[Brucella spp orchiepididymitis]. / Orquiepididimitis por Brucella spp.

OBJECTIVE: To report a brucellar orchiepididymitis case and to review the diagnosis and treatment of this pathology. METHOD: We present the case of a 62 year old man presenting with fever, testicular pain and constitutional syndrome. The diagnosis was made after ultrasound, blood cultures and anamnesis. RESULTS: The treatment was Doxiciclin six weeks and teicoplanin, the second one was replaced with ciprofloxacin. CONCLUSION: It is important to make a correct anamnesis to the patient with orchiepididymitis to identify any risk factor for brucellosis. The diagnosis is confirmed with blood cultures. The oral antibiotics are enough to cure patients.

[Obstructive symptoms in young woman by left hydrosalpinx]. / Sintomatología obstructiva en mujer joven por hidrosalpinx izquierdo.

We describe the case of a 43 years old woman with obstructive and irritative symptoms after having an hysterectomy. Bladder outlet obstruction was observed in an urodinamyc study. She was later diagnosed with left hidrosalpinx. Salpingectomy was performed, as a result all symptoms have disap-

Associations among maternal depressive symptomatology, state of mind and parent and child behaviors: implications for attachment-based interventions.

Associations among maternal depressive symptomatology, maternal state of mind with regard to attachment, and mother and child behaviors were examined in the treatment groups of an attachment-oriented intervention for primiparous women at high risk for parenting difficulties. The Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) was completed by 48 intervention and 62 control subjects when their children were 19 months old and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Inventory (CES-D) and parent-child laboratory tasks were completed by the same subjects when their children were 24 months old. In the control group, preoccupied tendencies were repeatedly associated with poor outcome; in the intervention group coherence of mind was associated with positive outcome. Maternal depression tended to be associated with hostility in the intervention group. Results suggest that maternal state of mind may exert powerful effects on parenting behavior and that an attachment-oriented intervention may influence these associations, particularly among preoccupied subjects. Results also demonstrated potential benefits of using AAI scales in addition to the traditional categories.

Predicting parenting behaviors from Antisocial Practices content scale scores of the MMPI-2 administered during pregnancy.

This article examines the relation between scores on the Antisocial Practices (ASP) content scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2; Butcher, Dahlstrom, Graham, Tellegen, & Kaemmer, 1989) and parenting behaviors in a sample of low-income women. During pregnancy, 141 women were administered the MMPI-2 and then placed into 1 of 3 groups: an antisocial, nonclinical, or clinical control group. When their children were 13 and 24 months old, antisocial mothers were observed to be less understanding and more hostile and harsh in their parenting styles than mothers in the other groups. The nonclinical and clinical control groups did not differ on any measures. Other MMPI-2 measures of antisocial behavior were not predictive of harsh parenting styles. These findings support the predictive and construct validity of the ASP content scale of the MMPI-2.

Pd(II) and Pt(II) Complexes of Schiff Thiobases Derived From 2-Carbonylpyridine.

Pd(ll) and Pt(ll) complexes of three series of Schiff thiobases derived from 2- carbonylpyridine have been synthesized and characterized. The crystal structure of the Pt(ll) derivative of methyl-3-(2-pyridylmethylene)hydrazinecarbodithioate (HFp) was resolved. The ligand coordinates the platinum ion in tridentate fashion by heterocycle and imine nitrogen and thiocarbonyl sulfur. The fourth ligand is a chloride ion. The structure of the complexes is suitable for the formation of monofunctional adducts with DNA. Studies on the interaction of the complexes with Calf thymus DNA by CD reveal modifications in the B form of lineal DNA. Interaction with plasmid DNA was also confirmed in the images obtained by atomic force microscopy.

Long term follow-up results of a femoral megaprosthesis. A review of thirteen patients.

A total of 16 patients were treated with a femoral megaprosthesis at the University Hospital of Pellenberg. Their charts were reviewed and 13 patients were seen for a follow-up study. The indications for this procedure were revisions of a total hip arthroplasty and primary bone tumors. The aspects of the operative technique and postoperative management are discussed. A careful reconstruction of the abduction apparatus and a post-operative immobilisation for a period of 3 months seems to be important to prevent post-operative dislocation and to obtain an adequate functional result. The operation seems to be successful regarding the absence of pain and a restored function.

[Pure spondylar dysplasia or brachyolmy. Apropos of a case]. / La dysplasie spondylaire pure ou brachyolmie. A propos d'une observation

A case of brachyolmy in a 13 year-old girl is reported. Growth retardation was detected when the child was 5 year old and became severe when 13 years. It concerned only the trunk, limbs being normal. Kyphoscoliosis, akromikia of hands and feet, slight facial dysmorphy with flat nose and thick lips were present. Characteristic radiological features were observed: kyphoscoliosis, platyspondyly with transversally enlarged and irregular vertebrae. Morphological changes of the other epiphyses were minimal: short and squat colla femorii and reduced size of the aleae ilii. Mental development was normal and polyvisceral examination unremarkable. No biological changes were demonstrable, mucopolysaccharides and urinary acids having been found normal. This condition may be transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait.