Comparison of measurements made on dry bone and digital measurements in Anatomage for the sacral bone in a Spanish population.

The use of osteometry for human identification is a key element in the field of forensic sciences. Currently, the osteometry focuses on the use of digital techniques such as photography or 3D scans, to study and measure bones, offering advantages like easy access, preservation of bones, and worldwide collaboration possibilities. The study aims to analyze whether digital tools such as Anatomage can be used to collect reliable data. The study compares measurements of the sacral bone from 41 individuals from Orgiva Collection using both traditional and digital methods. The variables analyzed were described previously, including landmarks and positions, and were coded by differentiating the measurements between dry bone (caliper) and digital measurement (Anatomage). Results indicate minimal differences between digital and dry bone measurements, with only one variable showing a significant differences in the effect size analysis (d > 0.80). The TEM analysis showed four variables as non-acceptable (rTEM > 1.5), possibly due to the landmark location or the experience using the tool to locate landmarks. Digital resources are valuable for morphometric evaluations and human identification within forensic sciences. However, caution is necessary to ensure accurate landmark localization and validate these tools across various bone types and larger sample sizes.

First autochthonous malaria case due to Plasmodium vivax since eradication, Spain, October 2010.

In October 2010, one case of autochthonous malaria due to Plasmodium vivax was diagnosed in Spain. The case occurred in Aragon, north-eastern Spain, where the vector Anopheles atroparvus is present. Although the source of infection could not be identified, this event highlights that sporadic autochthonous transmission of vector-borne diseases in continental Europe is possible and calls for enhanced surveillance and vector control measures.

[Oral contraceptives in dermatology]. / Contracepción hormonal oral en Dermatología.

Patients with hyperandrogenic syndromes and diseases exacerbated by pregnancy and those taking common dermatologic drugs associated with risk to the fetus require prescription of contraceptives by the dermatologist. In healthy, nonsmoking women, oral contraception does not increase the risk of cerebral or cardiac vascular disease and is associated with major benefits besides avoiding pregnancy. These include prevention of ovarian and endometrial carcinoma, ectopic pregnancy, pelvic inflammatory disease, ovulation pain, and menstrual cycle disorders. This article will review the mechanism of action, side effects, health risks, contraindications, initiation of the oral contraceptive regimen, and patient follow-up, as well as interactions between contraceptives and other drugs.

Contracepción hormonal oral en Dermatología / Oral Contraceptives in Dermatology

Tanto los síndromes de androgenización y las enfermedades que empeoran con el embarazo, como la medicación de riesgo para el feto de uso habitual en Dermatología precisan la prescripción de contraceptivos por parte del dermatólogo. En mujeres sanas, no fumadoras, la anticoncepción oral no aumenta el riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular (cerebral o cardiaca), y está asociada a grandes beneficios no anticonceptivos, incluidos la importante prevención del carcinoma de ovario y de endometrio, de la gestación ectópica, la enfermedad inflamatoria pélvica, el dolor ovulatorio y los trastornos del ciclo menstrual. Se revisan el mecanismo de acción, los efectos secundarios, los riesgos para la salud, las contraindicaciones, el inicio y el seguimiento del uso de los anticonceptivos orales, así como las interacciones de los anticonceptivos con otros fármacos (AU)

Patients with hyperandrogenic syndromes and diseases exacerbated by pregnancy and those taking common dermatologic drugs associated with risk to the fetus require prescription of contraceptives by the dermatologist. In healthy, nonsmoking women, oral contraception does not increase the risk of cerebral or cardiac vascular disease and is associated with major benefits besides avoiding pregnancy. These include prevention of ovarian and endometrial carcinoma, ectopic pregnancy, pelvic inflammatory disease, ovulation pain, and menstrual cycle disorders. This article will review the mechanism of action, side effects, health risks, contraindications, initiation of the oral contraceptive regimen, and patient follow-up, as well as interactions between contraceptives and other drugs (AU)

Human case of swine influenza A (H1N1), Aragon, Spain, November 2008.

A human case of swine influenza A (H1N1) in a 50-year-old woman from a village near Teruel (Aragon, in the north-east of Spain), with a population of about 200 inhabitants, has been reported in November 2008.

Enfermedad de Mondor. Descripción de un caso clínico / Mondor´s disease. A clinical case description

La enfermedad de Mondor es una patología infrecuente, caracterizada por la tromboflebitis de la venas torácicas subcutáneas. Presentamos el caso de una paciente de 85 años de edad, que acudió por la aparición de una tumoración en la mama izquierda de aparición espontánea, sin causa aparente. El cuadro mejoró tras la aplicación de un tratamiento antiinflamatorio local, hasta su completa resolución transcurridas unas semanas (AU)

Mondor’s disease is an uncommon disorder, characterized by superficial thrombophlebitis of the thoracic veins. We present a case of Mondor’s disease in a woman 85 year old, who presented with a tumor in the left breast, that appeared spontaneously and with no apparent cause. With the application of local anti-inflammatory treatment, complete resolution occurred within weeks (AU)

Use of septal cartilage homografts in rhinoplasty.

We present a case report demonstrating the long-term survival of homologous cartilage grafts in the nose. There are no histological changes in homografts compared with autologous cartilage. The importance of an adequate technique of preservation as well as the possibility of viral transmission, are discussed. In our opinion, septal cartilage is the best reason for nasal repair, before auricular or costal cartilages. We consider the use of homologous septal cartilage a useful technique basically indicated when a cartilage graft is considered necessary, but there is insufficient autologous cartilage available.

The use and abuse of external incisions in rhinoplasties.

The author emphasizes his basic opposition to the use of external incisions in surgical rhinoplasty with only a few minor exceptions. External incisions are justifiable in only a limited number of cases, and when they are published these cases should be exceptional indeed and not suggested as an alternative technique or as an innovation to be used on a routine basis. The endonasal approach should be used in the vast majority of aesthetic rhinoplasties with only a few exceptions mentioned here.

An old story: an ivory nasal implant.

The author describes the 45-year-old successful survival of a series of ivory implants, used by his father, Dr. Rafael Vilar-Sancho, to repair and reconstruct a severe nasal deformity.

Rhinoseptoplasty.

Severe deviations of the nasal septum and entire nasal bony and cartilaginous framework can be treated adequately only by a classical rhinoplasty coupled with an atypical submucous resection. All of the cartilaginous and osseous septum are removed and the operation is completed with the insertion of a cartilaginous support formed from cartilage strip grafts obtained from the resected septal cartilage.