PurposeWe describe an unusual case of a rapidly progressive pilomatricoma along the left brow, which was initially misdiagnosed and Tongue scraper treated as preseptal cellulitis.Although rare, pilomatricomas and other adnexal tumors should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a growing mass near the brow.Case presentationA 29-year-old ma
Aims To examine the relationship between lipid profile and non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), compare the predictive strengths of different lipid indicators to NAFL, and explore the possible mechanisms.Methods Male workers from a baseline survey of a cohort of workers in southern China were included.Basic information was collected through face-to-fa
ABSTRACT Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchoring of proteins is a conserved posttranslational modification in eukaryotes.GPI-anchored proteins are widely distributed in fungal plant pathogens, but the specific roles of the GPI-anchored proteins in the pathogenicity of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a devastating necrotrophic plant pathogen with a w
Since the ancient times, bee products (i.e., honey, propolis, pollen, bee venom, bee bread, and royal jelly) have been considered as natural remedies with therapeutic effects against a number of diseases.The therapeutic pleiotropy of bee products is due to their diverse composition and chemical properties, which is independent on the bee species.Th