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Methicillin-resistant superinfection of the wound after body-contouring abdominal surgery.

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BACKGROUND This report presents the case of a patient who underwent abdominal body-contouring surgery, then later experienced a severe deep infection and a methicillin-resistant (MRSA) superinfection. METHODS A 56-year-old female ex-smoker presented, after massive weight loss, with skin excesses on

[Influence of concomitant illness on clinical manifestations and severity of A/H1N1 influenza infection among patients hospitalized in the Hospital of Infectious Diseases in Warsaw--clinical cases].

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Many cases of swine flu is mild or even asymptomatic. The recent cases have been much more severe, and many patients have presented pneumonia, respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Illness-related fatalities have been recorded among individuals hospitalized in The

Treatment of infections in hospitalized patients with ticarcillin plus clavulanic acid. A comparative study.

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Ninety patients at the Wilmington Medical Center were enrolled in a comparative study to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of ticarcillin plus clavulanic acid in the treatment of a variety of infections. Forty-seven women with obstetric or gynecologic infections were randomly assigned to receive

Diagnosis, management and outcomes of adults hospitalized with influenza.

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Annual influenza epidemics and periodic pandemics result in excess hospital admissions. Hospitalization typically occurs in those with underlying medical conditions, those at the extremes of age and in pregnant woman; young adults and obese individuals were also at increased risk during the 2009

[Virus infections of the respiratory tract in childhood (author's transl)].

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Comprehensive epidemiological studies revealed that every individual is suffering from a respiratory tract infection in the average 6 times a year. 97% of these are caused by viruses. Identical clinical symptoms may be produced by many different agents, thus the etiology of an illness can only be

Severe Measles Infection: The Spectrum of Disease in 36 Critically Ill Adult Patients.

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France has recently witnessed a nationwide outbreak of measles. Data on severe forms of measles in adults are lacking. We sought to describe the epidemiologic, clinical, treatment, and prognostic aspects of the disease in adult patients who required admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). We

[Oral treatment of vulvar dystrophy with an aromatic retinoid, etretinate].

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Twenty patients with vulvar dystrophy (19 Lichen sclerosus, 1 Lichen ruber planus) were treated for 3 months with etretinate (Tigason) with an initial dose 0.54 mg/kg/day, maintenance dosage 0.26 mg/kg/day. All the patients had been unsuccessfully treated previously with topical oestrogen and

Abdominal Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa: An Underrecognized Disorder.

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Case 1 A 60-year-old African American man presented with a medical history of morbid obesity (weighing more than 550 lb), benign prostatic hyperplasia, hyperlipidemia, gynecomastia, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, psoriasis, sleep apnea, and cardiomegaly.

Scabies –still current medical and social problem. A retrospective analysis of 193 cases

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Scabies is a parasitic skin disease caused by Sarcoptes scabiei. About 200 million casesworldwide each year in people of all ages are reported.Retrospective analysis of records of patients hospitalized at the Department with

Calciphylaxis in patients with chronic kidney disease: A disease which is still bewildering and potentially fatal.

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Calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uraemic arteriolopathy, is a rare syndrome that typically causes skin necrosis and usually affects dialysis patients. Its pathogenesis is multifactorial and is the consequence of many factors causing ectopic calcifications in patients with chronic kidney

Clinical Characteristics of Hospitalized Individuals Dying with COVID-19 by Age Group in Italy

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Background: aim of the present study is to describe characteristics of COVID-19 related deaths and to compare the clinical phenotype and course of COVID-19 related deaths occurring in adults (< 65 years) and older adults (≥ 65

H1N1 pneumonia: our experience in 50 patients with a severe clinical course of novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus (S-OIV).

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OBJECTIVE The authors reviewed chest radiographs (CXR) and thin-section computed tomography (CT) findings of pulmonary complications in a selected population of 50 consecutive patients with severe novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus (S-OIV) pneumonia who were seen at the Subintensive

European S1 guideline for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa/acne inversa.

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Hidradenitis suppurativa/acne inversa (HS) is a chronic, inflammatory, recurrent, debilitating skin disease of the hair follicle that usually presents after puberty with painful, deep-seated, inflamed lesions in the apocrine gland-bearing areas of the body, most commonly the axillae, inguinal and

Could there be a link between oral hygiene and the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infections?

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On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organisation identified COVID-19, caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, to be a global emergency. The risk factors already identified for developing complications from a COVID-19 infection are age, gender and comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity and

Empiric therapy for gram-negative pathogens in nosocomial and health care-associated pneumonia: starting with the end in mind.

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Nosocomial pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality for hospitalized patients. Antimicrobial resistance is increasing, creating a strain between ensuring the provision of adequate empiric therapy and slowing the development of antimicrobial resistance. Excessive antimicrobial therapy

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