ABSTRACT
A case of late manifestation ofmucoviscidosis is reported. In the past, this pathology was dealt with by pediatricians, but to-day the management of this problem involves a number of different specialists. The progress in clinical practice makes it possible to significantly prolong the life span of patients with this condition. The present case shows that its clinical manifestations may appear at any age.
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Cystic Fibrosis , Lung , Patient Care Management/methods , Adult , Cystic Fibrosis/diagnosis , Cystic Fibrosis/genetics , Cystic Fibrosis/physiopathology , Cystic Fibrosis/therapy , Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator/genetics , Humans , Lung/diagnostic imaging , Lung/microbiology , Lung/physiopathology , Male , Respiratory Function Tests/methods , Tomography, Spiral Computed/methods , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
In 22 human embryos and fetuses from 6 to 36 weeks of age successive formation of papillary patterns in the distal phalanges of the fingers have been studied. It has been stated that the papillary pattern begins forming with definition of its typical model, that is the central fragment of the pattern appears the first; the delta formation completes the process. The central fragment of the pattern is distinctly seen in the 16-17-week-old, and the delta-in the 22-24-week-old fetuses.
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Dermatoglyphics , Fingers/embryology , Skin/embryology , Cell Nucleus/ultrastructure , Gestational Age , Humans , Sweat Glands/embryologyABSTRACT
Dermatoglyphics was studied in 90 males suffering from chronic alcoholism to show a significant variability in the complex of dermatoglyphic indices, depending upon the clinical signs of the disease (differences in the degree of the disease progression, the presence of alcoholic psychoses, hereditary aggravation by alcoholism). All the male alcoholics showed a drop in the ridge density on the terminal phalanx of the fingers, compared to that of the control group. This phenomenon is of certain interest from the standpoint of diagnostic and prognostic significance and should be studied more thoroughly to have a deeper insight into its nature.
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Alcoholism/diagnosis , Dermatoglyphics , Humans , Male , PrognosisABSTRACT
The light scattering method for investigation of structural and aggregate stability is proposed, based on the comparison between angle and time dependence of total intensity of scattering light and its depolarized component. The structural evolution of liposome is observed by the anisotropic light scattering method. It is shown that the sols aggregate stability violation follows the appearance and increase of small-scale defects of vesicules. The interpretation of light scattering data is confirmed by electron micrographs.
