Publications by authors named "H Papsdorf"
Article Synopsis
- Buruli ulcer is a severe skin disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium ulcerans, mainly found in central/west Africa and Australia.
- A 2.5-year-old boy from Angola was hospitalized with severe malnutrition and a large ulcer on his chest, along with other health issues like anemia and intestinal parasites.
- Treatment included surgical removal of the affected skin, a skin graft, and antibiotic therapy, leading to a successful recovery after six months; this is the first documented case of Buruli ulcer in Angola.
The clinical disease pattern of an "acute abdomen" is by no means rare in newborn and very young infants and always signals an emergency situation. Besides inflammatory causes, congenital anomalies are among the most prominent reasons responsible for this condition. The example of 3 own patients serves to illustrate the disease pattern of Hirschsprung's disease, which is discussed with special reference to neonatology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Indications and timing of the most frequent elective pediatric surgery interventions].
Kinderarztl Prax
December 1992
The most common surgical diseases in childhood that need a planned operation, are described--especially the indications and the timing of operation. Inguinal hernia, hydrocele, cryptorchism, umbilical hernia and phimosis are presented.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Severe secondary peritonitis following upper stomach perforation in a full-term mature newborn infant].
Kinderarztl Prax
February 1992
A perforation of the stomach is relatively seldom during the newborn period and the first year of life. A wide spectrum of causes has to be considered. The prognosis is determined by prematurity, basic illnesses and combined injuries and essentially by the time of an operation.
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