INTRODUCTION: Cellulitis remains a very serious disease even today. Mortality, which varied between 10-40%, has been reduced owing to the standard securing of airway patency and use of an appropriate surgical treatment approach. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 195 patients were hospitalised for cellulitis at the University Hospital in Hradec Králové during 2007-2011. The following parameters were evaluated: age, gender, dependence of incidence of the disease on the season of the year, frequency of attacks of the particular areas and their clinical characteristics, aetiology of the inflammation, types of patient complaints, prevalence of current systemic diseases, results of microbiological and selected laboratory analyses, socio-economic status of the patients, and duration of patient stay at the hospital. Statistical analysis was performed by using Pearson's correlation coefficient, the statistical significance level was p < 0.05. RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 39.8 years. The group of 195 patients included 108 (55%) males and 87 (45%) females. The mean time between the first symptoms of the disease and admission to the Department was 5 days. From among the 195 patients, 116 (59.5%) were working persons, 79 (40.5%) were non-working (children, students, unemployed persons, women on maternity leave, retired people). The odontogenic origin of the disease was verified in 173 (88.7%) patients. In total, 65 (33.3%) patients had no coinciding complicating systemic disease, 22 (11.3%) patients had diabetes mellitus. The most frequent symptom of cellulitis was painful swelling, found in 194 (99.5%) patients, followed by jaw contracture, found in 153 (78.5%) patients. CONCLUSION: The results are largely very similar to those of previous studies performed in other countries, except that we found no correlation between the prevalence of cellulitis and the socio-economic status, nor have we confirmed Klebsiella pneumoniae sp. as the cause of cellulitis in patients with diabetes mellitus. and H. Doležalová, J. Zemek, L. Tuček
Cílem našeho sdělení je poukázat na možné komplikace po lokální aplikaci cizích látek do podkoží penisu. Prezentujeme případy tří pacientů (průměrný věk 31 let) s lokálními komplikacemi po injekční aplikaci borové masti (acidum boricum) do podkoží penisu. Dle našich dosavadních zkušeností se tato problematika týká užší skupiny sociálně slabších pacientů, kteří se pro tyto amatérské zákroky rozhodli ve snaze zvětšit si průměr svého penisu. V místě aplikace došlo k těžkým zánětlivým změnám, induraci a s latencí několika měsíců (let) až k rozpadu ložiska v nehojící se ulcerózní lézi. Vždy je indikováno chirurgické řešení, a to excize ložiska, případně krytí defektu dermoepidermálním štěpem., The aim of this communication is to describe severe complications caused by the local application of inorganic material into the subcutaneous penile tissue. Three patients (mean age 31 years) with local complications after the injection of boric ointment (acidum boricum) into the subcutaneous tissue of the penis are described. According to our experience, this condition is limited to a group of socially weak patients who underwent this intervention in order to increase the volume of their penis. The injection of this inorganic material leads to severe infl ammatory changes at the site of application. After several months (years) these deposits disintegrated into ulcerative lesions, which would not heal. Surgical treatment is always recommended in these cases – excision of the ulcerative lesion, alternative –, Kristýna Kalusová, Ivan Trávníček, Lada Eberlová, Kristýna Pivovarčíková, Ondřej Hes, Viktor Eret, Tomáš Pitra, Milan Hora, and Literatura
OBJECTIVES: The main aim of the study was to investigate the physiological and social needs of patients hospitalized with schizophrenia to uncover potential issues in these areas. METHODS: The relevant self-evaluating CANSAS questionnaire for physiological and social needs was used by nurses in a cohort of hospitalized schizophrenic patients undergoing rehabilitation before discharge from the mental hospital. RESULTS: Two hundred and forty-four patients (women N = 115) aged 18-58 years were involved in the study. Intimate relations, financial matters, treatment of psychotic symptoms, and sexual life were among the most pressing physiological and social needs in our study subjects. CONCLUSION: The results of our study should stimulate psychiatric nurses in their effort not only to detect but also address the problems of schizophrenic patients concerning unfulfilled needs. and J. Hosáková, L. Hosák
Současný stav: Výzkumné studie prokázaly, že nejenom rozdíly v pohlaví mají vliv na zdravotní stav, ale též etnická příslušnost a společenská třída. Imigranti jsou zranitelnou skupinou, která je ve vyšším riziku řady onemocnění ve srovnání s majoritou. Sociální determinanty zdraví jsou významné při hledání příčin sociálních nerovností ve zdraví (Bates et al., 2009; Lindström et al., 2001). Cíl: Hlavním záměrem výzkumu bylo zmapování využití zdravotní péče imigranty. Metodika: Kvantitativní metoda byla realizována pomocí dotazování. Výzkumné šetření probíhalo v období leden až červenec 2012. Bylo kontaktováno 236 imigrantů ve dvou regionech (Jihočeský kraj a hlavní město Praha). Byli osloveni legálně usazení imigranti, ve věkové kategorii 18-65 let, vietnamské, mongolské a ukrajinské národnosti. Výsledky: Čerpání zdravotní péče imigranty bylo ovlivněno typem zdravotního pojištění, délkou pobytu, pohlavím a znalostí českého jazyka. Imigranti, kteří mohli vstoupit do systému veřejného zdravotního pojištění, čerpali zdravotní péči častěji než imigranti s komerčním zdravotním pojištěním. Závěry: Mezi opatření, vedoucí k odstranění sociálních nerovností a zlepšení situace imigrantů v ČR patří zvyšování jazykových znalostí imigrantů a umožnění všem legálně usazeným imigrantům přístup k veřejnému zdravotnímu pojištění., Background: Research shows that health state is influenced not only by gender but also by class and ethnic membership. Immigrants form a vulnerable group in comparison to the majority, more susceptible to a wide range of diseases. Social determinants of health play an important role in search for reasons for social inequality in health (Bates et al., 2009; Limdström et al., 2001). Goal: The main aim of the research was to map use of healthcare by immigrants. Methodology: The quantitative method used were interviews. The survey was carried out in the period from January to July 2012. 246 immigrants were interviewed from two regions (South Bohemian Region and the capital Prague). They were legally settled immigrants in the age group 18-65, of Vietnamese, Mongolian and Ukrainian nationality. Results: The factors influencing use of healthcare by immigrants are the type of health insurance, length of residence, sex and knowledge of Czech language. Conclusions: The following measures could lead to elimination of social inequality and to improvement of immigrants’ situation in the Czech Republic: knowledge of Czech and guarantee of access to public healthcare to all legally settled immigrants, Iva Brabcová, Veronika Záleská, and Literatura