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    Insulin amyloidosis: A case report

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    Insulin amyloidosis is a rare form of localized amyloidosis due to insulin aggregation into subcutaneous amyloid fibrils. We describe the case of a 55 years old male with insulin-requiring type 1 diabetes presenting with two non-inflammatory intra-dermal nodules associated with local lymph node enlargement. Diagnosis was confirmed by Congo red coloration of the amyloid deposit and insulin protein identification on mass spectrometry. Insulin amyloidosis is a potential complication of repeated subcutaneous insulin injections. The main risk factor is the intrinsic characteristic of the insulin used. Insulin amyloidosis leads to systemic metabolic consequences such as chronic hyperglycemia or unpredictable hypoglycemia, as well as unesthetic cutaneous lumps or abscesses. Standard-of-care is yet to be defined but mainly rely on therapeutical education of insulin injections, while surgical excision is reported to improve glycemic control in some patients

    Provenance d’artefacts en rhyolite corse : évaluation des méthodes d’analyse géochimique

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    International audienceThrough the analysis of flint and obsidian artefacts, numerous studies have shown the links that existed between Corsica and Sardinia during Neolithic and Chalcolithic. However, we have almost no information about the movements and exchanges that took place in Corsica itself. Rhyolite, a siliceous volcanic rock, has been exploited in Corsica and disseminated throughout the territory from the early Neolithic. Up to now, only one major study has been conducted in the North of the island, in order to identify, by petrographic analysis, the raw material deposits of these rhyolite artefacts. Petrography is a destructive method; it is thus difficult to apply it to large series of archaeological objects. Our aim was therefore to investigate less invasive analytical methods, based on the geochemistry of rocks, in order to conduct future studies based on these rhyolite remains. We analysed 34 geological samples from four different sources, as well as 31 archaeological samples unearthed at three different archaeological areas. We show that EDXRF is an effective method to discriminate sources but also to characterise artefacts using nondestructive protocol. LA-ICP-MS encounters issues due to heterogeneity of the studied rocks. However, we show that by adjusting our testing protocol this method can complement the EDXRF analysis, which is ineffective on objects that are too thin.L’analyse d’artefacts en silex et en obsidienne a permis de mettre en évidence les liens qui existaient au Néolithique et au Chalcolithique entre la Corse et la Sardaigne. Cependant, on ne sait aujourd’hui que peu de choses sur les déplacements et les échanges ayant eu lieu à l’intérieur même de la Corse. Pourtant, une roche volcanique siliceuse, la rhyolite, a été exploitée en Corse et diffusée à travers tout le territoire dès le Néolithique ancien. Une seule étude d’envergure a été menée, dans le Nord de l’île, afin d’identifier par l’analyse pétrographique les gîtes de matière première de ces artefacts en rhyolite. La pétrographie étant une méthode destructive, il est difficile de l’appliquer sur de grandes séries d’objets archéologiques. Notre étude a donc consisté à rechercher des méthodes d’analyse moins invasives, basées sur la géochimie des roches, afin de mener de futures études de provenance sur ces vestiges en rhyolite. Nous avons analysé 34 échantillons géologiques provenant de quatre gisements différents, ainsi que 31 échantillons archéologiques mis au jour sur trois sites différents. La méthode EDXRF est particulièrement performante pour discriminer les sources et peut être mise en œuvre de manière non destructive pour caractériser les artefacts. Une autre méthode employée, la spectroscopie LA-ICP-MS, très peu intrusive, se heurte à des problèmes d’hétérogénéité des roches

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