We present a 33-year-old patient, born in Sri Lanka and living in Switzerland for 12 years, who complained of acute pain in the right shoulder and the right upper abdomen.…

Unexpected results of laboratory tests may be due to various factors. These include drug effects, which may be either biological, or due to analytical interferences. The more com­mon biological effects…

Fractures of the acetabulum are high-energy injuries. They mostly affect young adults and can cause severe disability. The type of fracture depends on the mechanism of trau­ma and the position…

Children with mental retardation con­stitute a group with special medical needs. There are several hundred known etiological (mostly biomedical) factors, that can influence the development of a child's brain. We…

Pain is frequently one of the most dis­turbing symptoms of multiple sclerosis. It is caused by the disease process or its conse­quences, and may be one of the first symptorms…

Topography and contents of the axil­la and its relations to the neighbouring regions are presented. The axilla is a pyramidal region. Its apex continues into the lateral region of the…

Tests of cardiovascular reflexes and heart rate variability are reliable and noninvasive and therefore useful in children with suspected autonomic nerve dysfunction. The aim of this study was to calculate…

Bacterial vaginosis is characterized by the presence of large amounts of anaerobic bac­teria, Gardnerella vaginalis and Mycoplasma hominis in the vagina, where they replace the nor­mally present lactobacilli. The condition…

Microcystins damage liver tissue by disorganizing the cytoskeleton and inhibiting serine/threonine protein phosphatases. Liver cells shrink and blood penetrates the liver tissue. Internal bleeding may lead to haemorrhagic shock. Water…