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ABSTRACT Synovial osteochondromatosis is an idiopathic benign metaplasia of the synovial membrane rarely found in an extra-articular bursa. We describe the case of a 55-year-old woman with synovial osteochondromatosis in the subacromial bursa mimicking calcific tendinitis. Plain radiographs showed a radiopaque mass over the middle facet of the greater tuberosity, suggesting calcific tendinitis. Sonography, however, showed a loose body in the subacromial bursa, and no evidence of calcification inside the rotator cuff. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 42:237-240, 2014 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Acrodermatitis enteropathica is a rare hereditary or acquired disorder of hypozincemia. It is characterized by acral and periorificial dermatitis, alopecia, diarrhea and growth retardation. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by low body weight, body image distortion with an obsessive fear and is also associated with various cutaneous findings including acrodermatitis enteropathica. We report a 37-year-old female with acrodermatitis enteropathica showing acquired zinc deficiency with anorexia nervosa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Post-steroid panniculitis is known to be very rare and most of the reported cases have been in children after corticosteroid therapy. We present a case of post-steroid panniculitis occurring in a 60-year-old man after massive, long-term administration of corticosteroids for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Histopathological examination of a nodule revealed a patchy area of fat necrosis, several multinucleated giant cells containing needle-shaped clefts. The lesions subsided completely in approximately 12 weeks without any treatment. We suggest that post-steroid panniculitis is not confined to childhood but also occurs in adulthood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two PHA synthase phaC1 and phaC2 genes cloned from the new strain Pseudomonas putida KCTC1639 were metabolically engineered for the overproduction of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate (mcl-PHA). The overexpressed phaC1 and phaC2 genes in P. putida KCTC1639 were compared in terms of the biosynthesis of mcl-PHA, fatty acid assimilation, distribution of 3-hydroxylacyl monomer units, granular morphology, and thermophysical properties of the accumulated mcl-PHA. The biosynthesis of mcl-PHA was enhanced only by the overexpressed phaC1 gene up to 2.86-fold, in contrast, the phaC2 gene did not activate the biosynthesis of mcl-PHA. The overexpressed phaC1 gene tended to form enlarged, high molecular weight, and lower crystalline mcl-PHA granules, whereas the amplified phaC2 gene induced the fragmentation of mcl-PHA into a few small-sized granules. The transformant P. putida KCTC1639 overexpressing the phaC1 gene encoding PHA synthase I was cultivated by pH-stat fed-batch cultivation, and the concentration and content of mcl-PHA increased up to 8.91 g L-1 and 70.5%, respectively.