Sonographically Detected Hepatic Portal Venous Gas - Prevalence, Causes, and Clinical Implications.

Purpose:  Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is a rare clinical finding, often caused by a severe underlying disease. In the literature as well as in clinical practice, HPVG is considered "signum malum" with a poor prognosis and bowel ischemia as the most common cause. Most studies are based on the results of computed tomography (CT) examinations.

[Unusual cause of hypercalcemia in pregnancy].

Background:  Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) diagnosed during pregnancy are extremely rare. This case report describes diagnosis and treatment of a metastasized pancreas NET that became symptomatic in the second trimester.

Case Description:  A 33-year-old patient presented to the emergency department in the 19 week of pregnancy (WOP) with persistent diarrhea.

Occurrence and hygienic/allergological relevance of mould from point of view of the environmental medicine.

Allergic skin and respiratory diseases range among the most frequent afflictions in industrialized countries. Due to this fact the importance of indoor mold pollution based on dampness is discussed. In a sentinel health study of the State Health Agency (LGA) children attending of 4th grade of a primary school were tested by an in-vitro allergy screening (UniCap 100/Phadia) for the mold allergens mx1 (Penicillium chrysogenum m1, Cladosporium herbarum m2, Aspergillus fumigatus m3 and Alternaria alternata m6).

[Respiratory symptoms and sensitization to airborne pollen of ragweed and mugwort of adults in Southwest Germany].

Background And Objective: Allergic diseases of the respiratory tract are common atopic diseases in the population. Pollen of plants are one of their main causes. Pollen of trees, grasses, and weeds like mugwort are of particular importance in this context.

[Sensitization to airborne ragweed pollen--a cause of allergic respiratory diseases in Germany?].

Background And Objective: Allergic skin and respiratory diseases show a high prevalence in most industrial countries. In addition, during the last years ragweed colonization has increased in Europe. Ambrosia pollen ( AMBROSIA ARTEMISIIFOLIA L.