Simptoms

BACKGROUND: Thyroid dysfunction includes hyper- and hypofunction of the thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism). The spectrum encompasses both subclinical and clinical disease presentation. The etiology is vast and varied, as are the risk factors and simptoms. OBJECTIVE: The main aim of the research is to indicate the leading symptom for initial thyroid hormone status evaluation, as well as to identify the distribution of positive and negative test results, and specific disorders according to sex and age groups...

UNLABELLED: Anterior cervical osteophytes are a fairly common X-ray finding in people over 50 years old. Incidence of dysphagia in patients with anterior osteophytes varies from 1% in those aged 40-60 years to 10.6% in patients over 60 years old. The most common causes of anterior cervical hyperosteophytosis causing dysphagia are cervical spondylosis deformans and Forestier disease. We present 2 clinical cases of spondylogenic dysphagia in cervical spondylosis deformans and Forestier disease...

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between hostility and attachment disorders in endogenous depression. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included 49 patients with a diagnosis of depressive disorder, all of them completed the Simptom Check List-90-Revised (SCL-90R); the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire; the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R); Ich-Struktur-Test nach Ammon. The patients were assessed using the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS-17)...

This article reviews the literature concerning the possibility of using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with different field strengths to detect the central vein sign (CVS). CVS is a relatively new and promising symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS). This symptom is a parenchymal vein visualized with the help of special MRI modes, which is localized in the focus of demyelination. Studies show that CVS has a high sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of MS, allowing the differentiation from other demyelinating, vascular, systemic diseases...

OBJECTIVE: to evaluate diverse scientific evidence on the effectiveness of complementary therapies in the control of lower urinary tract symptoms in the adult and aged male population. METHOD: a systematic review developed according to the PRISMA checklist. The search was performed in the CINAHL, Embase, LILACS, PEDro, PubMed, Web of Science and Google Scholar databases. RESULTS: a total of 585 records were identified and 12 clinical trials were selected that met the inclusion criteria...

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the efficacy of antidepressants in the treatment of anhedonia in mood disorders (MD) comorbid with alcohol use disorder (AUD), considering melatonin concentration in the patient's blood serum. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Seventy patients, aged 18-65 years old, with MD, including patients with- (group F3+F10, n =36) or without comorbid AUD (group F3, n =34), were examined. Control group consisted of 26 healthy volunteers. Clinical-dynamic evaluation was carried out using SIGH-SAD and SHAPS-C...

INTRODUCTION: Cases of measles in some European countries are increasing. The aim of this study is to find the correlation between Google Trends and Wikipedia searches and the real number of cases notified. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The data on Internet searches have been obtained from Google Trends and Wikipedia. The reported cases of measles were selected from January 2013 until December 2018 for Google Trends and July 2015 until December 2018  from for Wikipedia...

Introduction: Gestational trophoblastic desease (GTD) is disease typical for reproductive period of women and is extremly rare in postmenopausal period of woman's life. Aim: To present a rare case of mollar pregnancy in 57 years of age postmenopausal woman. Case report: A multiparous woman aged 57 years, and two yars after last menstrual bleeding, was admitted at Clinic, due to hyperplastic endometrium findings and moderate prolonged postmenopausal uterine bleeding...

AIM: We report an unusual case of broken adenosarcoma located in the omentum that has procured a clinical situation of acute abdomen in a patient. CASE REPORT: A 79 year-old woman went to the emergency room for growing abdominal pain and then transferred to our department. In previous years the patient had removed endo-cervical and endometrial fibro-glandular polyps and subsequently to a total laparoscopic hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy was performed for another endometrial fibroglandular polyp; other vaginal recurrences were then removed...

Depression is an illness of modern society, which affects population of different age. Etiological factors differ, and frustration factors as a cause of depression are multiplying. Each new episode presents difficulties, both for patients and psychiatrists. Despite the increasing number of antidepressants we use in treatment, it is sometimes hard to notice an efficient antidepressant in an optimal-efficient dose. In resistant cases we apply combinations of psychopharmacs, and the choice of the same depends on the leading symptoms...

INTRODUCTION: Primary bone tumors are relatively rare types of cancer. Their relative frequency is not yet well established and still there is more information needed regarding the evolution and prognosis of those patients. OBJECTIVES: We analyzed several factors (site of lesion, tumor stage, tumor volume, disease related complications, therapy related complications) that influenced the evolution of bone tumor in a lot of patients diagnosed with osteosarcoma or Ewing sarcome...

UNLABELLED: Five cases per year. Of those cases 50% are located in the extremities and 40% are located in the trunk and retroperitoneum. Primary mediastinal liposarcomas represent less than 1% of mediastinal tumors. CLINICAL CASE: A 53 year old female, native and resident of Tabasco, with a history of anterior mediastinal tumor was treated with resection at the National Institute of Cancerology about 16 years ago with histopathological diagnosis of pleomorphic liposarcoma...

Takayasu arteritis is a form of large vessel granulomatous vasculitis affecting often young or middle-aged women, especially of Asian descent. It mainly affects the aorta and its branches. Primary malignancies, such as leiomyosarcoma of the aorta are extremely rare. This report discusses the exceptional and concomitant association of Takayasu arteritis and aortic leiomyosarcoma in a 55-year-old male. The patient suffered from systemic signs and symptoms related to arteritis together with claudication of left upper limb due to left artery subclavian stenosis...

The aim of research was to study the frequency and character of clinical-endoscopial disturbances in gastroduodenal zone at 140 BA patients at different regimen of GKS therapy. The high frequency of GERD in BA patients at GKS therapy was established. The dependence of main respiratory simptoms of BA on GEFR, the intencity of cough and dyspnea were found out. Presence of GEFR at BA patients deteriorates patency of airways.

BACKGROUND/AIM: Most infections caused by influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus are presented by mild respiratory symptoms. However, some patients required admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). In this article we aimed to describe the clinical and laboratory characteristics of the patients with influenza A (H1N1) 2009, antiviral therapy use, the disease outcome and risk factors associated with the severe disease. METHODS: The patients with the signs and simptoms of novel influenza A (H1N1) 2009, admitted to the Clinic for Infectious Disease in Novi Sad, were evaluated...

BACKGROUND: A novel human enterovirus (HEV) type within the species HEV-C, named EV109, was discovered from cases of respiratory illness in Nicaragua in September 2010. The aim of this study, was to retrospectively examine the presence and the role of EV109 in respiratory samples from two patients populations; infants below the age of 2 years, hospitalized for acute respiratory diseases (ARDs) and adult hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients. RESULTS: A total of 1149 nasopharingeal aspirates were collected and tested for the presence of EV109 by reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR)...

We present the case of a 65 years old pacient which was admitted for the sudden decrease of visual acuity in the left eye, accompanied by ocular pain and conjunctival hiperemia, simptoms appeared after an ocular trauma. After the clinical and paraclinical examination we determined the diagnosis of OS: Penetrating ocular trauma with retention of a foreign body; posttraumatic cataract. Surgical treatement was warrented and we performed OS : Facoemulsification + PFK implant in sulcus + 23 Ga posterior vitrectomy + peeling of the posterior hyaloid membrane + extraction of the foreign body + LASER endofotocoagulation + transscleral cryotherapy + SF6 gas injection...

BACKGROUND: Impact of Event Scale Revised (IES-R), that evaluates the subjective perception of stress, is used to assess post traumatic stress disorder simptoms. AIM: To adapt and validate IES-R to the Chilean population. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Two hundred seventy eight subjects exposed to stressful life events of varying magnitude were assessed using the IES-R, the Beck Depression Inventory, the anxiety and somatoform subscales of the Depressive, Anxiety and Somatoform Disorders Scale and the AUDIT Questionnaire...

AIM: The presentation of a rare complication of oral anticoagulant treatment involving abdominal surgery. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A 59 years old patient who received oral anticoagulant treatment with Warfarine for repeated episodes of thrombosis of the lower limbs, suddenly develops an occlusive abdominal simptoms, which did not submit under conservative treatment. Biologically the clotting times were modified and the abdominal CT showed lesions of the first jejunal loop...

The Numbers of elderly people are gradually increasing in our society, and mood disorders are progressively increasing among older people. Old age depression may also occur after life events: the death of the significant other, economical reasons, health problems (neurological and/or cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, cancer, nutritional deficiency) and can develop into a depressive state. Old age depression is often mistreated, or undertreated, and also underdiagnosed, and this for several reasons: older people reduce their social relations, depression very often presents as a comorbidity with organic diseases (that cover and mask depressive symptoms); finally,the patient may believe that a depressive state is a normal course of life in older people...