Background Adalimumab blocks the action of tumor necrosis factor-α and reduces disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. The effects of adalimumab in controlling progression ...

Description Digital ulcers and gangrene are common cutaneous manifestations of connective tissue diseases. They are frequently seen in systemic sclerosis, but are relatively rare in systemic lupus ...

Case 1. Twenty hours before admission, a 19-year-old boy (C.H.M.C. 57–17–61) cut his right 5th finger while working with a lens-grinding machine.

Once the team made MuMuTAs work, they used five of them to actuate multi-jointed fingers in a robotic hand. Rock-paper-scissors The hand, suspended in a liquid medium, was 3D-printed out of plastic.

In Kozhikode, Rajeesh was diagnosed with gas gangrene, a rare bacterial infection affecting only 1 in 100,000 individuals. Gas gangrene is a life-threatening infection caused by Clostridium bacteria, ...

Digital vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis (SSc) consists of a spectrum of Raynaud's phenomenon (RP), digital ulcers (DUs), critical digital ischaemia and escalation to gangrene. The complications of ...

A man in his 40s presented to the dermatology outpatient department with a two month history of a painful black, gangrenous tip to his left middle finger, which initially had been dry but progressed ...

It usually happens in extremities such as fingers, toes, and limbs, but it can also affect your organs and muscles. There are different types of gangrene, and all of them need medical care right away.

“The top tips of my three fingers were all necrotic and black, so they were just dying away. They wanted to leave it as long as possible without operating,” he said.

The family now fear the infection has spread to his lungs, and said Liam had to be placed in an induced coma to receive ...

When your fingers or toes are so puffy they hurt, it's called Dactylitis (Sausage Fingers). Learn who gets it, which medicines can help, & how to choose the best treatment.