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The role of damage to the cutaneous system in radiation-induced multi-organ failure

British Journal of Radiology ◽

10.1259/bjr/32774071 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol Supplement_27 (1) ◽

pp. 95-99 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

V Meineke

Keyword(s):

Organ Failure ◽

Multi Organ Failure ◽

Radiation Induced ◽

Cutaneous System

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The Innervation of the Skin of Teleost Fishes

Journal of Cell Science ◽

10.1242/jcs.s3-93.23.289 ◽

1952 ◽

Vol s3-93 (23) ◽

pp. 289-306

Author(s):

MARY WHITEAR

Keyword(s):

Sensory Cells ◽

Teleost Fishes ◽

Considerable Part ◽

Single Fibres ◽

Chemical Stimuli ◽

Cutaneous System

A detailed study of the innervation of the skin of teleosts by fibres of the general cutaneous system has demonstrated anatomical differences which may be correlated with the various senses known to be mediated by these nerves. The anatomy of the plexus which these nerves form in the skin is very similar to that of other vertebrates which have been studied. There exist in the epidermis certain elongated cells, which may be isolated sensory cells taking part in the perception of ‘common chemical’ stimuli. It is possible to trace single fibres throughout a considerable part of their course in the skin; a study has been made of the distribution at the surface of the branches of certain fibres of a type which is almost certainly tactile.

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Niche segregation and sugar transport capacity of the tegument in digenean flukes

Parasitology ◽

10.1017/s0031182000056560 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 91 (1) ◽

pp. 121-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

G. L. Uglem ◽

M. C. Lewis ◽

O. R. Larson

Keyword(s):

Transport System ◽

Related Species ◽

Alimentary Canal ◽

Sugar Transport ◽

Body Cavity ◽

Facilitated Diffusion ◽

Niche Segregation ◽

Transport Capacity ◽

Closely Related Species ◽

Cutaneous System

Digenean flukes can be broadly classified into three basic groups according to their location within the host: (1) the lumen of the alimentary canal or associated organ, (2) body cavity or tissue and (3) external surfaces. We selected three species of Proterometra that represent these basic groups and tested their capacities for cutaneous transport of glucose. Facilitated diffusion is the type of transport system in the tegument of P. edneyi, which lives in the gut of its host. An activetransport system is present in P. dickermani, the tissue-dwelling species. No cutaneous system for transporting glucose is present in the ectoparasitic P. macrostoma. The known capacities for tegumental sugar transport in other digeneans are correlated with similar habitats. Such associations involving unrelated as well as closely related species suggest that the niche biology of digeneans involves evolutionary specializations of the tegument for absorbing sugar.

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Acute Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada: a case report

10.5327/1516-3180.037 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Leonardo de Sousa Bernardes ◽

Marina Trombin Marques ◽

Matheus Gonçalves Maia ◽

Edson Junior Gonçalves Bechara ◽

Eduardo dos Santos Sousa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Central Nervous System Involvement ◽

Acute Onset ◽

Inflammatory Disorder ◽

Conjunctival Hyperemia ◽

Negative Culture ◽

Disease Case ◽

Optical Discs ◽

Orbital Region ◽

Cutaneous System

Context: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease is an inflammatory disorder, which presents with intraocular, auditory and central nervous system involvement. It has two distinct courses: acute onset and chronic recurrence, whose differential diagnoses are, respectively, diseases of the optic neuromyelitis spectrum, and chronic meningitis. The diagnostic criteria developed by the international disease committee in 2001 classify patients into: probable disease (ocular findings only), incomplete (ocular plus cutaneous system or neurological manifestations) and complete (when the three forms occur together). Methods: Report the case of a patient seen at the emergency room of Santa Casa de São Paulo, diagnosed with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease. Case report: 43-year-old woman, reporting occipital headache, with irradiation to the retro-orbital region, progressed to sudden bilateral amaurosis, in addition to conjunctival hyperemia. Neurological physical examination presented bilateral visual acuity (Snellen)> 20/200, poorly delimited optical discs. Uveitis and scleritis were also found. Brain and orbit MRI showed: bilateral retinal detachment, with small subretinal collections; regular thickening and impregnation of the choroid; tenuous episcleral impregnation; alteration of the sign of the inner ears, more evident in the cochleae; tenuous linear leptomeningeal impregnation at the level of the cerebellobulbar cistern. Liquor: 21 cells (99% lymphocytes), 31 proteins and 47 glucose, negative culture for bacteria. We proceeded to infusion 1000mg of methylprednisolone for 3 days, with daily use, subsequently, of prednisone 60mg, with significant improvement of the condition. Conclusions: It is a rare disease, but it must be recognized by every neurologist, since it is treatable and can leave serious visual sequelae.

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