Presently, the majority of the cases of JA are seen in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) [ 2 ]. Either in RF or in lupus, its prevalence is around 5%. Such arthropathy has also been described in other connective tissue diseases, neoplasias and infections [ 3 ]. JA is characterized ...
The literature shows that the criteria used in grading systems rank carcasses fairly accurately according to expected eating experience of the loin muscles but not of higher connective tissue cuts of the hind and fore quarter. Criteria used in classification systems give limited descriptions of the ...
The most notable change was to abandon the term PPH in favor of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH); familial PAH if there is a family history of PAH; or associated PAH if another cause, such as connective tissue disease or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is present. ...
Visual discrimination of tissue during surgery can be challenging since different tissues appear similar to the human eye. Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) removes this limitation by associating each pixel with high-dimensional spectral information. While previous work has shown its general potential to discrim...
With age, the visibility of the glands diminishes and they ultimately cannot be seen. This is assumed to be due to increasing opacity of the submucosal connective tissue and the tarsal plate itself. The meibomian glands are tubulo-acinar and their mode of secretion is holocrine, that is, ...
Here, we include them into the group of ILDs. Lung interstitium is a network of connective tissue that supports the structure of the organ. We and others elsewhere [4] do not distinguish between diseases that affect the lungs’ interstitium or its parenchyma, but use the terms as synonyms. ...
Lysosomal storage diseases describe a heterogeneous group of dozens of rare inherited disorders characterized by the accumulation of undigested or partially digested macromolecules, which ultimately results in cellular dysfunction and clinical abnormalities. Organomegaly, connective-tissue and ocular pathology, ...
A hook section of the clip comprises two sharpened forward edges for penetrating connective tissue adjacent a vessel before closing the surgical about a blood vessel. The upper leg of the surgical clip may comprise an oblique flank for disposing over the one or more edge of the hook section, ...
(drug reaction, aspiration, connective tissue disorders, infection, environmental disorders); (2) idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (nonspecific interstitial pneumonia [NSIP]), cellular/fibrotic, desquamative interstitial pneumonitis (DIP), lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (LIP), diffuse alveolar damage/acute...
Clinical manifestations of the anti-phospholipid syndrome as defined by the updated Sapporo classification criteria.[J].Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases: A Journal of Clinical Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Research 2007,10(10).Drijkoningen J, Damoiseaux J, van Paassen P, Tervaert JW (2007)...