Gram-positive coccus Kocuria kristinae, a part of the human skin and oral cavity normal microbial flora, is not considered to be a primary pathogenic microorganism, and infections due to this bacterium are very rare. In this report, we describe an unusual case of K. kristinae infection causing synovitis and periarticular bursitis of the left coxofe...

By Marko Folić, Slobodan Janković, Dejana Ružić-Zečević, Velimir Pajević, Nikola Rosić, Predrag Nikolić

Bacteria which cause enterocolitis belong to the genera Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, to the thermophilic campylobacters, species of Yesrsinia enterocolitica (Y. enterocolitica) and Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), and to the group of diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli. The aim of this paper was to determine the frequency of isolation of these mi...

By Biljana Miljković-Selimović, Tatjana Babić, Predrag Stojanović

Thoracolumbar spine fractures are most common in the young healthy population. The most common causes of these fractures are high-energy traumas, traffic accidents or falls from heights. Fractures can be followed by neurological damage, which is a direct consequence of the spinal cord damage. Fractures are treated with surgical or nonsurgical metho...

By Saša Milenković, Jordan Saveski, Neda Trajkovska, Goran Vidić, Mile Radenković

Clinically isolated syndrome suggestive on multiple sclerosis is monophasic clinical presentation with suspected underlying inflammatory demyelinating disease. Clinically isolated syndrome supported with magnetic resonance evidence may present the earliest manifestation of multiple sclerosis. Clinical manifestations are still the basis of the first...

By Dejan Savić, Slobodan Vojinović, Stevo Lukić, Ljiljana Savić

Digital photography has today, quite sure, penetrated into all segments of life, providing new facts and perceptions in the field of science, medicine, industry, fashion design, communications and arts. The aim of this paperwork was to, based of the observations from literature and clinical experience, inform and assist the physician-practitioner i...

By Dragan Mladenović, Lidija Mladenović, Sanja Mladenović

e authors analyze the modern approach in treating infertility by means of the assisted reproduction method, procedure, benefit, as well as many ethical questions, which arise from the very conception of the embryo: the controversial commencement of pregnancy, a new paradigm in the understanding of life, human rights, family and religious issues, th...

By Marin Bašić, Mirjana Milojević, Dejan Mitić, Jovana Cvetković

To date, there are still no relevant clinical practice guidelines addressing the initial treatment approach in children with myocarditis. On the other hand, only few non-randomized clinical studies and case reports suggest the beneficial effects of corticosteroids in seriously ill children with acute myocarditis. We report on a case of a 14-year-ol...

By Bojko Bjelaković, Ljiljana Šulović, Danijela Jovančić, Ljiljana Šaranac, Jelena Vojinović, Sergej Prijić, Vladislav Vukomanović, Stevan Ilić

The dog nematodes Dirofilaria immitis (D. immitis) and D. repens, well known as zoonotic agents, can infect humans in whom they usually produce abortive infections or immature worms. Dirofilarioses, asymptomatic in most patients and suspected only when the worm reaches surface locations or imaging detects coin lesions, are underdiagnosed because bo...

By Gabriella Cancrini, Simona Gabrielli, Suzana Otašević, Nataša Miladinović-Tasić, Aleksandar Tasić, Jovana Đorđević

Breast carcinoma is the most common female malignancy. Mastectomy and breast reconstruction are indicated to treat the disease and to improve quality of life. The aim of this study was to compare the esthetic results of breast reconstruction with extended latissimus dorsi flap and implant for breast cancer with and without denervation of latissimus...

By Milan Višnjić, Predrag Kovačević, Ljiljana Paunković, Goran Đorđević, Aleksandar Višnjić

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is caused by the larva of tapeworm Echinococcus spp.. Echinococcosis may develop after accidental ingestion of tapeworm eggs. The aim of this study was to examine the seroprevalence and seroincidence of echinococcosis at the territory of the City of Niš in the last 22 years. From 1988 until the end of 1998, 1....

By Suzana Otašević, Nataša Miladinović-Tasić, Aleksandar Tasić, Dragan Zdravković, Jovana Đorđević, Aleksandra Ignjatović, Roberta Marković, Dragana Cvetković