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The data from the SNSID system on incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis within Health Area 15 of the Community of Valencia tends to underestimate the true incidence rate. The factual resources of the Hospital Microbiology Service are underutilized, considering the quantity and quality of information it can provide. The capture-recapture method is a good choice of method for measuring tuberculosis incidence. This method merits greater use within the field of epidemiology as much in order to assess the representativeness and thoroughness of surveillance systems as to identify inadequacies in their reporting and localisation of disease outbreaks.

A 10-year-old boy presented with priapism of 10 h duration which after unsuccessful conservative measures, was relieved by a saphenocorporeal shunt. A 4-year history of intermittent vague aching of fingers and toes accompanied by low-grade fever was reported. Fabry disease was confirmed by the lack alpha-galactosidase activity in serum and leucocytes. Other characteristic features of Fabry disease were not present. The condition was also diagnosed in his 14-year-old brother and suspected in his maternal grandfather who died at the age of 49 from renal failure of unknown aetiology.

Stent revascularisation for near-occlusion carotid stenosis has a high procedural success rate; however, its higher plaque load was responsible for the increased rate of ischaemic brain lesions and adverse neurovascular events at 30 days post-procedure.