Prison plastic surgery programs were commonplace until the early 1990s
Prison plastic surgery is plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery (often the terms are used interchangeably) offered and performed to people who are incarcerated, as a means of soci
Gaspare Tagliacozzi was an Italian surgeon and pioneer of plastic and reconstructive surgery whose principal work is entitled “On the Surgery of Mutilation by Grafting” (1597)
Gaspare Tagliacozzi (his last name has also been spelled Taliacotius, Tagliacoze or Tagliacozzio) was born in Bologna in 1545. He began his medical studies in 1565. He studie
Inosculation is a natural phenomenon in which trunks, branches or roots of two trees grow together in a manner biologically similar to the artificial process of grafting
The term is derived from the Latin roots in + ōsculārī, “to kiss into/inward/against” or etymologically and more illustratively “to make a small mouth inwar
Omenn syndrome symptoms are very similar to those of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) due to abnormal T cells that have a specific affinity for self antigens found in the thymus and in the periphery and limited levels of recombination with mutant RAG genes
Omenn syndrome is an autosomal recessive severe combined immunodeficiency. It is associated with hypomorphic missense mutations in immunologically relevant genes of T-cells
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu introduced smallpox variolation – which she called engrafting – to Britain in 1717
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689 – 1762) was an English aristocrat, medical pioneer, writer, and poet. Born in 1689, Lady Mary spent her early life in England. In 1712, Lady
Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is divided into acute and chronic forms
Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is a syndrome, characterized by inflammation in different organs. GvHD is commonly associated with bone marrow transplants and stem cell trans
In the case of GVHD, maculopapular rash may progress to a condition similar to toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)
Together with Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) it forms a spectrum of disease, with TEN being more severe. Early symptoms include fever and flu-like symptoms.&n
Maculopapular rash is seen in graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)
A maculopapular rash is a type of rash characterized by a flat, red area on the skin that is covered with small confluent bumps. It may only appear red in lighter-skinned peopl
Glycodelin is found in oocyte and sperm
aka human placental protein-14
It is often impossible to distinguish transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is the serious complication of transfusion of blood products that is characterized by the rapid onset of excess fluid in the l
The sweet pea is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae (legumes) 🧪☣️☠️⚗️🤢
The sweet pea, Lathyrus odoratus, is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae (legumes), native to