone marrow donors. A total of 2329 bone marrow harvests, performed from 1688 adult

Subcutaneous abscesses occurred at hip and deltoid injection sites in 13 student nurse assistants following practice injections. Mycobacterium chelonei was isolated from three cases and was the presumptive pathogen in other temporally clustered cases with similar clinical findings. A 1,000 cc bottle

Outpatient treatment of burns and scalds has been evaluated at the Paediatric Emergency Unit of the Children's Hospital in Trieste. 183 children aged 0-15 years were treated by occlusive topical medication; in all cases control after three and twelve months was performed. No toxic symptomatology due

BLOODROOT (Sanguinaria canadensis) is a flowering herb that can be used as a drug. Historically, it was widely used by Native Americans in blood tonification and purification, pain and fever relief, and wound healing. Bloodroot plants have been advertised to impart a wide range of medical

Lasers are now widely used for treating numerous cutaneous lesions, for scar revision (hypertrophic and keloid scars), for tissue welding, and for skin resurfacing and remodeling (wrinkle removal). In these procedures lasers are used to generate heat. The modulation of the effect (volatilization,