Introduction/Aim. Psoriasis is a chronic, relapsing, non-infectious dermatosis, affecting patients' quality of life. There is still insufficient evidence from routine clinical practice on how the biological therapy improves the quality of life of patients with psoriasis. The aim of our study was to examine the effectiveness of biological therapy, r...

By Katarina Nikolić, Dragan Jovanović, Lena Stojković

Introduction. Hepatitis A virus is a major cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide, with approximately 1.5 million cases annually. Clinical manifestations of the hepatitis A virus infection range from asymptomatic to acute liver failure. Cholestatic viral hepatitis A is a rare clinical manifestation characterized by a prolonged course, refractory ...

By Nemanja Đorđević, Predrag Čanović, Dejan Petrović, Nataša Minić, Željko Mijailović

Introduction/Aim. Reproductive health and cervical cancer screeaning are public health priorities. The aim of the study was to asses the sexual behavior and prevalence of cervical cancer screening use in the Šumadija District, Serbia. Methods. The research was conducted as a cross-sectional study. The study population consisted of 510 females aged ...

By Vera Simić, Nataša Mihailović, Snežana Radovanović, Sanja Kocić, Svetlana Radević, Ivana Simić-Vukomanović

Introduction. Healthcare workers are increasingly exposed to long-term traumatic events in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. We conducted a study that included 100 healthcare workers and 50 healthy individuals. We used the Perceived Stress Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Global Patient Impression for Improvement in th...

By Dmytro Boiko, Oksana Mats, Liliia Zhyvotovska, Larysa Herasymenko, Andrii Skrypnikov

Introduction. Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases. It is an uncontrollable neuronal activity of different parts of the brain leading to convulsion and/or fainting. Although epileptic seizure control and therapeutics have significant advances, 20% -30% of individuals still have uncontrolled seizures. Patients under the medicatio...

By Moghadam Zahedi, Rabi Atabaki, Hossein Khaleghzadeh-Ahangar

Introduction. Preschool children are a particularly sensitive group in need of special care concerning health, safety, food, and nutrition. Furthermore, habits formed at an early age tend to be retained even in adulthood. Therefore, parents as the first educators of their children are responsible for the development of healthy eating habits and the...

By Marija Marković, Zorica Stanisavljević-Petrović, Anastasija Mamutović

Introduction. Traumatic injury to the cervical segment of the spinal cord causes disability and quadriplegia. Upper extremity mobility and restoration of hand function for people with quadriplegia is a priority. With coordinated electrical stimulation of peripheral muscles and nerves, known as functional electrical stimulation (FES), this is possib...

By Ranka Ogurlić, Anka Vukićević, Emira Švraka

Background. Diabetes is one of the most common diseases among hospitalized patients due to COVID-19. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the clinical characteristics of diabetic and non-diabetic patients with COVID-19 that may lead to death. Methods. A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted among patients admitted to hospitals due to C...

By Mehrnaz Ahmadi, Javad Zarei, Ali Hadianfard, Touba Moghadam

Introduction. Alexithymia is manifested by limited abilities to identify and express emotions and is a possible risk factor for the onset and treatment of the disease. Objective. To determine the dependence of the presence of alexithymia in patients with chronic lung and heart diseases. Methodology and results. One hundred respondents aged 35 to 75...

By Marija Lazarević

Introduction. Congenital hypoplasia of the left atrial appendage (LAA) with stenotic ostium in an abnormal position is an extremely rare entity. We report an exceptional case of hypoplastic LAA with ostial stenosis in an abnormal location in the patient with mitral valve stenosis that was mistaken in the transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for a...

By Feridoun Sabzi, Aghigh Heydari, Mohammad Rouzbahani, Atefeh Asadmobini