Actinic keratosis is precancerous epidermal skin disease carries the risk of
developing squamous cell carcinom ( SCC ) induced by sun light.
It appears often in light- induced damaged skin in people with fair skin
(type I ,II , III.)
Very common where is considered the third reason for patients to see
dermatologists.
The aim of this research is to study statistically erysipelas cases and its precipitating factors and also to determine the possibility of considering intramuscular injection of lincomycin as an effective treatment of uncomplicated erysipelas instead
of intravenous penicillin G.
60 cases of erysipelas were studied and evaluated. There was no significant relation to age, sex and site of infection. The most affected sites were lower limbs, then face, and upper limbs.
The most important risk factors were fungal intertrigo, vascular impairment and finally diabetes mellitus.
The response to lincomycin treatment was excellent in 71.71%, intermediate in 23.91% of patients, while there was no response in only 4.34% of cases.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the epidemiology of viral hepatitis in
children in Damascus University children hospital. A retrospective study on
(259) cases of viral hepatitis admitted to hospital within 4 yrs from the
beginning of 2000 to
the end of 2003. The number of hepatitis A virus cases
was (112) cases with an average of 2.9/ 1000 of admissions yearly. More than
a half of cases were between 1-5 years of age. The most common symptoms
and signs were jaundice, fever and hepatomegaly. About 76% of cases were
cured or improved, 21.4% of them were died. For hepatitis B virus the
number of cases was (42) cases with an average of 1.08/ 1000 of admissions
yearly.
Luteoviruses were recognized as a major cause of yellowing, leaf rolling and
stunting in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in Syria. Aphid population dynamics
in two consecutive seasons (١٩٨٩/٩٠ and ١٩٩٠/٩١) showed a peak in April
followed by high lev
els of virus incidence and ranged between ٤ – ٧٨,٤ %.
Different sowing dates of four chickpea varieties (local chickpea, Ghab١,
Ghab٢ and Ghab٣) showed that early planting lead to disease escape, by
avoiding early infection. The yield average of the four chickpea varieties was
increased by ٢٦٠% in the first season and ١٤٠٪ in the second, when the crop
was planted early. Weeds have been studied as a potential over-wintering hosts.
A range of weed species mostly with yellows symptoms similar to those caused
by luteoviruses were collected from the field trial and tested. They proved to
host aphid vectors as well as luteoviruses.
