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Child protection professionals’ resilience must be fostered by socio-ecological contexts, such as their workplace and employers, and additional supports are needed during the trying times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Child protection professionals’ resilience must be fostered by socio-ecological contexts, such as their workplace and employers, and additional supports are needed during the trying times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is a common cause of lymphadenitis. A rise in incidence has been reported. Our main aim was to describe the clinical features, microbiological aspects and treatment of the disease.

We conducted a retrospective, monocentric study between January 2008 and December 2017 (University Hospital of Nantes).

age<18 years, 1 positive lymph node specimen with identification of the species in culture, head-and-neck localization.

Forty-nine patients were enrolled from 2008 to 2017. Median age was 28 months (range 6-141 months). Median time to confirmation of diagnosis was 2.1 months (range 0.7-6 months). The sites encountered were mandibular (45%), cervical (33%), and parotid (16%). The main clinical signs were a tender nodule (70%), purplish nodule (59%) or painless nodule (83%), without fever (88%). The species identified were Mycobacterium avium (n=26), M.lentiflavum (n=13), M.intracellulare (n=7), M.malmoense (n=2) and M.scrofulaceum (n=1). Antibiotic treatment was frequent (77% of cases).

This study is the second largest French cohort of NTM lymphadenitis in children with microbiological confirmation. The most frequent presentation was a tender, purplish, and painless mandibular nodule. The predominant species was M.avium. M.lentiflavum, which emerged during our study, does not figure in any European studies before 2014 but appears in the most recent studies. The effects of discontinuation of mandatory BCG immunization in France in NMT is not statistically demonstrable here due to lack of relevant data prior to 2007.

A possible diagnosis of NTM lymphadenitis should not be overlooked in children presenting painless, purplish, cervicofacial tumefaction.

A possible diagnosis of NTM lymphadenitis should not be overlooked in children presenting painless, purplish, cervicofacial tumefaction.

Tattoos are an increasingly common phenomenon, with a prevalence of around 10-30% of the population in Western countries. The “Tatou” project assessed the risks of tattooing for patients with psoriasis. The first part revealed strong opposition to tattoos in these patients on the part of dermatologists, despite fewer than a quarter of them having any personal experience of complications. Selleckchem RTA-408 The second part showed a very low rate (6.6%) of local complications on tattoos in these patients as well as absence of severe complications. These observations led us to assess the reasons for reluctance about tattoos in the 468dermatologists involved in the first part of the “Tatou” project.

We conducted a cross-sectional international study in France, Finland and Italy to evaluate the experience and opinions of dermatologists regarding tattoos in psoriasis patients via an anonymous questionnaire. We then examined the stated reasons for opposition to tattoos in order to establish the profiles of “tattoo-sceptical” dermatemming more from a poor opinion of this practice than from any fear of complications in their psoriatic patients.

Traumatic injuries are common and may promote disruption of neuromuscular communication, triggering phenomena that lead to nerve degeneration and affect muscle function. A laser accelerates tissue recovery; however, the parameters used are varied, making it difficult to compare studies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of low-level laser therapy, at 660- and 830-nm wavelengths, on the tibialis anterior muscle of Wistar rats after sciatic nerve compression.

Twenty animals were separated into 4 groups control, sciatic nerve injury, lesion + 660-nm laser, and lesion + 830-nm laser. In the lesion groups, the right sciatic nerve was surgically exposed and compressed with hemostatic forceps for 30 seconds. After the third postoperative day, the groups with laser therapy were submitted to treatment for 2 weeks totaling 10 applications, performed directly on the surgical scar of the nerve injury. Grip strength was analyzed before and after the nerve injury and during the treatment period. The tibialis anterior muscle was processed for light microscopy, area measurement, smaller diameter, number of fibers, nuclei, and connective tissue.

The animals submitted to the injury experienced muscular atrophy and morphological changes in the number of muscle fibers and nuclei. In the connective tissue morphometry, there was a decrease in the treated groups compared with the untreated groups.

The laser treatment at different wavelengths showed no improvement in the tibialis anterior muscle of Wistar rats within the morphological and functional aspects evaluated.

The laser treatment at different wavelengths showed no improvement in the tibialis anterior muscle of Wistar rats within the morphological and functional aspects evaluated.

The purpose of this study was to identify factors contributing to normal mobility or hypermobility of the chest wall.

Seventy-eight young adults were divided into 2 groups patients with normal mobility (group 1, n = 40) and hypermobility of the chest wall (group 2, n = 38). The mean mobility of the chest wall in groups 1 and 2 was 9.9 and 6.1 cm, respectively. The mean age of groups 1 and 2 was 22.2 and 21.5 years, respectively. The Brief Symptom Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, and the Perceived Stress Scale were used to evaluate the psychometric properties. Quality of life was assessed using 12-Item Short Form Health Survey. Smoking status was determined via self-report of current smoking status. Chest wall mobility was measured using thoracic and axillary cirtometry. Pulmonary functions were evaluated using a Spirobank II device. Subsequently, forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 second, peak expiratory flow, and forced expiratory flow 25% to 75% were verified.