A blinded,controlled evaluation of anxiety and depressive symptoms in patients with fibromyalgia,as measured by standardized psychometric interview scales

The objective of the study was to evaluate the presence of psychopathology in fibromyalgia patients compared with a control group of other rheumatologic patients with pain. Forty-nine fibromyalgia patients and 33 control patients were interviewed blinded, using standardized psychometric scales. Pain was scored on a visual analogue scale. Fibromyalgia patients scored significantly higher than the controls on the Bech-Rafaelsen Melancholia Scale, the Atypical Depression Scale and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. On the Newcastle Depression Scale there was no difference. In both groups a correlation was found between pain score and psychometric scoring. The fibromyalgia patients scored significantly higher on pain than the controls. After correcting for this difference, the fibromyalgia patients still scored higher on anxiety and depression.     

Examination of the dermal lymphatics in psoriasis⋆

In recent years, research on the aetiology of psoriasis has focused on immune aetiopathogenesis. However, in the last few years, research on the immunoloogical changes in psoriasis has failed to mention the lymphatics. Also, studies emphasizing the importance of the dermal lymphatics have neglected the lymphatic changes seen in psoriasis. Therefore, we decided to put this matter back on the agenda. Skin biopsies from 20 patients with psoriasis vulgaris were examined lymphatically by light microscopy using the orcein stain. We found a considerable increase in both number and dilatation in the lymphatics of psoriatic plaques, compared with both the clinically uninvolved skin of the psoriatic patients and also the skin of the control group.     

Diagnosis and management of obstetric acute disseminated intravascular coagulation]

Twenty-seven in-patients with obstetric DIC in our hospital from Jan. 1971 to Dec. 1990 were analysed retrospectively. The incidence was 0.12% in the first decade and 0.02%, in the second, showing a difference of significance between them. The most common predisposing factors included amniotic fluid embolism, abruptio placenta and hemorrhagic shock. Bleeding from multi-organs in various extent and coagulation disorders occurred in all those 27 cases. [Besides anti-shock treatment, heparin was employed together with fibrinogen in 4 postpartum and 1 antepartum DIC patients, fibrinogen alone in 8 cases, and hysterectomy in 11 cases. 17 patients were saved and 9 died. It is important that early diagnosis and much attention paid to clinical characteristics together with serial laboratory tests. Key management should include prompt treatment and eradication of predisposing factors. Quick decision spite of to terminate the pregnancy and even hysterectomy should be done in some risks.     

透刺法配合按摩治疗周围性面神经麻痹病人的临床观察及护理

周围性面神经麻痹称之面瘫，以口眼向一侧歪斜为主症，俗称口眼歪斜。本病如果治疗不及时或治疗不当，则久治不愈，给病人造成极大痛苦。若单用针刺治疗疗程较长，疗效不显著。我科在运用针灸按摩治疗本病的同时，对病人实施了针对性的全面的护理措施。现介绍如下。     

复方黄氯软膏治疗婴幼儿急性湿疹30例

婴幼儿急性湿疹亦称“胎毒”、“胎疮”、“奶癣”、“黄水疮”等,多发生于出生后几天至5周岁的婴幼儿,多与金黄色葡萄球菌感染有关,是常见的皮肤病,其病变局部多有红点、丘疹、水疱、糜烂、渗出和结痂现象。笔者近年来运用复方黄氯软膏治疗本病30例,获得满意疗效,现报道如下。1临床资料1.1一般资料男18例,女12例;年龄最小10 d,最大2周岁,平均1.2岁;发于面部12例,面部、头部、额部及耳后14例,颈部、前后身大面积4例;伴发热4例,淋巴肿大2例。1.2临床表现此病好发于颜面、上额、头发内、耳后、前后身及四肢,可蔓延至全身,皮损初起见皮肤潮红,…     

微量元素硒和维生素E联合应用对家兔实验性脂质过氧化的保护作用

目的:探讨Se和VitE联合应用对胆固醇诱发家兔脂质过氧化的保护作用。方法:制作动物模型,设对照组,分组进行脂代谢观察。结果:Se、VitE联合应用降脂、抗脂质过氧化作用,优于单独应用。结论:Se、VitE联合应用有协同抗脂质过氧化作用,亦可升高HDL水平。     

前列腺素E1对大鼠肝脏缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用

目的 探讨前列腺素E1（PGE1）对肝脏 因再灌注损伤的保护作用。方法 制作常温下大鼠部分肝叶缺血再灌注模型，于缺血前经门静脉给予PGE1，45min后恢复血流灌注，并于1h后取门静脉血测定血清谷草转氨酶（GOT）、谷丙转氨酶（GPT）、乳酸脱氢酶（LDH）、肿瘤坏死因子－α（TNF－α）及内皮素1（ET－1），同时取缺血肝叶行病理组织学检查。结果 缺血再灌注组GOT、GPT、LDH及TNF－α和ET－1均明显高于正常对照组，PGE1组则明显低于缺血再灌注组。PGE1组的肝脏病理组织学改变明显轻于缺血再灌注组，并接近正常对照组。结论 PGE1对肝缺血再灌注具有保护作用。     

Dynamic muscular endurance in primary fibromyalgia compared with chronic myofascial pain syndrome.

The objective of the study was to quantify the voluntary dynamic muscular endurance (DME) in patients with primary fibromyalgia (PF) since easy fatigability of muscles is one of the major symptoms in this syndrome. Consecutive outpatients referred to a rheumatology clinic specializing in PF were investigated. Thirty-six patients with PF were compared with 18 patients with chronic myofascial pain (CMP) syndrome. Subjects were matched according to gender, age, height, weight, peak torque, and contractional work. The DME was defined as the number of repeated knee extensions necessary for the contractional work in two successive knee extensions to be equal to or below 70% of the initial value measured with an isokinetic dynamometer. A significantly lower DME was found in the PF group than in the CMP group: 11 (7-13) and 18 (11-25), respectively (median and quartiles), p less than .005. Patients with PF have a low voluntary muscular endurance compared to CMP patients.