[Diagnosed Depression and Utilization of Health Care Services and Preventive Measures in the General Adult Population in Germany - Results from a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Telephone Survey].

Objective: To examine the association of diagnosed depression with the utilization of health care services and preventive measures among men and women in the general population in Germany.

Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of data from a representative telephone survey (men N = 18,675, women N = 24,518, 18 years and older). Self-reported health professional-diagnosed depression (past 12 months) and the use of a range of health care and preventive services were assessed.

[Allopurinol-induced hypersensitivity syndrome resulting in death].

The present report describes the case of a 67-year-old patient who developed an allopurinol-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) with toxic epidermal necrolysis and subsequently died of septic multiorgan failure. Considering the increasing prescription rate of allopurinol, the present case report intends to demonstrate the underestimated threat of AHS.