[The modular strategy for the informational support of medical activities based at the spa and health resort facilities under conditions of infrastructure deficit].

The Crimean peninsula, by virtue of its unique geographical conditions, has a variety of natural resources providing a basis for the maintenance of the health resort activities in the region. However, most local health centers suffer from the chronic and difficultly avoidable in the short term problems with logistical support, including the shortage of computers and the lack of modern network infrastructure. This circumstance limits the deployment capabilities of high-grade medical information systems for the automation of all components of the activity of health resorts and the significant improvement of the performance of other aspects of their work, such as efficient patient routing, workflow optimization, limiting the opportunities for the realization of certain corruption schemes by the staff.

[The development of the medical information system for the improvement of the quality of work of the Crimean spa and health resorts].

The Crimea has the enormous potential for the health promotion activities. However, neither the profile of these activities nor the demand for the socio-medical services is clearly defined for the majority of the local spa and health resort facilities. The possibilities of modern information technology are not used in the full measure either.

Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome and Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: the first case reported.

The case of a man with diagnosis of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) and catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is reported. He presented prolonged fever, lymphadenopathies, arthralgia, weight loss, hepatosplenomegaly and positive IgM for cytomegalovirus. While he was empirically treated with tuberculostatic drugs, he suddenly developed systemic inflammatory response syndrome, multiple organ failure and distal necrosis.

[Luteinized thecoma of the ovary associated with sclerosing peritonitis].

We are reporting a case of a 60 year old woman who was operated on of malignant tumor of ovary in 1990. After 10 years, she presents a tumor in the other ovary that turned out to be a luteinized thecoma with sclerosing peritonitis.