Biomedical subjects

Anita Olczak

Publications and source records attributed to Anita Olczak.

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PubMed2006

[Q fever--case report].

This work presents a case of Q fever in a 55-year-old man who came back from Lebanon. The dominant symptoms of the disease were fever and dry cough and in physical testing fine rales at the bottom of the right lung. An epidemiologic investigation (a monthly stay in Lebanon) and a serologic testing (indirect immunofluorescence assay) were useful to confirm a diagnosis of Q fever. Moreover the authors of the work paid attention to the differential diagnosis of Q fever and effectiveness of tetracycline in the treatment. The basic methods of the prevention of the disease were also described. In the case of a fever in individuals coming back from the region of the Mediterranean Sea Q fever should be taking into consideration in the differential diagnosis.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗

PubMed2005

[Tropical malaria in a 9 years old girl. A case report].

Malaria occurs in Poland sporadically. It is imported from endemic regions, exceptionally by children. Lack of knowledge of the clinical course may result in false diagnosis and fatal outcome of the disease. We present the case of falciparum malaria in the 9-years old girl during infection of Plasmodium falciparum.

Antimalarials↗

PubMed2005

[HIV-associated nephropathy. Case report].

The clinical case described below forces us to ask two basic questions: whether the patient is suffering from two separate, co-existing illnesses, i.e. primary nephritic syndrome or the nephritic syndrome in connection with Schoenlein-Henoch disease, with accompanies the HIV infection, or nephropathy, development of which has been triggered by HIV infection.

AIDS-Associated Nephropathy↗

PubMed2003

Acute hepatic failure in the course of alcohol-paracetamol syndrome--case report.

Acetaminophen belongs to the antipyretic and analgesic drugs most commonly used all over the world. In western Europe, primarily in Great Britain, as well as in the US, increasing incidence of acute liver failure due to the overdose of the drug has been reported. The report presents a description of alcohol-paracetamol syndrome, which led to the development of acute hepatic failure with numerous complications. Intensive symptomatic and causal treatment with N-acetylcysteine resulted in complete recovery.

Acetaminophen↗

PubMed2002

Supplementation with antioxidant vitamins prevents oxidative modification of DNA in lymphocytes of HIV-infected patients.

There is evidence suggesting that patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are under chronic oxidative stress. In the present study, the level of oxidatively modified bases in lymphocyte DNA and some other parameters of oxidative stress were measured in HIV-infected patients (n = 30), as well as in control groups (10 healthy volunteers and 15 HIV-seronegative injected drug users). Additional experiments were conducted using lymphocyte DNA samples from asymptomatic seropositive, HIV-infected patients who were supplemented with antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E or received placebo. Significant increases in the amount of the modified DNA bases were observed in HIV-infected patients when compared with the control group. The concentration of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) was higher and activities of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase and catalase) were lower in the group of HIV-infected patients in comparison to the control group. Vitamin supplementation resulted in the significant decrease in the levels of all modified DNA bases when compared to the patients who received placebo. The reduction of TBARS and the restoration of the activity of the enzymes were also observed. Our data suggest that people infected with HIV can benefit from treatment with antioxidant vitamins.

Adolescent↗