In my prosopographic examination of new aristocrats in the eighteenth century, I came across Georg Wolfgang Chiolich, an atypical member this group, as he was only one to receive title baron for himself alone, a bishop, during century. What point conferring noble on bishop? Searching reply question, we can gain some insight into social, economic, and especially political processes Habsburg Empi...

A Young Boy With High Fever and Lethargy A 5-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department (ED) by his parents. They report that, for the past week, the child has had a high fever (temperature up to 40oC [104oF]), generalized weakness, lethargy, and lack of appetite. The boy’s eyes are bloodshot and he has refused food and drink. The child has no history of cough, shortness of breath, hem...

Purpose To describe a geographically rare case of ophthalmic dirofilariasis. Observations An 81-year-old male of good socioeconomic status living in the state of Michigan in the United States, presented to the eye clinic with a painful red left eye. He had not traveled outside of the state of Michigan in over three years. He was found to have a 7 cm long subconjunctival roundworm, which was u...

His first journey to Italy was a pleasant one. Genoa, Pisa of the famed Leaning Tower, Naples, Capri, Pompeii and Rome were highspots of his Italian visit. During his three day's stay in Rome, he viewed an outdoor performance of "Aida", in the ruins of the Caracalla Baths, which was attended by 20,000 people. The Conte de Bavoia, Italian liner, was leaving Naples during his visit; three days la...

We report a case of pneumonia due to multi-drug resistant Ewingella americana in a young patient admitted in the Intensive Care Unit of Hera General Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia with severe head injury in a road traffic accident. He was an Indonesian pilgrim who had traveled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj in December 2007. Ewingella americana was identified to be the pathogen ...

Biography: Fulvio Cacace was born in Rome in 193 1 and received his undergraduate education at the University of Rome, as a student of Prof. G . Giacomello. Then followed postdoctoral experience at Uppsala, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Kernforschungauslage Julich and teaching appointments at the Universities of Camerino and Viterbo. Since 1971 he has been Professor of General Chemistry a...