[Local and systemic symptoms after snake bite by a diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)].

The incidence of snake bites grows more and more. The effects of the snake poison depend on the snake species. They can be cardio-, neuro-, myo-, tissue-, and/or cytotoxic, as well as hemorrhagically.

[Recurrent respiratory tract infections].

On the occasion of a treatment of frequent infections of the upper respiratory tract an antibody deficiency syndrome was noticed in a 32-year-old female patient. Further investigations revealed a variable immunodeficiency syndrome, a disease belonging to the primary humoral immune defects and presenting with multiple clinical manifestations. Leading symptoms, however, are recurring respiratory infections that may lead to bronchiectasis.

[Fever of unknown origin].

A 25-year-old patient presented with fever over a period of more than three months, night sweats, fatigue and a weight loss of more than 10 kg. A splenomegaly and an enlargement of cervical, thoracic and abdominal lymph nodes were found. The suspected malignant hematologic disorder could not be confirmed.