Abstract. “Eosinophilic lung diseases” are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the alveolar space and interstitium of the lung. These entities present in the form of acute or chronic ...

Abstract. Bacterial meningitis as well as herpes encephalitis are acute emergencies with high morbidity and lethality. In the acute phase the history and the careful clinical examination ...

Abstract. The Swiss Heart Foundation has launched a web-based platform with information on cardiovascular risk factors including a risk calculator. Absolute risk and heart age are ...

Abstract. In the 1950s, the Type A Behavior Pattern emerged as an elaborated personality trait to explain a putative high risk for heart attacks in stressed managers. The ...

Abstract. Injuries to the extremities with severe soft-tissue damage reveal to be challenging for both trauma and reconstructive surgeons. An efficient interdisciplinary orthoplastic ...

Abstract. The macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a potentially life-threatening complication and it is typically associated with rheumatologic or autoimmune diseases. It is characterized ...