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Objectives: An evaluation of psychosocial functioning prior to lung transplantation is advisable for anticipating behavioral difficulties and for screening for any psychological distress that might be harmful to posttransplantation outcomes and adjustment.

Methods: In this cross-sectional, single-center study, the level of psychosocial functioning of N = 75 patients before lung transplantation was rated using the Transplant Evaluation Rating Scale (TERS).

Results: he reliability of the TERS total score was satisfactory at α = 0.

[Erythema ab igne in a patient with bulimia nervosa].

Erythema ab igne (EAI) is a skin lesion, which is characterized by a localized netlike erythema. For the occurrence of the dermatosis a continuous or regular heat exposure and infrared radiation to a skin area is necessary. The reticulated maculae could fade after stopping the heat exposure, persist as hyperpigmentation and in single cases a malignant transformation is possible.