Development conditions and principles for identification of cow's milk protein hypersensitivity in infants.

The authors studied a group of 153 infants presenting pneumonia and/or bronchitis suspected to be immunized to cow's milk proteins (cow's milk allergy). The diagnosis was confirmed in 96 children (62.7%), which is 20.

[Clinical characteristics of infections with cytomegalovirus in infants from personal observations].

An infection with cytomegaly virus had been diagnosed in 13 infants (including 4 neonates examined up to 2 weeks of life) out of 960 infants hospitalized within 3 years. Clinical examination most frequently revealed hepato- and splenomegaly, pneumonia and neurological disorders, and during a further stage of the clinical course psychomotoric retardation was noted in 7 out of 13 infants, and hearing loss in 5 out of 13 infants. A specific immunoglobulin G preparation (Cytotect) has been successfully used in all children, producing recovery or clinical improvement together with serologic improvement.

[Difficulties and errors in the diagnosis of retinoblastoma].

The authors analyzed the results of the clinical and histopathological examination of the eyes of 283 children with an initially diagnosed intraocular tumor. In 32 cases (11.4 p.

[Surgical treatment of pigmentary nevi of the conjunctiva].

Eighty persons with histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of pigmentary conjunctival naevi were operated upon in the period 1977-1986. Subjected to an analysis were the age and the sex of the patients as well as the localization, size and histopathological type of the change. Neither of the treated patients showed any naevus turning malignant and there were no recurrences.

[Orbital invasion and recurrence of retinoblastoma].

The authors present a clinical material comprising 94 children (55 boys and 39 girls) with unilateral (28) or bilateral (66) retinoblastoma. The period of observation amounted 5 to 15 years. In 84 children they found advanced changes responding to the fifth grade of the Reese-Ellsworth classification.

[Secondary glaucoma after cobalt therapy of a choroidal melanoma].

The clinical material comprises 157 patients of both sexes treated by means of 60Co plate and xenon photocoagulation for choroidal melanoma. The period of observation amounted 5 to 18 years. Secondary glaucoma occurred in 71 eyes (45.

[Coexistence of Toxoplasma gondii and Cytomegalovirus infections in infants].

Coexistence of Toxoplasma gondii and Cytomegalovirus infection in 3 dystrophic newborns is discussed. Also the not very characteristic course of the infection is stressed.

[Evaluation of testicular biopsy as an aspect of Chlamydia trachomatis infection (introductory report)].

The purpose of the study was demonstration of the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis in biopsy testicular specimens. The indication to testicular biopsy was azoospermia or cryptozoospermia. The studied group comprised 12 patients in whose semen C.

[Morphological semen changes in Chlamydia trachomatis infection].

Semen was examined in 150 men patients of the Andrology Clinic for demonstration of Chlamydia trachomatis and for analysis of the effect of this infection on semen quality depression. A correlation was noted between the degree of infection (large number of organisms per field of vision) and such changes as cryptozoospermia, azoospermia, asthenozoospermia, teratozoospermia, oligoasthenozoospermia, asthenoteratozoospermia. Of interest was a high proportion of infection (56%) with Ch.

Clinical trials on chemical radiosensitization of malignant melanoma of the choroid.

The experimental investigations carried out in model systems and on plant, animal or human tissues have demonstrated that it is possible to increase significantly the radiosensitivity of pigmented cells, including hamster melanoma. On the basis of these data, a clinical pilot study was undertaken in order to establish whether a similar methodical approach will prove effective if applied to the radiotherapy of malignant melanoma of the choroid in patients treated with 60Co gamma-rays according to Stallard's technique. Cuprenil and Chelaton Polfa were used as radiosensitizers.