Constrictive tuberculous pericarditis in a HIV-positive patient

Constrictive pericarditis is a relatively rare clinical manifestation nowadays. We present the case of an HIV-positive patient with constrictive calcified pericarditis due to an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Pericardectomie was performed. The therapeutical approach is discussed and the literature is reviewe

Does Maternal Underweight Prior to Conception Influence Pregnancy Risks and Outcome?

While obesity in pregnancy and pregnancy outcome in obese women are subjects of diverse research in recent publications, it is remarkable that the data for pregnancy outcome in pre-conceptional underweight mothers is extremely limited. Apart from an increasing prevalence of obesity, however, the prevalence for underweight in distinct sub-groups of mothers is also increasing. In contrary to obesity, less people are affected by underweight in Europe. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies human weight into different categories (1). A body mass index (BMI) less than 18.5 kg/m 2 is defined as underweight. In Germany, the incidence of underweight in women is low with a nationwide prevalence of 3% (2). Especially in young women in certain social groups, an anorectic model-like weight is the ideal of beauty and a lot of cases of underweight in women of childbearing age are due to eating disorders (3). The lifetime incidence of eating disorders in young women of childbearing age is 5.2-6.5 % (4). While obesity is a frequently encountered problem in pregnant women with multiple complications during pregnancy and delivery (5-16), data on pregnant women with underweight or anorexia are scarce Because of hormonal disorders due to anorexia, underweight women often have menstrual irregularities leading to amenorrhea and infertility. Disorders in hypothalamic-hypophysis functions result in hypogonadotrope anovulatory cycle

Constrictive tuberculous pericarditis in a HIV-positive patient

Constrictive pericarditis is a relatively rare clinical manifestation nowadays. We present the case of an HIV-positive patient with constrictive calcified pericarditis due to an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Pericardectomie was performed. The therapeutical approach is discussed and the literature is reviewed

GnRH analogs do not protect ovaries from chemotherapy-induced ultrastructural injury in Hodgkin's lymphoma patients

To determine the protective effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs (GnRHa) using several ultrasound and endocrine markers to detect ultrastructural ovarian damage in Hodgkin's lymphoma patients