This is a retrospective study to evaluate the role of computerised tomography (CT) in the preoperative diagnosis of echinococcal cyst rupture into the biliary tract and the surgical management of this complication. Eight...
The case is presented of allergic contact dermatitis after black henna tattooing. A 36-year-old male was referred with a characteristic papular pruritic lesion of contact dermatitis that occurred 8 days after the applica...
OBJECTIVE Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a severe autosomal recessive genetic disease, affecting 1 in 2,500 Caucasians, with 4% being asymptomatic carriers. The aim of this study was to characterize the spectrum of CF mutations...
For more than eight centuries, the Asclepieia in ancient Greece offerred health care, combining experimental therapeutic methods with a variety of religious and magical elements. This paper argues that neither the locati...
The role of computerised tomography (CT) in the preoperative diagnosis<br /> and surgical treatment of intrabiliary rupture of hydatid cyst of the liver
This is a retrospective study to evaluate the role of computerised tomography (CT) in the preoperative diagnosis of echinococcal cyst rupture into the biliary tract and the surgical management of this complication. Eight...
Contact allergic dermatitis after black henna tattooing: Successful treatment with betamethasone valerate patches
The case is presented of allergic contact dermatitis after black henna tattooing. A 36-year-old male was referred with a characteristic papular pruritic lesion of contact dermatitis that occurred 8 days after the applica...
Screening for cystic fibrosis mutations:<br /> Methods for molecular diagnosis, prenatal diagnosis and carrier identification<br /> amongst high-risk individuals - the Greek experience
OBJECTIVE Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a severe autosomal recessive genetic disease, affecting 1 in 2,500 Caucasians, with 4% being asymptomatic carriers. The aim of this study was to characterize the spectrum of CF mutations...
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The "smart" Asclepieion: A total healing environment
For more than eight centuries, the Asclepieia in ancient Greece offerred health care, combining experimental therapeutic methods with a variety of religious and magical elements. This paper argues that neither the locati...