Utility Assessment of Isolated Starch and Extract from Thai Yam (Dioscorea hispida Dennst.) for Cosmetic via In Vitro and In Vivo Studies [PDF]
LifeIn Thailand, wild yam, or Dioscorea hispida Dennst., is a starchy crop that is usually underutilized in industry. The purpose of this study was to isolate the starch and extract the phytochemical from D. hispida and use them in cosmetics. Starch was used
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Pulmonary talcosis caused by intravenous methadone injection [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2017 Dante Luiz Escuissato +3 more
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Talcum induced pneumoconiosis following inhalation of adulterated marijuana, a case report
Diagnostic Pathology, 2012 Background Talcosis, a granulomatous inflammation of the lungs caused by inhalation of talcum dust, is a rare form of pneumoconiosis. Besides inhalative occupational exposure, intravenous abuse of adulterated drugs is a major cause for this condition ...
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Differential diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis: a review [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 Diagnosing pulmonary sarcoidosis raises challenges due to both the absence of a specific diagnostic criterion and the varied presentations capable of mimicking many other conditions.
Dominique Valeyre +16 more
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Hospital admissions and mortality due to complications of injection drug use in two hospitals in Regina, Canada: retrospective chart review [PDF]
Harm Reduction Journal, 2021 Background Infectious complications of injection drug use (IDU) often require lengthy inpatient treatment. Our objective was to identify the number of admissions related to IDU in Regina, Canada, as well as describe patient demographics and comorbidities,
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Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi, 1972 44才,男子.昭和39年5月より凾館市内滑石工場にて滑石粉砕工として従事.軽度のせき,体動時の息切れを訴え精査のため来院した.胸部X線写真では両側全肺野に網目状陰影がみられ,右上中および左上肺野に融合した塊状陰影がみられ,その一部に透亮像が認められた.肺機能検査では残気量,残気率の増加,肺拡散能力の低下と低酸素血症がみられた.生検肺の病理組織学的所見は,中等度の線維症像および,針状結晶を呑食した多数の呑食細胞がみられた.生検肺を灰化しX線回析像をもとめると,滑石がほとんどで少量の石英が検出され,本症例は滑石と石英が撰択的に肺に沈着したと考えられた.滑石粉末には滑石のほか種々の結晶が混在するので,滑石肺の病態を理解するためには詳細な鉱物学的検索が必要であることを述べた.
HOMMA, Takeshi +6 more
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Carcinogenicity of Poorly Soluble Low Toxicity Particles: Commentary on Epidemiology as a Risk Assessment “Reality Check” [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 Inhaled particles that are poorly soluble or insoluble and of low toxicity (“poorly soluble low toxicity” or “PSLT” particles), can accumulate in the lung and at lung overload levels induce lung cancers in rats.
Kenneth A. Mundt +6 more
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Blowing balloons and pulmonary talcosis: An uncommon hazard
Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2019 A 65-year-old nonsmoker man presented with bilateral upper lobe conglomerated calcific opacities with basal reticulations. The patient denied any significant occupational exposure. Repeated and persistent enquiry revealed an intense exposure to talc 20 years back, from blowing balloons stained with talc powder for a period of 1 year. To the best of our
Patro, Mahismita +4 more
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Cocaine-induced pulmonary changes: HRCT findings
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2015 Objective: To evaluate HRCT scans of the chest in 22 patients with cocaine-induced pulmonary disease.Methods: We included patients between 19 and 52 years of age.
Renata Rocha de Almeida +10 more
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An unusual cause of breathlessness and profuse micronodules
Lung India, 2018 We describe a 21-year-old male with a history of smoking and subacute onset of breathlessness with normal cardiorespiratory examination. The presence of “track marks” and digital infarcts prompted evaluation for infective endocarditis and confrontational
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