Pseudotumor appearance in chronic hepatitis

A pseudotumor appearance of the liver has not been previously described in chronic hepatitis. We reviewed 81 charts with a biopsy diagnosis of "chronic hepatitis" and at least one radiologic liver scan, and found four cases with a pseudotumor appearance. They all had features on radiologic scans suggestive of space-occupying lesions. Histology showed chronic hepatitis in all four. Two were cirrhotic, one due to alcohol and the other due to hepatitis B. The other two patients had chronic active hepatitis with regenerative nodules but only limited fibrosis, one due to hepatitis B, the other probable non-A, non-B. None had any evidence of hepatic malignancy. We conclude that some patients with chronic hepatitis may present with a pseudotumor appearance on radiological scans, due to the presence of regenerative nodules. Space-occupying lesions on liver scans in chronic hepatitis may represent non-neoplastic liver disease.     

The role of mtDNA deletion in the sensitivity to aminoglycoside antibiotic induced deafness]

OBJECTIVE: To establish an animal model of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletion and investigate the possible role of mtDNA deletion in aminoglycoside antibiotic induced deafness. METHODS: Thirty wistar rats (4 months) were randomly divided into group A and B. Doxorubicin (DOX) was subcutaneously injected at doses of 2 mg/kg twice per week for 3 months in group A and then kanamycin (KM) was intraperitoneally injected 500 mg/kg per day for 10 consecutive days. The treatments of group B were identical to group A, except normal saline was substituted for DOX. The thresholds of auditory brainstem response (ABR) were measured before and after the drug administrations. The inner ear membranous labyrinthine tissue was harvested and mtDNA was amplified to identify 4,834 bp deletion by PCR technique. RESULTS: The elevation of the mean ABR thresholds in group A(67.08 +/- 8.59) dB peSPL was significantly higher than that in group B (12.71 +/- 4.42) dB peSPL after KM administration (P < 0.001). In group A, 9 of the 15 rats demonstrated 4,834 bp mtDNA deletion. However, mtDNA 4,834 bp deletion was negative in group B animals. CONCLUSION: DOX can induce mtDNA deletion in the inner ear tissue of the rat. mtDNA deletion in the inner ear may play an important role in the hypersensitivity to aminoglycoside antibiotic ototoxicity.     

退变性腰椎管狭窄症手术治疗的探讨

目的：探讨退变性腰椎管狭窄症的手术治疗。方法：对９４例６０岁以上患者进行分型和手术治疗。结果：将本病分为Ⅰ型（侧隐窝狭窄型）;Ⅱ型（中央管狭窄型）;Ⅲ型（混合型）。对Ⅰ型手术方式采用单侧或双侧椎板开窗,扩大神经根管或（和）摘除髓核;对Ⅱ型行半椎板或全椎板切除术;对Ⅲ型行全椎板切除术。结论：通过术后疗效观察和３年随访,根据分型的不同选择不同的手术方式,可达到较好的临床疗效     

A claims data approach to defining an episode of care.

OBJECTIVE: To utilize health services research techniques in developing an episode of care using an administrative data set. This method is demonstrated for an episodic clinical condition, migraine. DATA SOURCES: Medicaid administrative data set of 3,372 patients with a diagnosis of migraine (ICD-9-CM 346.0, 346.1) in the state of Pennsylvania between May 1990 and March 1992. STUDY DESIGN: The duration of a migraine episode was measured by assessing the magnitude of resource utilization and the proportion of patients with charges in the period after the index migraine as compared to the period before the index migraine. A confidence interval (CI) was developed around each measure using bootstrap techniques. DATA COLLECTION METHODS: All charge data were extracted daily for a 113-day observation period surrounding each index migraine in order to observe the duration of impact of a migraine diagnosis on resource utilization. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The lower limits of both the 95% and 99% CIs for the difference in charges are greater than 0 for three weeks. The lower limits of both CIs for the difference in the proportion of patients with charges are above 0 for six weeks. CONCLUSIONS: Our analysis demonstrates that a health services research framework can be used to define an episode of care for a chronic disease category such as migraine. This method can be used to evaluate episodes of care for clinical studies of limited or episodic conditions and to complement clinical expertise in developing time horizons for clinical trials.     

慢性肾功能衰竭中医证型标准化研究探讨

本文对２次全国性慢性肾衰中医辨证分型标准进行了分析和总结,并按现行慢性肾衰辨证分型方案对４４４例患者进行证候学研究,列出了慢性肾衰中出现率高且具有鉴别诊断价值的症状及体征,并发现慢性肾衰尿毒症患者其气血阴阳虚损的积分值明显高于其它各期,提出现行方案的不足之处及有待改进的探讨意见     

新生儿血镉浓度的性别差异

金属镉对生物体造成的危害早已被人们所认识。１９５５年日本富山神通川下游出现的“痛痛病”即是与人们食入含镉量过高的食物有关。据该地流行病学调查,患者多为４０岁以上的妇女［１,２］,说明女性对镉的危害性较为敏感。本文取长沙地区的新生儿脐血及母血进行血镉的...     

Bone age and linear skeletal growth of children with cerebral palsy

The aim of this study was to compare the linear growth of children with cerebral palsy (CP) with that of children without CP. The segmental lengths (humerus, ulna, femur, tibia, and spine), recumbent length, body weight, and bone age of 62 children with CP (age range 2.25 to 14 years, mean 7.13 years) were measured and compared with 68 children without CP (age range 1.50 to 12.67 years, mean 6.73 years). The results show that bone-age delay is common in children with CP (68% with a delay of more than 1 year). The linear growth of children with CP is similar to that of children without CP when bone age is used instead of chronological age. There is a strong correlation between segmental lengths and body height. Hence, this study favours using segmental lengths for estimating height in children with CP and using the comparison group as a reference for this purpose. Nutritional and non-nutritional factors on bone-age delay are discussed.     

联合内分泌治疗对前列腺和睾丸的影响

目的 探讨抑那通和缓退瘤联合治疗对正常前列腺,增生的前列腺（ＢＰＨ）和前列腺癌以及睾丸的作用。方法 对１６例接受联合内分泌治疗至少３个月且有治疗前后病理资料的前列腺癌患者的标本进行了系统的病理学检查。对内分泌治疗后的睾丸标本与同龄未接受治疗的进行对照研究。结果 １４例内分泌治疗后的前列腺标本２例未见残存癌灶,９例对治疗有明显的反应;３例对治疗反应差,治疗并未降低前列腺癌的病理分期。３例内分泌治疗后     

Xanthine oxidase inhibitors from Brandisia hancei

Xanthine oxidase is a key enzyme associated with the incidence of hyperuricemia-related disorders. Repeated chromatography of the enzyme inhibitory part of the water extract of the twigs and leaves of Brandisia hancei (Scrophulariaceae) gave a flavone luteolin, an iridoid glycoside mussaenoside, two beta-sitosterol glycosides daucosterol and beta-sitosterol gentiobioside, and five phenylethanoids arenarioside, brandioside, acteoside, 2'-O-acetylacteoside and isoacteoside. Luteolin and isoacteoside inhibited the xanthine oxidase (XO, EC 1.2.3.2) with the IC50 values at 7.83 and 45.48 microM, respectively. Isoacteoside was found to be the first phenylethanoid that decreased substantially the formation of uric acid by inhibiting competitively xanthine oxidase (Ki value: 10.08 microM). Furthermore, the study suggested that the caffeoylation of the 6'-hydroxyl group of the phenylethanoids was essential for the enzyme inhibitory action.