Pseudoaneurysm (PA) of the hepatic artery is a rare complication abdominal trauma, iatrogenic injuries (biopsy, endoscopic cholecystectomy, liver transplantation), infections, tumors, vasculitis, acute and chronic pancreatitis. This case report presents life-threatening complications in patient who underwent surgery for lesion. Due to use CT angiography, it was possible determine cause bleeding...

Survivors of torture and refugee trauma often have increased needs for mental and physical healthcare. This is due in part to the complex sequelae of trauma, including chronic pain, major depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and somatization. This article reviews the scientific medical literature for the efficacy and feasibility of some complementary and alternative medicin...

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs in an estimated 8% of men and 20% of women who are exposed to traumatic events. PTSD is a trauma- and stress-related disorder associated with significant psychosocial morbidity, substance abuse, and other negative physical health outcomes. The hallmarks of PTSD include exposure to a traumatic event; reexperiencing the event or intrusion symptoms; avoi...

Diverse patterns of cortisol secretion with consistently high circulating catecholamines have been reported in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), an anxiety state that develops after exposure to traumatic life events. Indeed, peripheral cortisol levels have been reported to be low or normal in the majority of adult chronic PTSD studies, whereas, in most paediatric studies, high cortisol val...

Intercostal transdiaphragmatic hernia is a rarely reported lesion. Trauma is the commonest cause. We report a 75-year-old man who presented with transdiaphragmatic intercostal hernia due to chronic cough. He recovered after surgical repair.

BACKGROUND Although some studies have found high rates of early childhood trauma in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), the role of early trauma in this condition remains controversial. METHODS This study examined the prevalence of early childhood trauma and its impact on daily fatigue and pain levels over a 14-day period in a sample of 90 carefully screened CFS patients using a diary method appr...

OBJECTIVES To describe the prevalence of pain in a large cohort of trauma patients 1 year after injury and to examine personal, injury, and treatment factors that predict the presence of chronic pain in these patients. SETTING Sixty-nine hospitals in 14 states in the United States. PATIENTS There were 3047 patients (10 371 weighted) aged 18 to 84 years who were admitted to the hospital beca...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has been linked to participation in contact sports such as boxing and American football. CTE results in a progressive decline of memory and cognition, as well as depression, suicidal behavior, poor impulse control, aggressiveness, parkinsonism, and, eventually, dementia. In some individuals, it is associated with motor neuron disease, referred to as chroni...

People from family-oriented societies in particular, in addition to having a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suffer from chronic pain and physical complaints. Such people have a different understanding of physical illness and pain and, compared to patients from western societies, have different ideas on healing, even when confronted with the therapist. Hitherto, these factors have not bee...

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease of unknown etiology characterized by the formation of noncaseating granulomas in the affected organs. Although different series report variable incidences of skin involvement during the course of the disease, nearly one-fourth of sarcoidosis patients have skin involvement (1). Lupus pernio (LP) was first described by Ernest Besnier in 1889 (2). The lesions a...