[A case of pathomimesis].

Pathomimesis (skin artefacts, Munchausen syndrome, artificial dermatitis, etc.) is an artificial deficiency of the skin and it is referred to a group of psychosomatic disorders, evidencing affective and in some cases paranoiac delirium disturbances. A case of this condition is described.

[An improvement in occupational medical expertise in dermatology and venereology].

Poor organization of medical expert evaluation results in unjustified labor time loss and waste of social insurance money. Test controls and check-ups of the activities of outpatient prophylactic centers have revealed inadequate theoretical knowledge of the basic aspects of medical expert evaluation of the working capacity and poor practical skills of physicians in keeping files and records. Analysis of the status of medical expert evaluation of the working capacity of dermatological and venereological patients and analysis of physicians' scope of knowledge in this field help outline a comprehensive program for elimination of the shortcomings in this work.

[Atopic dermatitis in pregnant women].

Thirty-six patients with atopic dermatitis exacerbating during pregnancy are described. Case histories, the disease course, and the earlier therapy for this condition are analyzed, and the treatment administered to these patients with due consideration for the pregnancy dates is described. Recommendations on the follow-up of pregnant patients with atopic dermatitis are given.

[The quantitative assessment of the severity of the pathological process in dermatosis patients].

The authors present a model of the quantitative estimation (in conditional units) of the process severity in patients suffering from chronic dermatoses and define the range of this model application. Quantitative estimation of a chronic dermatosis severity helps develop objective criteria for the assessment of the treatment efficacy (of drug therapy, health resort management, prophylactic, follow-up).