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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…