Why the mother’s immune system does not reject her fetus

Sudden infant death syndrome, prematurity and sleeping position

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), an unexpected death of an infant which remains unexplained after a thorough investigation, is the commonest cause of postneonatal mortality in the developed world. Prematurely born in...

Osteopenia and osteoporosis in patients with dermatitis herpetiformis. Effect of gluten-free diet

Introduction: Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is a rare blistering disease which is accompanied by gluten-sensitive enteropathy. Intolerance of gluten is the most important feature of both diseases. In 70% of the cases, le...

Pulmonary abscesses – aetiology and treatment. Ten-year experience of the Department of General and Thoracic Surgery in Lodz, Poland

Introduction: Primary lung abscess is a disease developing due to aspiration or embolization of the infected material from the lung tissue or on the basis of other diseases of different aetiology (secondary abscess). In...

Preprocedural fibrinogen levels and MACE after percutaneous coronary intervention

Introduction: Fibrinogen is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is related to the severity of coronary atherosclerosis. According to many studies elevated fibrinogen levels in patients with coronary angioplast...