Published in Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
Melanomas of the glans penis, prepuce, and the corpus of the penis account for less than 1% of all melanoma cases. Due to this rarity, there is currently no standard treatment approach. We present the case of a 59-year-old patient with tumorous formations in the prepuce area. Histology was lacking at presentation. Medical history contained excision...
Published in Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
Es wurde kein Zusammenhang zwischen AME-Determinanten und Clustern gefunden. In dem Krankenhaus der Autoren wurde eine klonale Ausbreitung von HLGR-Isolaten von E. faecalis festgestellt. Es sind strengere Empfehlungen erforderlich, um die Verbreitung solcher resistenter Mikroorganismen im Krankenhaus zu vermeiden.
Published in Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
To assess the ability of the common food additive E407a (semi-refined carrageenan) to enter leukocytes in vitro and generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) in leukocytes as a whole and granulocytes in particular, both during incubation and in experimental animals. ROS production was assessed in leukocytes incubated with E407a for 2 h at the final co...
Published in Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
Sepsis is, worldwide, one of the leading causes of death among infants and children. Over the past two decades, mortality rates have declined due to advanced treatment options; however, the incidence of sepsis and septic shock is still on the rise in many hospital settings. The objective of this study was to evaluate the course of this disease in p...
Published in Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
The aim of this study was to explore the psychiatric comorbidities in cancer patients examined by the psychiatric consultation liaison services (CLP) in a general hospital. Furthermore, we intended to examine associations between certain cancers types and psychiatric disorders as well as to give an overview of the psychiatric treatments options tha...
Published in Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
Are medical values receding in importance because of economization of the German health system? Within the frame of a vignette study, a case is presented based on prolongation of the hospitalization of an elderly and not entirely recovered patient. All respondents of the questionnaire predicted the relevance of decision criteria, such as medical ac...
Published in Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
In the study social support during illness, in health behavior and coping with disease were investigated with respect to the interrelationship with each other and to gender differences. The aim of the study was to examine whether there is a gender difference in social support during illness and to highlight the gender aspects of relationships betwe...
Published in Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
Published in Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
Retronychia is defined as nail plate ingrowth into the proximal nail fold causing pain and perionyxis. We report on a case series of seven patients seen from 2001 to 2020 (mean age 20 years). Xanthonychia was observed in all nails. Total nail avulsion was performed in eight nails. Complete remission was obtained in 100%. During follow-up for up to ...
Published in Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has repeatedly been argued that the protection of (public) health should at any rate take precedence over data protection. This argument is bold and clear, but it is neither ethically nor legally correct. While the fight against a pandemic can indeed require a more comprehensive access to sensitive health...
