We present a case of a 31-year-old patient with type 1 diabetes diagnosed at the age of 6. Diabetes is complicated with neuropathy, retinopathy, and nephropathy. He has been admitted to the diabetes ward due to inadequate diabetes control. Gastroscopy and abdominal CT were performed, and gastroparesis was confirmed as an explanation for postprandial hypoglycemia. During hospitalization, the patient reported sudden pain localized on the lateral, distal part of his right thigh. The pain occurred at rest and was aggravated by movement. Diabetic muscle infarction (DMI) is a rare complication of long-lasting, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. It usually occurs spontaneously, without any previous infection or trauma, and is often misdiagnosed clinically as an abscess, neoplasm, or myositis. DMI patients suffer from pain and swelling of the affected muscles. Radiological examinations, including MRI, CT, and USG, are most important for the diagnosis, assessing the extent of involvement and differentiating DMI from other conditions. However, sometimes a biopsy and histopathological examination are necessary. The optimal treatment has still not been determined. There is also a potential risk of DMI recurrence.

Hypothenar hammer syndrome is a rare cause of ischemic fingers observed mainly in young men smoking cigarettes and it is associated with repeated trauma of the ulnar artery in the area of the hypothenar eminence of the dominant-hand arm, resulting in a deficit of blood supply with the occurrence of hand symptoms typical for chronic and sometimes critical ischemia. Artery injury in this location is most often the result of multiple repetitions of the same activity being mostly the result of occupational exposure. We present a case of a 27-year-old car mechanic admitted to the hospital with symptoms of critical ischemia of the fingers III, IV, and V of the right hand, which resolved after conservative treatment.

Introduction Partial splenic endovascular embolization (PSEE) could be an option for patients with thrombocytopaenia (TCP). We selected a group of 22 patients diagnosed with refractory TCP to undergo PSEE, and we followed them for detailed analysis. Material and methods Twenty-two patients...

Introduction. Diabetes is not only an issue related to secretory organs or complications permanently attached to any ongoing disease process, but it is also an issue of public health as it is one of the four top priority non-contagious diseases the entire world is fighting against. The aim of this research was to assess the risk of possible diabetes incidence amongst a group of test subjects which may occur in the next decade. The study was based on a FINDRISC questionnaire. Material and methods. The research group were comprised of 100 responders at the ages of 18 to 88, including 70 female and 30 male subjects. The mean age of the men was 47.6 ± 19.98 years, while for the women it was 53.61 ± 18.31 years. Results. The results obtained in the questionnaire showed that the risk of diabetes incidence increased in subjects who turned 55 years of age in comparison to the younger responders. The risk of developing diabetes increased with the increase of BMI at the correlation coefficient 0.657 and p < 0.001. Conclusions. Genetic affinity was determined to be an irrelevant variable in the risk of developing diabetes. Both BMI and the age were strong factors determining the future risk of diabetes incidence. Introduction. Diabetes is not only an issue related to secretory organs or complications permanently attached to any ongoing disease process, but it is also an issue of public health as it is one of the four top priority non-contagious diseases the entire world is fighting against. The aim of this research was to assess the risk of possible diabetes incidence amongst a group of test subjects which may occur in the next decade. The study was based on a FINDRISC questionnaire. Material and methods. The research group were comprised of 100 responders at the ages of 18 to 88, including 70 female and 30 male subjects. The mean age of the men was 47.6 ± 19.98 years, while for the women it was 53.61 ± 18.31 years. Results. The results obtained in the questionnaire showed that the risk of diabetes incidence increased in subjects who turned 55 years of age in comparison to the younger responders. The risk of developing diabetes increased with the increase of BMI at the correlation coefficient 0.657 and p < 0.001. Conclusions. Genetic affinity was determined to be an irrelevant variable in the risk of developing diabetes. Both BMI and the age were strong factors determining the future risk of diabetes incidence.