Coxsackieviruses are responsible for numerable diseases in man. This is also the reason for the high prevalence of endemic infection rates in the population. Our analysis (working hypothesis) will focus on the participation of Coxsackieviruses in chronic ...

Ascites means accumulation of fluid within the peritoneal cavity, usually in patients with cirrhosis. Diagnostic paracentesis (cell count, albumin, cell culture) is a must. Na-restriction remains the cornerstone of treatment (<3 g NaCl⁄d). Spironolactone ...

Logistic regression is a model used for prediction of an event (e.g. heart attack: yes⁄no) using several predictor variables whereas the output is confined to values between 0 and 1. The regression coefficients describe the size of the contribution of the ...

We present two patients with vitamin D3 deficiency caused by insufficient exposure of the skin to sunlight. The deficiency was due to the dark pigmentation of the skin in the first case and caused by constant wearing of veil and all-covering clothes as ...