Publications by authors named "S Orfus"

Background: A university education is becoming ever-more important in preparing for employment in the knowledge-driven economy. Yet, many university students are not able to complete their degrees because they experience mental health problems during the course of their higher education. Despite the growing numbers of students seeking help, there is limited knowledge about the issues that these students face.

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The duodenal diverticulum, except for occasional findings, are diagnosed by their complications, these are found in 10% of the cases and they are: 1) diverticulitis 2) haemorrhage 3) mechanic disturbances 4) perforation 5) obstruction 6) malabsorption syndrome. The case that motivated our communication appeared as a massive haemorrhage, that was medically treated considering the high mortality, rate of the surgical procedures. As the duodenal diverticuli can be cause of acute or chronic digestive haemorrhage, and this is frequently due to the erosion produced, by the heterotopic gastric mucosae, we consider that its demonstration with technetium 99 can be a valuable diagnostic method, as has already been demonstrated in other pathologies that present heterotopic mucosae, and as has been demonstrated in our case.

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The authors present the development of a generalized necrotic vasculitis accompanied by positive Virus B Cronic Hepatitis. A 31 years old female, affected by a multisystemic disease with jaundice, dark urine, and light stools, with biologic values of necrosis of hepatic cells and positive dosages of HBsAg. The biopsy of muscle revealed the presence of an alergic vasculitis with leucocitoclasia and the biopsy of the liver showed and Active Cronic Hepatitis.

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