Contact dermatitis - epidemiological study.

Aim: To evaluate the real incidence of contact dermatitis, to identify the most common allergens, the favoring factors, to establish the prophylaxis methods, the key for a correct management of the patient with contact dermatitis.

Method: A retrospective study, on the patients that refers to the Dermatology Clinic, "St. Spiridon" Emergency Hospital Iasi, between 01.

[Clinico-epidemiological features and antimicrobial resistance pattern in gonococcal infection].

Aim: To analyze clinical and epidemiological features in patients with gonococcal infection attended Dermato-Venerology Clinic in Iasi and regional dermato-venerology offices and to evaluate gonococcal antimicrobial resistance pattern.

Methods: The study was carried out on 129 patients clinically diagnosed and bacteriologically confirmed with gonococcal infection who were subsequently submitted to a questionnaire. We studied their demographic characteristics (sex, age, nationality, marital status), clinical features (site of infection, symptoms, concurrent STI, previous history of gonorrhoea) and behavioral aspects (education, number and type of sexual partners, safe sexual practices).

HLA-B57 is significantly associated with psoriasis in Northeast Romania [corrected].

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was to identify HLA class I types associated with susceptibility to psoriasis among population of Northeast region of Romania.

Patients And Methods: 27 psoriatic patients and 89 controls were typed serologically for HLA-A and HLA-B lymphocyte expression using CDC-NIH (complement dependent-cytotoxicity--National Institute of Health) method. The Terasaki plates used for HLA class I typing were prepared in our laboratory using antisera of known specificities.