Sulla dermatite da contatto sistemica nella patologia generale e professionale

Health status and quality of life of elderly persons with severe hemophilia born before the advent of modern replacement therapy

SUMMARY BACKGROUND: More and more people with severe hemophilia reach an old age thanks to an effective treatment. There is no information on the health status and quality of life of elderly people with hemophilia born at a time when replacement therapy was hardly available. METHODS: Italian patients with severe hemophilia, aged >or=65 years and hence born in 1942 or earlier, were compared with elderly men without bleeding disorders matched for age, sex, geography and social status. The following aspects were evaluated: concomitant illness, orthopedic status, physical functioning and cognitive status. Measurements of generic and disease-specific health-related quality of life were also obta…

Approfondimenti di fisiopatologia generale in dermatologia professionale

Cavo orale: distretto obbligato nella diagnostica di patologie sistemiche e della cute. Approccio clinico-semeiologico

Cavo orale: distretto obbligato nella diagnostica di patologie sistemiche e della cute. Patologie malformative e genetiche

Health-related quality of life and psychological well-being in elderly patients with haemophilia

Many persons with severe haemophilia reach seniority thanks to effective treatment. There is no information on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of these patients, who had lived for many years when regular replacement therapy was unavailable. Italian patients with severe haemophilia aged ≥65 years born in the 1940s or earlier were compared with men without bleeding disorders matched for age and geography. HRQoL was assessed via generic and disease-specific questionnaires. Potential associations with concomitant illnesses, orthopaedic status, physical functioning, cognitive status and depression were evaluated. In addition, the newly adapted HRQoL questionnaire specific for elderly pers…

Sulla propedeutica dermatologica nella Medicina del Lavoro

Sulla predisposizione individuale e prevenzione in dermatologia professionale