AIM Analysis of prevalence and intensity of suicidal thoughts and their associations with neurotic personality traits as well as neurotic symptoms intensity in patients participating in qualification for hospitalization in a day hospital for treatment of neurotic and behavioral disorders. METHODS The results of Symptom Checklist KO"0", Neurotic Personality Questionnaire KON-2006 and Life Inve...

Four children with chronic diarrhoea and perianal excoriation after a pull-through operation for Hirschsprung's disease have been shown to have increased but not markedly raised levels of faecal bile acids. Bile acid analysis of the 'bile-rich' duodenal fluid obtained after pancreozymin stimulation in 3 of the patients indicated a marked reduction in the proportion of deoxycholic acid conjugate...

The rash was multidermatomal, with patchy areas of ulceration, crusting, excoriation and necrosis (Figure, A and B). Active bleeding, seborrhoeic discharge and occasional vesicles were also noted, extending to the left pelvis. Subsequently, the patient developed concurrent Pseudomonas aeruginosa cellulitis and bacteraemia. Punch biopsies were non-specific with dermal necrosis, excoriation and p...

The clinical effect of imiquimod stems from cytokine-induced activation of the immune system. A randomized study was conducted to study the efficacy and safety of daily applications of 5% imiquimod cream in female patients with external genital warts and molluscum contagiosum (MC). The clearance rate of lesions was 75% in genital MC patients and 50% in patients with genital warts. Erythema was ...

Background: Goltz syndrome is a rare X-linked genetic syndrome of PORCN gene abnormality. It occurs predominantly in females while showing lethality for males. Most of the cases reported in the literature are bilateral with developmental defects in skin, skeletal, dentition, ocular and soft tissue. Case Presentation: Ms. X, 18-year old unmarried short statured female presented with symptoms of ...

Aim. To test whether three different intensive programs of treatment for neurotic and personality disorders are effective in decreasing neurotic symptoms and traits of neurotic personality and whether there are differences between them in clinical outcome. Method. The sample consists of 105 patients (83% female, mean age 35) diagnosed with neurosis and personality disorders that were treated in...