... and glomerular disease including collapsing glomerulopathy (CG). HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) has been demonstrated to be more severe in the black population. HIVAN is the most common cause of renal failure in HIV-1–seropositive patients. The term HIVAN is reserved for the typical histopathological form...

... Abstract The narrowing or occlusion of the upper airway (UA) duringsleep has been attributed to several factors.An abnormalanatomy of the UA, pathological and insufficient reflex activationof UA dilator muscles and increased collapsibility of thepassive UA have all been demonstrated to occur...

... cyclophosphamide. In some patients, however, hemodynamic collapse and acute respiratory distress syndrome ensue, which may be due to the release of cytokines resulting from the dysregulated immune response. Blood purification in the form of hemoperfusion (HP) with neutral macroporous resin-adsorbing beads adsorbs...

... of patients.Surgery can be considered as a first-line treatment in mildOSA and in patients with moderate-to-severe disease forwhom other noninvasive treatments have failed. Surgicaltreatment of OSA aims to correct anatomical abnormalitiesin the upper airway (UA), contributing to its collapse duringsleep. The concept...

.... The stridor associated with laryngomalacia is generally inspiratory in nature from supraglottic airway collapse. Supraglottoplasty refers to a group of procedures used for the surgical management of laryngomalacia. In this chapter, the authors review laryngomalacia and describe the surgical techniques...

... abnormalities such as pharyngeal collapse, laryngomalacia and vocal cord paralysis. Knowledge of growth, development and functional anatomy of the upper airways is important for the diagnostic competence of the endoscopist. This chapter presents a brief general discussion of UAO, respiratory noises...

... continuously maintains an IP site in itsproximal nail matrix, since the nail apparatus does not cycle. Possibly, the (non-cycling)bulge area of human scalp HFs also enjoys some relative, stably maintained IP, even thoughit is not as pronounced as the IP of the anagen hair bulb. A collapse of HF and nail IP...

... Abstract The spectrum of bone morbidity in childhood cancer survivors (CCS) is broad and extends beyond “low bone mineral density” to structural damage including fracture-induced vertebral deformity, and joint collapse due to osteonecrosis or slipped capital femoral epiphysis. In addition...

... Abstract Clinical Background and Epidemiology: Worldwide, an estimated 38 million people are living with HIV infection. The classic kidney disease of HIV infection, commonly known as HIV-associated nephropathy, is a collapsing form of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis that almost...

... unfavorable collapse patterns, for example a total concentric palatal collapse can reverse in a more favorable anterior-posterior (A-P) collapse. A polysomnography (PSG) is pivotal in the workup of a patient as it is necessary to assess the severity, position dependency, and obstructive, mixed or central...

... is organized in the form of a gradient in the epidermis with low concentrations in the stratum basale and peak concentrations in the stratum granulosum . During the aging process, this epidermal gradient collapses. In this chapter, we describe how a drop of calcium in the stratum granulosum affects...

... Abstract Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), the gold standard for the treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome, was introduced by Sullivan in 1981. CPAP acts as an air splinter to support the collapsing upper airway during sleep. The mask, the interface between...