J Formos Med Assoc
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Oral verruciform xanthoma (VX) is an uncommon oral mucosal lesion. This retrospective study evaluated the clinical and histopathologic features of 15 oral VXs occurring in Taiwanese patients. ⋯ Oral VXs occur more frequently in the fifth decade of life. The more commonly affected site is the gingiva. The treatment of choice for oral VXs is surgical excision. The prognosis is excellent and recurrence was not seen in this study.
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To evaluate the effect of ulinastatin, a protease inhibitor, on survival and apoptosis in protease-positive Aeromonas hydrophilia (PPAH)-induced sepsis. ⋯ PPAH-induced sepsis has a high mortality that is related to lymphocyte apoptosis. Ulinastatin alone does not significantly reduce caspase 3-mediated lymphocyte apoptosis.