Biomedical subjects

K H Mansour

Publications and source records attributed to K H Mansour.

2 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1985

Thygeson's superficial punctate keratitis.

A total of 54 cases of Thygeson's superficial punctate keratitis (TSPK) were studied. In our series, women were significantly more affected than men. The median age of onset for women was younger than in men. The Schirmer values were much higher than in an age and sex matched control group, but the lysozyme concentration did not differ significantly in the affected and control group. Plasma cortisol levels were within the normal limits in TSPK for both sexes but significantly higher in the female group. The serum protein and protein fractions concentration were normal.

Adrenal Cortex Hormones↗

PubMed1983

Lysozyme concentration in reflex and "basic" secretion.

When the lysozyme concentration (expressed in microgram/ml HEL) in reflex-stimulated tears was compared with tear fluid obtained after local anaesthesia (after correction for differences in volume and matched against standard concentrations of HEL with standard volume), there was no significant statistical difference. These findings suggest that there is either a common source for stimulated and unstimulated tears or there are two different sources for tears that are secreted with the same lysozyme concentration.

Adolescent↗