Cranioectodermal dysplasia (CED) is a very rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a recognizable craniofacial profile in addition to ectodermal manifestations involving the skin, hair, and teeth. Four genes are known to be mutated in this disorder, all involved in the ciliary intraflagellar transport confirming that CED is a ciliopathy. In a multiplex consanguineous family with typi...

In this paper we report the results of the microbiological analysis of the samples taken from the mummy from the collection of the Archaeological museum in Zagreb, Croatia. Samples were taken from specific places such as oral, orbital, abdominal cavity and bandages surrounding the mummy, and analyzed in Department of Microbiology and Hospital Infections in University Hospital "Dubrava" in Zagre...

Staphylococcus, E. Coli, Pseudomonas, Aerobacter and others); 8 combinations of diphtheria and pyogenic organisms (also including pneumococcus), and 9 combinations of monilia (various types of candida) and pyogenic organisms. Clinically all cases of proven diphtheria were above 6 months of age. Fever was the most common presentation, and ten children developed obstructive breathing necessitatin...