[Fetal ventriculomegaly secondary to germinal matrix hemorrhage--case report].

A germinal matrix is an area of the fetal brain where neuroblasts proliferate till the 20th week of gestation after which their migration takes place. Germinal matrix hemorrhage (GMH) is a frequent cause of fetal ventriculomegaly or hydrocephalus, yet the pathophysiological conditions of GMH remain unclear. A case of fetal ventriculomegaly resulting from GMH has been reported in the article.

[Peritoneal tuberculosis mimicking ovarian cancer--diagnostic difficulties. Two cases reports].

Tuberculosis, and specially its extrapulmonary location still causes diagnostic difficulties. In 2007, in Poland 7.3% of newly registered cases of tuberculosis in Poland were located extrapulmonary.

Allergen immunotherapy in intermittent allergic rhinitis reduces the intracellular expression of IL-4 by CD8+ T cells.

Background: T helper subset dysregulation is evident in allergic disorders. The role of T cytotoxic subsets is less understood. We investigated whether allergen immunotherapy in intermittent allergic rhinitis influences the intracellular expression of IL-4 and IFN-gamma by CD3+CD8(-) and CD3+CD8+ cells.

Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy.

Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) are among the most common pruritic dermatoses observed in pregnant women. PUPPP appears most frequently in the third trimester, in primigravidas, and in multiple gestation pregnancies. The eruption of changes occurs initially on the abdomen and extends over the thighs, legs, back, buttocks, arms, and breasts.