Chronic fatigue is a frequent complaint, but only leads to a medical consultation when consequences like sleep disturbance and reduced productivity become debilitating. Fear of a somatic disorder is usually prominent. However, the symptoms are usually ...

Treatment of hepatitis C is approaching a revolution. During the last years, many agents have been developed that directly interfere with the viral replication cycle. Therapy of hepatitis C will no longer need Interferon in the future. The new therapies ...

Spastic hemiplegia and cerebral palsy often lead to typical deformities of the upper extremity. Muscle- and joint-contractures may be painful and aesthetically unappealing and may interfere with function and hygiene. Within the first weeks after the ...

Sweet syndrome is a non infectious febrile disease with a neutrophilic infiltrate of dermis. Extracutaneous involvement can occure. We report two cases of Sweet syndrome with cutaneous and pulmonary involvement and give a short review of the literature of ...