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D Hofmann

Publications and source records attributed to D Hofmann.

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PubMed1977

[Evaluation of fetal maturity using various components of amniotic fluid].

It is reported on the lecithin-sphingomyelin-ratio, the total phospholipids, creatinine, glucose and content of orange cells in the liquor amnii in dependence on the age of pregnancy. All methods are criticized in their value for the diagnosis of fetal maturity. Basing on the results of this report is proposed a table of points of maturity like the model of womens hospital at the University of Halle (GDR). This table enables the shure judgement of the actual fetal maturity from the amniotic fluid.

Amniotic Fluid↗
PubMed1977

[Induction of lung maturation in pending premature delivery and scheduled premature delivery].

At the Women's Hospital of the Medical Academy of Erfurt we have examined the efficiency of dexamethasone on fetal lungs maturation at imminent premature birth and planned untimely delivery. Dexamethasone was given in a randomized series at a dosage of 12-mg per day orally on three successive days. The effectiveness of induction was measured at the percentage of the total phospholipid fraction in the amniotic fluid and at the mortality of RDS in both groups. A successful induction with dexamethasone we can only reach after the 32nd week of pregnancy.--Because this effect is not always continuous, we recommend to make the induction of fetal lungs maturation with dexamethasone and--if it necessary--its repetition after one week conditional upon the content of total phospholipids in amniotic fluid.

Adult↗
PubMed1976

[Vulvitis due to ancylostoma duodenale (author's transl)].

There is reported about a case of vulvitis, which was resistant to usual forms of therapy. Infections as such of Candida or of Trichomonas as well as diabetes could be excluded. But there could be proved an incidence of Ancylostoma duodenale, which is nowadays more often to be observed. Adequate therapy was successful.

Adult↗