A co-infection of primary varicella and COVID-19: A case report
Introduction. Primary varicella usually occurs in childhood and is generally self-limiting. In adults and immunocompromised individuals, it can have a more serious course. Obesity is one of the risk factors for a severe COVID-19 infection that can lead to immunosuppression among other systemic complications. This case report aims to present a rare ...
By Irfan Ćorović, Emina Ćorović-Ličina, Bojana Simović-Marković, Selma Habibović, Ahmo Habibović, Samir Vučelj, Lejla Ćeranić
Effects of treatment using the semantic feature analysis method on the improvement of narrative discourse in persons with fluent aphasias
Introduction. Patients with a fluent type of aphasia have semantically poor discourse, which is often uninformative for the interlocutor, having consequences for their daily life. One of the treatment methods used in clinical practice is the semantic feature analysis (SFA). The aim of this study was to determine the impact of this treatment method ...
By Tanja Milovanović, Mile Vuković, Sindi Mitrović
Non-factor replacement therapy: A new chapter in hemophilia a prophylaxis
Introduction/Aim. Hemophilia A is an antihemophilic factor deficiency which requires life-long treatment. The aim of this analysis was to present the effects of prophylactic non-factor replacement therapy in ten patients with hemophilia A. Patients and methods. This retrospective analysis was conducted on ten male patients (4 children, 1 adolescent...
By Miodrag Vučić, Božidar Lilić, Danijela Jovančić-Petković, Jelena Vučić
The role of serum vitamin D concentrations in predicting COVID-19 course and outcome
Introduction/Aim. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had significant acute and long-term impact on people's health. As the available literature sources have shown that the premorbid conditions affect the course of COVID-19, we aimed to investigate the role of admission vitamin D concentration to predict the outcome of hospitalized COV...
By Dunja Božić, Đorđe Stevanović, Mina Poskurica, Marina Petrović
Skin challenges in COVID-19 pandemic: The importance of cosmeceuticals
Introduction. Although COVID-19 is present in a milder form nowadays, systemic disorders caused by the virus lead to multiple organ malfunctions. Skin manifestations are the consequence of the disease itself but also the result of preventative measures taken to avoid the infection. They generally do not require pharmacotherapy except in severe case...
By Marija Tasić-Kostov
Clinical properties and seminal fluid analysis of patients with primary infertility consulting the urology outpatient clinic for the first time: A cross-sectional study
Introduction/Aim. Seminal fluid analysis (SFA) plays a crucial role in helping infertility clinics diagnose the underlying reason of male infertility. The aim of the study was to investigate seminal fluid patterns of male partners of an infertile couple with apparently fertile female partners. Materials and methods. A cross-sectional study was cond...
By Kamber Mohamed, Kamal Al-Jawdah, Shahid Madhi, Zaid Al-Attar
Improving estimate of cost/effectiveness of drugs for rare diseases
Background/Aim. Incremental cost/effectiveness ratio (ICER) of many drugs for rare diseases is often much higher that the accepted cost/effectiveness threshold for reimbursement, primarily due to their extremely high prices, raising the question of their availability. The aim of this article was to review necessary adjustments of methods used for c...
By Branislava Raičević, Slobodan Janković
Diagnostic agreement of presepsin, procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and white blood cell count in patients with suspected sepsis
Introduction/Aim. Agreement or disagreement of inflammatory parameters becomes important for making diagnosis when disparate values are encountered in a patient with suspected sepsis. The aim of our study was to test the agreement between the four commonly used tests for diagnosing systemic infection: white blood cell count (WBC), serum levels of C...
By Marija Bulić, Marija Anđelković, Marina Mitrović, Marijana Stanojević-Pirković, Marina Kostić, Slobodan Janković, Jovan Luković, Violeta Mladenović, Ivana Nikolić
Quality of life of patients with transtibial amputation and different periods of wearing prostheses
Introduction. Research into patients with lower limb amputation (LLA) puts strong emphasis on quality of life (QoL) and importance of the research in that regard as a measure for the rehabilitation outcomes. The aim of this study was to show which aspects of QoL are related to the duration of wearing a prosthesis in patients with transtibial amputa...
By Vesna Bokan
Collision of primary adenocarcinoma of the lung with metastatic adenocarcinoma in the colon: A case report
Introduction. Collision tumors occur when two tumors of different histological origin develop simultaneously at the same site, such as sarcoma and carcinoma combinations, carcinoma and lymphoma combinations, or others. Notably, collision tumors are less common in the lungs compared to other organs. Case report. A 65-year-old woman with a history of...
By Džemila Alić, Marina Marković, Slobodanka Mitrović, Milena Ilić, Ajtana Bajrović, Jelena Savić, Marija Spasojević, Dalibor Jovanović