MR Findings of Intrathecal Chemotherapy-Related Myelopathy in Two Cases: Mimicker of Subacute Combined Degeneration

We report the findings of spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 2 patients who had undergone intrathecal chemotherapy and presented with the subacute onset of ascending numbness and weakness. MRI revealed a symmetric hyperintensity at the posterior columns of the spinal cord from the lower cervical region down to the conus medullaris level on T2-weighted images, and no abnormal enhancement. The imaging findings are similar to those seen in subacute combined degeneration (SCD), but the serum vitamin B(12) levels were normal in these 2 cases.     

植物雌激素与前列腺癌及良性前列腺增生

植物雌激素是一类广泛分布于各类植物中的结构与雌激素相似并具有弱雌激素及抗雄激素活性的天然活性物质。PCa与BPH是雄激素依赖性及与年龄相关的疾病,近年来流行病学调查和实验研究均表明植物雌激素对PCa与BPH有防治作用。其机制可能与植物雌激素对性激素的调节、对细胞增生的抑制、诱导细胞凋亡及抗氧化作用等有关。     

De Novo Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an increasingly recognized clinico-pathologic entity typically associated with obesity, type II diabetes and hyperlipidemia. It has been noted to recur after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). We report four patients who developed de novo NAFLD within 3 months of OLT without the typical predisposing factors of diabetes mellitus or obesity. Three of the four patients underwent OLT for hepatitis C-related cirrhosis, and the other for alcoholic cirrhosis. Examination of the liver explants revealed no evidence of steatosis. No surreptitious alcohol use or a drug-induced process could be identified in these patients. Treatment of recurrent hepatitis C infection in one patient with interferon and ribavirin led to sustained suppression of the viral RNA to undetectable levels, but no improvement in histology or liver enzymes. All four patients had histologic evidence of preservation injury on the initial post-OLT biopsies, but the significance of this finding in relationship to the development of NAFLD is unknown. NAFLD can develop without any of the known predisposing conditions after transplantation, and this raises further questions about the pathogenesis of this condition .     

哮喘患者团体辅导实践与体会

结合临床实践,重点介绍作为心理干预形式之一的团体辅导在哮喘患者中的应用情况,包括实施方案、过程、所遇问题及处理等方面。笔者旨在验证、推广团体辅导这一有效改善哮喘患者情绪的心理干预方法,为提高哮喘患者生活质量的临床实践活动提供参考。     

糖皮质激素及异烟肼预防食管碱性腐蚀伤后瘢痕狭窄的实验研究

实验家犬采用Ｄａｖｉｓ食管碱性腐蚀伤模型，结果显示：甲基强的松龙治疗组，狭窄段食管的管径和食管的顺应性均明显大于对照组，而胶原含量及图象分析瘢痕组织中胶原纤维的密度均显著低于对照组，表明甲基强的松龙确有控制食管腐蚀伤后瘢痕狭窄的作用。但异烟肼组所测得的上述指标，均显著优于甲基强的松龙组，说明异烟肼预防食管腐蚀伤后瘢痕狭窄的效果优于甲基强的松龙，且其不良反应小，可以长期应用。无论甲基强的松龙或异烟肼，如同时应用青霉素均可加强治疗效果。     

Concentric sclerosis (Baló): Morphometric and in situ hybridization study of lesions in six patients

Brain tissues from 6 patients with concentric sclerosis (Baló) were examined by in situ hybridization, immunocytochemistry, morphometry, and histological methods. The patients were 24 to 48 years old and had progressive cerebral symptoms and signs that lasted 15 to 100 days. Large demyelinative lesions, most frequent in the frontal white matter, contained alternating bands of demyelinated and partly myelinated white matter that were arranged in concentric or mosaic patterns. In the areas of demyelination, axons were relatively well preserved and there were perivascular inflammatory infiltrates. In 2 specimens, lesions contained regions with the characteristic appearance of actively demyelinating multiple sclerosis plaques. Oligodendroglial densities were highest in normal-appearing white matter, lower in partially myelinated areas, and lowest in demyelinated areas, which also contained many hypertrophic astrocytes closely associated with oligodendroglia. Messenger RNA levels for myelin-related proteins followed the same pattern; they were lowest in demyelinated areas, higher in partially myelinated areas, and highest in normal-appearing white matter beyond lesion margins. Our findings suggest that concentric sclerosis is a variant of multiple sclerosis, that oligodendroglial loss is important in the pathogenesis of demyelination, and that partially myelinated areas probably represent stages of ongoing myelin breakdown rather than remyelination of previously demyelinated areas.     

成人全唾液与血浆中醛固酮含量测定

本文采用直接放射免疫测定法,固定条件,按标准程序测得30名正常成人全唾液及血浆中的醛固酮(Aldosterone,Aldo)浓度。均值唾液为6.6±1.9nmol/L,血浆为32.5±8.0nmol/L,两者呈平行关系(r=0.4,P<0.05,=11.29+0.79X),浓度比平均为20.2％。结果进一步证实唾液作为临床测定Aldo标本的有效性与实用性,有助于对一些全身及口腔疾病进行诊断及估计预后,并可据以评价皮质类固醇治疗效果及用药的合理性。     

Study of pyogenic granuloma of the oral cavity]

Pyogenic granuloma is one of the diseases sometimes seen in otorhinolaryngology clinics. The clinical features of this disease are understood to be that the lesion is located in the oral cavity in the majority of cases that its causative agent is usually discovered and that it most likely grows as a malignant tumor. However, the entity of pathological diagnosis has not been established. Thirty-one cases of oral pyogenic granuloma, including 16 males and 15 females, are reported in this paper. The granuloma was located most frequently at the tongue, followed, in order, by the gingiva, buccal mucosa, hard palate, lip and oral floor. The period between the patient's first visit to our clinic and the onset of his/her complaint was variable. It was relatively shorter in those cases with the lesion at the gingiva or tongue as compared to other locations. The size of the lesion was smaller than 10 x 10 mm. We classified the pathological features into three patterns; granuloma type, hemangioma type, and intermediate type. Many cases of lesions located at the back of the tongue, buccal mucosa, or hard palate were of the hemangioma type, while many cases of lesions located at the top of the tongue, gingiva, or oral floor were of the granuloma type. We have the impression that pyogenic granuloma could be one of the purulent changes associated with benign oral tumors.     

替代神经吻合法治疗喉返神经麻痹的解剖学研究

通过对30例人喉神经、膈神经、颈袢的解剖观测及利用图象分析仪二维重建技术对相关神经的截面积、纤维数量的测量比较分析,结合有关实验研究资料,设计了在甲状软膏板后下方开窗,于甲杓肌神经起点处切断该神经,用颈袢主支与甲杓肌神经吻合,用膈神经与喉下神经吻合,同时重建声带的内收和外展功能,并探讨了其解剖和生理学基础,认为此手术方法治疗喉返神经麻痹比较理想和可行。