We report a case of Tinea nigra in an adolescent living in Itapema, Santa Catarina, Brazil, who presented a hyperchromic macule on the palm of the left hand, close to another erythematous macule caused by a rabbit bite. The patient received guidance on accidents and animal bites and evolved well treated with topical butenafine for the dermatomycosis. The authors also highlight the efficacy of t...

General principles of aetiology and outcome of combined abdominal closed traumas have been resumed and unified. Between 2000 and 2010, 1.758 patients with combined abdominal traumas were admitted to Samarkand branch of RSCUMA, Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Of them 305 (17, 3%) patients with combined closed traumas of the abdominal organs were operated on. Peculiarities of the clinical history and prov...

In the current study we sought, first, to distinguish associations with health arising from types of trauma as indicated by betrayal trauma theory (Freyd, 1996, 2001), and, second, to investigate the impact of disclosing a trauma history in survey form and/or writing essays about betrayal traumas. We recruited 99 community adults reporting at least 12 months of chronic medical illness or pain, ...

A 14-year-old male high school volleyball player was seen to evaluate right- and left-hand little-finger distal interphalangeal joint deformity and pain. His symptoms began during his second season of competitive play. The distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints of the little fingers flexed 20-30°, and a 10-15° valgus deformity was seen at the same joints. Pain was relieved with rest but returned i...

The research was focused on the study of weapon-related traumas in skeletal remains soldiers who died Battle San Martino (Italy, 1859). These are housed monumental ossuary Martino. examination 817 skulls revealed traces injuries 90 skulls, selected and submitted to anthropological studies. aim this work head attributable firearms blade weapons relation armaments military tactics used that perio...

OBJECTIVE To determine incidence and etiologies of craniofacial injuries in the pediatric population through comparison of injuries caused by all-terrain vehicles and golf cart trauma. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Level 1 trauma center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Retrospective review of pediatric traumas at a tertiary academic medical center from 2003 to 2012 identified 1...