Granulomatous jellyfish dermatitis

The induction of a granulomatous inflammation by jellyfish toxins is rare. More typically, acute toxic and urticarial reactions are seen. An 11-year-old boy developed a striated urticarial erythema on the left cheek after contact with a gelatinous mass while swimming in the sea in Croatia. After initial erosion, a striated induration developed in the area of contact. Histological examination revealed a granulomatous inflammation with some eosinophils. While topical steroid-based antiinflammatory and antibacterial therapy over several weeks was not effective, topical therapy with tacrolimus 0.1% for two two-week treatment periods led to healing of the skin changes with a slight scar. There was no clinical recurrence after 5 month of follow-up.     

妊高征与眼底视网膜病变的临床探讨

目的 :探讨妊高征患者临床特征与视网膜病变的关系。方法 :观察 2 2 0例妊高征患者的眼底情况。结果 :视网膜病变与水肿关系不密切 ,与平均动脉压、蛋白尿的严重程度、病程及红细胞压积有密切关系 ;有眼底改变者 118例 ,占 5 0 .3%。结论 :眼底镜检查是临床上借以了解视网膜血管的常用方法 ,并可反映妊高征病情的程度 ,为产程处理提供依据     

Can a failed ileal pouch anal anastomosis be left in situ?

OBJECTIVE: Failure after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is reported with a frequency of 10-20%. The failed IPAA can be excised or defunctioned. Indications for excision and further management of an indefinitely diverted pouch are poorly described. The aim of the present investigation was to investigate pouch-related problems and the histopathological pattern of the pouch mucosa in this group of patients. METHOD: In a cohort of 620 patients having IPAA with a median follow-up of 14 years, 56 patients with failure were identified. The patients with defunctioned pouches were assessed with regard to pouch-related problems and endoscopy with biopsies was performed. Biopsies were stained with haematoxylin-eosin, PAS for neutral mucins and Alcian blue/high iron diamine for sialomucins/sulphomucins. Morphological changes were grouped into three types modified according to Veress and assessed for dysplasia. RESULTS: Twenty-two patients with an indefinitely diverted pouch were found. The follow-up time after surgery for failure was 10 years. Thirteen patients completed the follow-up. Except for two patients with pelvic/perineal pain, there were no clinical problems. The majority of patients displayed mild to moderate macroscopic signs of inflammation. Morphologically, findings ranged from a preserved mucosal pattern to intense inflammatory reaction. No case of dysplasia or carcinoma was found. CONCLUSION: Most patients with an indefinitely diverted pouch had no complaints regarding the pouch. There was no case of dysplasia. Indefinite diversion may be preferable to pouch excision, especially given the associated morbidity.     

Pleiotropy in Coffin-Lowry syndrome: Sensorineural hearing deficit and premature tooth loss as early manifestations

We report on 7 patients (6 M, 1 F) with Coffin-Lowry syndrome who have a sensorineural hearing deficit in addition to developmental delay and characteristic facial changes. One of the patients also had a history of premature exfoliation of primary teeth. These are previously unappreciated clinical signs that may aid in the early diagnosis of Coffin-Lowry syndrome. Early diagnosis and recognition of a hearing deficit in the patient can lead to the use of hearing aids to help the patient achieve his or her full potential. These “;new”; clinical manifestations expand the phenotype of Coffin-Lowry syndrome and constitute an additional indication of pleiotropy. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Ultrastructure changes associated with brain death in the human donor heart

Abstract Electromicroscopic examinations were carried out on 30 myocardial biopsies taken from 22 human donor hearts immediately after excision (prestorage) or immediately before transplantation (post-storage). All electron micrographs were independently examined by two morphologists. Eleven structures were examined in each micrograph, and each structure was scored according to the degree of injury. A good interobserver correlation was obtained in 84 % of the structures scored. In the prestorage left ventricular biopsies ( n = 11), approximately 20 %-25 % showed moderate to severe ultrastructural injury. The ultrastructural injury observed in the poststorage left ventricular biopsies ( n = 15) was no different from that in the prestorage group, particularly injury to the sarcomere and mitochondria. A similar degree and pattern of injury was seen in the right ventricle ( n = 4). There was no evidence that an ischemic storage period of less than 6 h increased the degree of injury seen. However, there was a higher incidence of moderate to severe injury in those hearts excised from donors initially dependent on high inotropic support.     

内皮素鞘内注射后的脊髓形态学观察

对18只大鼠进行内皮素脊髓鞘内注射,观察及记录大鼠后肢功能状态,并将18只大鼠分为3个不同的时间处死,进行病理形态学观察。结果表明:3组均表现缺血缺氧病理改变。2及4h实验组病变重于30min实验组。脊髓下胸段、腰段病变重于颈段及骶尾段。同时发现,大鼠后肢的功能状态与其脊髓相应的病理形态学变化不呈正比。     

出血厚度等因素对急性硬膜下血肿近期预后的影响分析

目的 :研究血肿厚度等因素对急性硬膜下血肿近期预后的影响。方法 :对 85例急性硬膜下血肿病人作回顾性分析 ,评价血肿厚度、术前GCS评分及瞳孔变化对急性硬膜下血肿近期预后的影响。结果 :出血厚度、术前GCS评分、瞳孔变化及对光反应对急性硬膜下血肿近期预后的影响有显著统计学意义。结论 :出血厚度、术前GCS评分、瞳孔变化及对光反应是评价急性硬膜下血肿近期预后的重要指标。     

先天性心脏病动脉导管未闭介入治疗及血流动力学变化

目的观察动脉导管未闭经皮心导管封堵术前后右心血流动力学的变化,评价其临床意义。方法对50例动脉导管未闭儿童患者,在进行介入性经皮心导管封堵术治疗前应用X线降主动脉造影测量前,术后经导管检测右心血流动力学指标变化。结果未闭动脉导管最窄处直径(5．6±1．3)mm;术前肺动脉平均压(19．1±2．3)mmHg,左向右分流量平均为(0．41±0．13)l／min,血流分流量占肺循环血流量的比例平均为(0．17±0．03);术后肺动脉平均压(14．4±1．7)mmHg,左向右分流量平均为(0．03±0．01)l／min,血流分流量占肺循环血流量的比例平均为(0．02±0．01),相应数据比较,差异有统计学意义(P＜0．05)。结论动脉导管未闭经皮心导管封堵术前后血流动力学会发生改变,肺动脉平均压,左向右分流量以及分流量占肺循环血流量的比例均会不同程度下降,这种改变可以作为评价介入治疗效果的重要指标。     

术前美托洛尔或咪唑安定对全麻诱导丙泊酚用量和血流动力学的影响

目的观察术前口服美托洛尔和肌注咪唑安定对麻醉诱导丙泊酚用量及血流动力学的影响。方法拟全麻行择期手术病人（ASAI-Ⅱ级）60例，随机分为美托洛尔组（Met组）、咪唑安定组（Mid组）和苯巴比妥钠组（Phe组）各20例，三组分别口服美托洛尔50mg、肌注咪唑安定0．04mg／kg、肌注苯巴比妥钠0．1g。以30mg·kg^-1·h^-1恒速推注丙泊酚直至病人入睡，随后静注芬太尼3μg／k，维库溴铵0．1mg／kg，辅助通气3min后进行气管插管。记录丙泊酚用量、入室、诱导前后、插管前后平均动脉压（MAP）和心率（HR）。结果Met组、Mid组、Phe组丙泊酚用量分别为1．36mg／kg±0．22mg／kg、1．40mg／kg±0．08mg／kg、1．61mg／kg±0．23mg／kg，与Phe组相比，Met组和Mid组丙泊酚用量减少（P〈0．01）。血流动力学变化：插管后组间对比Met组和Mid组MAP较Phe组低（P〈0．01）；插管后Mid组和Phe组HR基础值明显升高（P〈0．01或P〈0．05），而Met组无明显差异（P〉0．05）；插管后组间对比Met组和Mid组HR均比Phe组慢（P〈0．01）。结论术前口服美托洛尔或肌注咪唑安定与肌注苯巴比妥钠相比，均能减少丙泊酚诱导用量，但美托洛尔能更有效抑制血流动力学波动。     

The comparative evaluation of cellular localization of viral antigens with microscopic changes in the ileum of cattle infected with bovine viral diarrhea

The correlation between microscopic changes with cellular localization of viral antigens was studied in the ileum of 16 cases infected with bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV). Microscopic lesions in the ileum included multifocal erosive and ulcerative ileitis, severe congestion and hemorrhage, crypt dilation and mucus engorgement, epithelial debris and leukocytes, lymphoid depletion of Peyer’s patches, herniation of mucosal epithelium into depleted Peyer’s patches, and fibrinoid vasculitis of submucosal vessels. BVDV antigen was detected by immunohistochemistry in macrophages, dendritic cells, smooth muscle cells, endothelial cells, epithelial cells of crypts, and mucosal epithelium, together with other mononuclear cells including lymphocytes, plasma cells, fibroblasts, and intramural ganglial cells. No consistent correlation between the presence of BVDV antigen and vascular lesions in the ileum was identified. The intensity and distribution of the immunoperoxidase stain in the ileum was graded as highly positive (18.7%), moderately positive (56.3%), and mildly positive (25%). In conclusion, the pattern and density of distribution and localization of BVDV antigen in the ileum was not consistently correlated with the severity of microscopic lesions.