Calin Giurcaneanu

Human Dirofilaria repens Infection in Romania: A Case Report

Human dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the filarial nematodes of dogs Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis. Depending on the species involved, human infections usually manifest as one cutaneous or visceral larva migrans that forms a painless nodule in the later course of disease. Dirofilariae are endemic in the Mediterranean, particularly in Italy. They are considered as emerging pathogens currently increasing their geographical range. We present one of the few known cases of human dirofilariasis caused by D. repens in Romania. The patient developed unusual and severe clinical manifestations that mimicked pathological conditions like cellulitis or deep venous thrombosis.

Knowledge, behavior and attitudes related to skin cancer prevention among final year medical students

ejd.2012.1850 Auteur(s) : Ana-Maria Forsea1 aforsea@yahoo.com, Ioana Popescu1, Gabriela Turcu2, Calin Giurcaneanu1, Alan C Geller3 1 Dermatology Department, Elias University Hospital, 17, Marasti Bvd, Sector 1, Bucharest, Romania 2 Dermatology Department I, Colentina Hospital, Bucharest, Romania 3 Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA, USA Adequate training of all medical students for skin cancer detection and prevention is essential for [...]

Intravascular Papillary Endothelial Hyperplasia – Case Report

1 Department of Dermatology, Elias Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania 2 Department of Dermatology, „Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania 3 Department of Pathology, Elias Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania 4 Department of Oncology, Elias Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania 5 Department of Oncology, „Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania Corresponding author: Liliana Gabriela Popa, Department of Dermatology, Elias Emergency University Hospital, No. 17 Marasti Bd, Bucharest, Romania. E-mail: lilidiaconu@yahoo.com Abstract

Facial Paralysis - Thermal Patterns

Facial paralysis is a common affliction for the Rehabilitation Medicine practitioner. This type of paralysis is a very disabling condition. The lost sensation and muscle control in the territory of the facial nerve can cause difficulty in speech, swallowing, closing the eye (it can cause blindness if not tended carefully), it ca also cause vertigo (sometimes it’s so severe that the patient is unable to stand or walk) or the loss of taste in the anterior two thirds of the tongue. In healthy individuals the skin temperature distribution is symmetric. Lesions of the facial nerve are associated with an alteration of the normal skin temperature pattern. Infrared thermography is a valuable auxiliary tool for differential diagnosis, as it objectivizes the infrared thermal distribution on the facial skin.