Current and future burden of obesity in the Hungarian Roma population II. / Az elhízás jelenlegi és prognosztizált betegségterhe a magyarországi romák körében II.

INTRODUCTION: Population-specific obesity in different age groups and in the Roma population as well as the presence of noncommunicable diseases that are linked to obesity necessitate the development of ethnical-specific prevention and intervention programmes. AIM: Our goal is to model the effects on nutritional status of interventional programmes of different intensities carried out in various age groups of the Roma population. METHOD: We defined the effect of different public health interventions on the state of health of the Roma population by use of the Dynamic Modeling for Health Impact Assessment software. Two models of interventions were studied throughout our research: one that focuses on only one aspect of lifestyle changes; and one that includes radical prevention programmes that aim to change lifestyles as a whole and have an impact on nutritional status. RESULTS: Nearly 20% of Roma men and women are obese, and by 2070, one third of the Roma population will be overweight or obese without any public health intervention. Not even when the most efficient proceedings of the scientific literature are applied do prevention-intervention programmes of moderate-intensity offer a perceptible result about the incidence and prevalence of diseases linked to obesity. In the case of application of these programs, not more than a ten-person order of magnitude decrease can be achieved. This is not enough to prove a statistical detectability on the population level. Whereas, complex intervention programmes, based on a comprehensive transformation of lifestyle and food consumption patterns can present perceptible outcome primarily among the middle-aged and the elderly. CONCLUSION: The survey results direct attention to the fact that reducing the burden of disease in the Roma population caused by obesity is only to be achieved as a complex, all-councils act that requires resources much greater than what is available now. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(27): 1137-1145.

[Current and future burden of obesity at the Hungarian Roma population I]. / Az elhízás jelenlegi és prognosztizált betegségterhe a magyarországi romák körében I.

Introduction: The Roma population rapidly gains in importance in the social structure of Hungary. An adverse consequence of the multiple disadvantageous position of this minority is the unhealthy nutrition, which leads to obesity and high prevalence of its co-diseases. Aim: Based on primer anthropometric data collection, we will determine the nutritional status of the Hungarian Roma population, then on the basis of official statistical data, an estimation and prognoses will be prepared on the disease burden of obesity according to genders and age. Method: A long-range forecast of the population size of the Roma minority's prognosis has been prepared on the basis of official statistics and time-series by Spectrum 5.0 demographic software. On this basis, applying the Dynamic Modeling for Health Impact Assessment software, we have prepared a forecast for the incidence and prevalence of the most important diseases attributable to obesity. Results: In the next decades, the number of the Roma population will be doubled, but there is a high level of uncertainty of different forecasts. The nutritional status of the Hungarian roma population is less favorable, than the indicators, characterizing the Hungarian population as a whole. In the next half a century, the prevalence of co-morbidities of obesity will be increasing from 6 thousand up to 26 thousand in the case of women, while in the case of men from nearly 6 thousand up to 17 thousand. Conclusions: The rapidly increasing number of the Roma population is an increasing challenge for the Hungarian healthcare system, which highlights the importance of evidence-based prevention and intervention programs. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(28): 1097-1104.

[Dirofilariasis in the head and neck region. Case report]. / A dirofilariosis ­ fonalféreg-fertozés ­ ritka esete fej-nyak sebészeti területen.

Dirofilariasis refers to an infection caused by a specific parasitic roundworm. Dirofilaria repens - transmitted by mosquito bites - accounts for most human cases. The parasite forms a subcutaneous mass called cutaneous dirofilariasis near the original site of intrusion. The incidence of human infections shows an increasing tendency. We report a case of a 35-year-old woman presenting with three-week history of a painful swelling in the temporal region. The initial diagnostic work-up revealed a roundworm embedded in the subcutaneous fat tissue and temporal muscle. Differential diagnosis included erysipelas, herpes zoster, temporal arteritis. The final diagnosis of helminthiasis was established by ultrasound examination. A multidisciplinary consultation including infectious diseases specialist suggested surgical removal of the lesion. The microbiological examination of the specimen confirmed the presence of a female Dirofilaria repens. Orv Hetil. 2018; 159(45): 1844-1847.