帽状息肉病临床和内镜特征及内镜下切除治疗效果

为了探讨帽状息肉病的临床、内镜特征,并评价其内镜下切除治疗效果,对2017年6月—2021年2月首都医科大学附属北京友谊医院行内镜黏膜下剥离术（endoscopic submucosal dissection,ESD）或内镜黏膜切除术（endoscopic mucosal resection,EMR）结直肠息肉切除治疗,经术后病理证实为帽状息肉病的14例病例（共56枚息肉）进行了回顾性分析。结果显示：男8例,女6例;年龄14岁～74岁,其中<60岁7例,≥60岁7例;7例（50.0%）伴消化道症状;息肉多发4例,单发10例（71.4%）;息肉位于直肠42枚（75.0%）,乙状结肠13枚（23.2%）,横结肠1枚;山田分型Ⅰ型44枚（78.6%）,Ⅱ型3枚,Ⅲ型5枚,Ⅳ型4枚;内镜下息肉表面可见明显白色帽状覆盖物41枚（73.2%）、明显充血发红23枚,其中两者均可见8枚;2例行ESD治疗、12例行EMR治疗,均完全切除,均未出现出血、穿孔、感染等并发症;7例伴消化道症状者术后临床症状均获得缓解;11例（78.6%）随访期间完成肠镜复查,均未见息肉复发。由此可见,帽状息肉病无性别、年龄发病差异,息肉多单发,直肠及乙状结肠多见,形态以山田Ⅰ型为主,表面多有白色帽状覆盖物,患者可无明显消化道症状,内镜下切除治疗安全、有效。     

广西壮族自治区HIV感染长期不进展者特征及相关影响因素分析

目的 了解广西壮族自治区（广西）HIV感染长期不进展者特征及相关因素。方法 利用艾滋病综合防治信息系统数据库,对截至2016年底,现住址在广西,存活的,且未经抗病毒治疗,病程尚未进展为AIDS的HIV感染者进行分析。结果 按纳入标准,截至2016年底,HIV感染长期不进展者313例,占报告时间>10年的2.3%,占报告时间>10年且现存活的5.4%,占报告时间>10年且现存活的未经抗病毒治疗HIV感染者的26.6%;HIV感染长期不进展者中男性占87.2%（273例）、报告年龄≤ 40岁占94.9%（297例）、农民占32.3%（101例）、单身、离异或丧偶占55.6%（174例）、汉族占69.3%（217例）、经注射吸毒感染占68.1%（213例）、来源于监管场所者占52.1%（163例）;经多因素logistic回归分析,报告年龄≤ 40岁（与报告年龄>40岁相比,aOR=1.55,95% CI：1.31~3.12）、经注射吸毒感染（与经性传播相比,aOR=1.23,95% CI：1.10~1.74）是HIV感染长期不进展者的影响因素。结论 广西HIV感染长期不进展者存在一定比例,为进一步探究其规律,需开展大样本量宿主免疫学、遗传学及其病毒学等方面的深入研究。     

Immunolocalisation of E-cadherin and beta-catenin in human pterygium

AIM: The pterygium represents an invasion of a wing of altered ocular surface tissue into the normal cornea. The head itself is slightly elevated and white, which is the only site of firm adhesion to the globe. The mechanisms of cell proliferation and adhesion in pterygium epithelium, however, are unknown. The aim of this study was to analyse the expression of cell adhesion molecules in pterygium tissues. METHODS: Six pterygia were surgically removed using the bare-sclera procedure, and two normal corneas and a normal bulbar conjunctiva were also obtained. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues were analysed by immunohistochemistry with anti-E-cadherin and beta-catenin antibodies. RESULTS: Immunoreactivity for E-cadherin was not detected in the normal cornea and conjunctiva. In contrast, all corneal and conjunctival epithelial cells showed a weak homogeneous immunoreaction for beta-catenin on the cell membrane. In the pterygium head, the thickness was relatively marked compared with the body, and normal conjunctival and corneal epithelia. E-cadherin as well as beta-catenin was heterogeneously expressed in the cell membrane and cytoplasm of a variety of epithelial cells, whereas the expression was less marked in the body. Several epithelial cells showed intense nuclear immunoreactivity for beta-catenin. Immunoreactivity of beta-catenin, but not E-cadherin, was detected in only a few stromal cells, which were less marked than in epithelial cells. CONCLUSION: It is suggested that E-cadherin and beta-catenin are concentrated in pterygium tissue, and are possibly involved with epithelial proliferation and adhesion.     

The surgical treatment of aortic regurgitation secondary to aortitis

We describe the operative and perioperative management of 11 patients with aortic regurgitation due to aortitis. All patients required aortic valve replacement because of severely uncoapted cusps secondary to dilatation of the ascending aorta. The right coronary ostium was narrowed in 5 patients and consequently necessitated a smaller coronary tip for the administration of cardioplegic solution. To implant the prosthetic valve, pledgeted 2-0 Tevdek sutures were placed through the aortic valve annulus either from the ventricular side or from outside the aortic wall. Steroids were administered to 4 patients preoperatively and 8 patients postoperatively. Postoperative dehiscence of the prosthesis was seen in 1 of the 3 patients not given any steriods. We conclude that it is important to arrest the inflammatory reaction before operation and if the aortic valve must be replaced, to reinforce the implanted prosthesis with pledgeted sutures. Also, we suggest the possible importance of steroid therapy.     

Utility of a simplified ultrasonography scoring system among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A multicenter cohort study

We aimed to evaluate the utility of a simplified ultrasonography (US) scoring system, which is desired in daily clinical practice, among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving biological/targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs).A total of 289 Japanese patients with RA who were started on tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, abatacept, tocilizumab, or Janus kinase inhibitors between June 2013 and April 2019 at one of the 15 participating rheumatology centers were reviewed. We performed US assessment of articular synovia over 22 joints among bilateral wrist and finger joints, and the 22-joint (22j)-GS and 22-joint (22j)-PD scores were evaluated as an indicator of US activity using the sum of the GS and PD scores, respectively.The top 6 most affected joints included the bilateral wrist and second/third metacarpophalangeal joints. Therefore, 6-joint (6j)-GS and -PD scores were defined as the sum of the GS and PD scores from the 6 synovial sites over the aforementioned 6 joints, respectively. Although the 22j- or 6j-US scores were significantly correlated with DAS28-ESR or -CRP scores, the correlations were weak. Conversely, 6j-US scores were significantly and strongly correlated with 22j-US scores not only at baseline but also after therapy initiation.Using a multicenter cohort data, our results indicated that a simplified US scoring system could be adequately tolerated during any disease course among patients with RA receiving biological/targeted synthetic DMARDs.     

Successful diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary aspergillosis-related malignant catatonia using propofol and quetiapine: A case report

Introduction:Malignant catatonia (MC) is a movement disorder syndrome characterized by immobility, rigidity, and consciousness disorders that develops in association with mental and physical diseases. It is often fatal due to hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, and acute kidney injury. Its clinical symptoms are similar to those of another disorder, neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), and it is often difficult to distinguish between the 2 disorders.Patient concerns:An Asian woman in her 60s with history of schizophrenia. She was admitted to our hospital because of symptoms such as fever, unconsciousness, and muscle rigidity. Blood tests showed kidney injury and high creatinine kinase levels.Diagnoses:At the time of admission, she had been diagnosed with NMS complicated by pulmonary aspergillosis and was undergoing treatment although there was no improvement.Interventions:Subsequently, the administration of propofol, a gamma-aminobutyric acid A agonist, markedly improved the symptoms, and the diagnosis was corrected to MC. At the beginning of her hospitalization, she received dantrolene, bromocriptine, amantadine, and L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine as treatment for NMS, but her symptoms did not improve. With propofol, which is used for sedation, her catatonic symptoms improved markedly. Quetiapine administration further improved the symptoms, and it eventually resolved completely.Outcomes:The patient''s MC was in remission. Prolonged intensive care management resulted in a decline in activities of daily living, and she required rehabilitation at another hospital.Conclusion:This is the first report of MC with suspected involvement of pulmonary aspergillosis. MC differs from NMS, in that it is treated more effectively with gamma-aminobutyric acid A agonists. Although benzodiazepines are the first choice for the diagnosis and treatment of MC, they are ineffective for majority of patients with schizophrenia. However, even in such cases, propofol and quetiapine are effective, and they facilitate diagnosis and treatment.     

Allograft liver failure awaiting liver transplantation in Japan

Journal of Gastroenterology - Following liver transplantation (LT), allograft liver failure can be developed by various causes and requires re-LT. Hence, this study aimed to clarify the...