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An immunocompromised patient with fulminant sepsis of unknown etiology is described. Within a few hours of onset he developed septic shock and died. The importance of right cardiac catheterization in differential diagnosis of rapidly evolving shock of unknown origin is emphasized.… Preberite več >>

There are many different theories and conflicting views about the etiology and treatment of Achilles tendon rupture. The theory of ischemic and degenerative causes seems to have been most widely accepted, although there are several arguments for other explanations or combinations of theories. The preferred therapeutic modality is open surgical repair by suturing, with postoper­ative cast immobilization. Cast immobilization has … Preberite več >>

Renovascular hypertension is the most common potentially curable form of arterial hypertension. It occurs as a result of insufficient perfusion of renal tissue, secondary to haemodynamically significant stenosis of the renal artery or its branches. Early diagnosis is of primary importance in patients with renovascular hyper­tension, as timely treatment by percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty or surgical revas­cularization may afford definitive … Preberite več >>

Genotyping of hepatitis C virus (HCV) isolates is of particular interest for epidemiolo­gy. Because of extreme genome variability of HCV genome, each genotyping method should be evaluated in local setting before being intro­duced as a routine diagnostic procedure or a tool for large-scale epidemiological studies. This comparative study of four most widely used HCV genotyping assays, employed on 40 HCV … Preberite več >>

Psychophysical tests, including ther­mometry and vibrametry, are used to assess sen­sory function of the specific sensory system. Since sensory tests measure subjective respons­es, and are therefore less objective, evaluation of the patient should take into consideration the influence of various external and internal fac­tors. The tests should therefore be complemented by a thorough physical examination and some others investigations. Neurophysiologically … Preberite več >>

HIV infection induces both humoral and cytotoxic immune response. HIV is extremely efficient in evading host immune response due to virus adaptability. An immune response early in the course of HIV infection is probably the most important factor determining the outcome of the infection. A strong early immune response against efficient HIV antigens enables long-term prevention of aids development. A … Preberite več >>

Septate uterus is one of the cogeni­tal abnormalities that causes the most problems. It is frequently the cause of spontaneous abor­tion, preterm labour, malpresentation or intrauter­ine growth retardation. Recently, hysteroscop­ic resection has been used to correction of this uterine malformation. The aim of the study was to determine how hysteroscopic metroplasty affects the capacity to conceive in women with a … Preberite več >>

A group of 100 consecutive patients treated for deep vein thrombosis in the Trnovo Hospital of Internal Medicine from January 1992 to December 1994, was studied for the presence of a new type of thrombophilia – resistance to activated protein C. There were 40 women and 60 men, aged 16 to 60 years ( = 39). Primary deep vein thrombosis … Preberite več >>

Currently, open surgical repair and per­cutaneous operation are the two most commonly used operative techniques for the repair of ruptured Achilles tendon. Open surgery is being increas­ingly replaced by the percutaneus technique. The objective of this study was to compare the results of the two methods, and investigate factors deter­mining treatment. We followed up a group of 20 patients treated … Preberite več >>