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Suicide is the second cause of death in adolescents, with depression being the most frequently associated disorder, whose symptoms can be explained by Beck's cognitive triad. The case of a 15-year-old female adolescent is presented, a user of social networks as a platform for the information and manifestation of symptoms of depression, and of the desire to seek help; she was finally treated in an emergency room and hospitalized for the management of a depressive episode with suicidal attempt. This case allows to describe the process through which a social network directly influences a patient's mood disorder and its consequences.

Background/aims Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) is the most frequent malignant tumour of the conjunctiva, with scarce recurrence and infrequent metastasis. The purpose of this study is to describe the clinical and pathological characteristics of this neoplasm and to identify the prognostic factors for recurrence and metastasis in a cancer hospital in Peru. Materials and method A longitudinal, retrospective study of 176 consecutive patients diagnosed with SCC of the conjunctiva. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were evaluated. In addition, Kaplan-Meier curves were performed, and Cox regression was used to determine prognostic factors for recurrence and metastasis over time. Result Only 12.5% presented tumour size ≤5 mm. The highest proportion according to the histopathological type was the well-differentiated infiltrative forms (40.9%), and according to tumour, ...