Autopsy findings in two cases of neonatal herpes simplex virus infection: detection of virus by immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization and the polymerase chain reaction

We describe the pathological findings in two fatal cases of neonatal infection with herpes simplex virus. One had an encephalitis caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2); the other had a disseminated infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Confirmation of the diagnosis was obtained by use of the polymerase chain reaction to amplify viral DNA from paraffin sections of autopsy tissues. By using primers which amplify fragments of the HSV-1 thymidine kinase gene and HSV-2 glycoprotein gene respectively it was possible to discriminate between infection with HSV-1 and HSV-2. In contrast, immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization using commercially available reagents did not distinguish between HSV-1 and HSV-2 infection. However, immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization are probably more reliable than the polymerase chain reaction for assessment of the distribution of virus in different tissues.     

病毒性肝炎病人血浆VitE水平及其临床意义

观测了急性肝炎和重症肝炎病人血浆ＶｉｔＥ及Ｌｐｏ水平及其动态变化。急性肝炎和重症肝炎病人血浆ＶｉｔＥ低于对照组，Ｌｐｏ高于对照组，均以重症肝炎更明显，且死亡病例血浆ＶｉｔＥ低于存活者。部份病人口服ＶｉｔＥ不能提高其血浆水平，并随病情加重而逐渐降低。讨论了病毒性肝炎病人血浆ＶｉｔＥ降低与Ｌｐｏ升高的关系及其临床意义，认为动态观测血浆ＶｉｔＥ可作为判断重症肝炎病情进展及预后的参考。     

传染病研究40年（1955～1995年）

本文综述本校传染病学教研室１９５５～１９９５年间所取得的科研成果。内容包括１０余种传染病与寄生虫病的临床和基础研究，其中以华支睾吸虫病、恙虫病等有广东特色的传染病以及伤寒、痢疾、病毒性肝炎等影响人民健康最普遍的传染病为重点。反映了建国以来各个时期本教研室对防治这些传染病所作的贡献。所取得的成果，相当一部分通过多年来的验证，已获得广大传染病工作者所认同或列为常规，部分已获得部委级奖励。现在重温这些成果，可能起承前启后的意义。     

肝炎肝硬化患者血清IL-10、IL-18水平的变化及意义

目的探讨血清IL10、IL18在肝炎肝硬化的发病机制中的作用。方法62例肝炎肝硬化患者根据childpugh分级法分为3组:childpughA级组19例、childpughB级组23例和childpughC级组20例。采用ELISA法检测3组患者和20例健康献血员血清IL10、IL18的水平。结果childpughA、B、C级组血清IL18水平均明显高于对照组(P均<0.01),childpughA级组血清IL10水平略高于对照组,但无显著性差异(P>0.05);childpughB、C级组明显低于对照组(P<0.05);有腹水组、无腹水组血清IL18水平均明显高于对照组(P均<0.01),有腹水组血清IL10水平明显低于无腹水组、对照组(P<0.05,P<0.01);血清IL10水平与血清IL8水平呈负相关(r=-0.51,P<0.01);血清白蛋白水平与血清IL10水平呈正相关(r=0.566,P<0.01),与血清IL8水平呈负相关(r=-0.315,P<0.01);血清凝血酶原活动度与血清IL10水平呈正相关(r=0.506,P<0.01),与血清IL18水平呈负相关(r=-0.463,P<0.01);血清总胆红素水平与血清IL8水平呈正相关(r=0.677,P<0.01),与血清IL10水平呈负相关(r=-0.339,P<0.01)。结论IL10、IL18在肝炎肝硬化的发病机制中起一定的作用,其水平与肝损害程度密切相关。     

病毒性肝炎患者血小板减少与脾脏肿大和血小板生成素的关系

目的研究病毒性肝炎患者血小板减少、脾脏肿大及血清血小板生成素(TPO)水平之间的关系,以探讨病毒性肝炎患者血小板减少的发病机制。方法应用腹部彩色B超测量58例病毒性肝炎并血小板减少症患者(A组)以及48例病毒性肝炎血小板正常患者(B组)和20例健康志愿者(C组)的脾脏大小,并采用酶联免疫吸附法测定其血清TPO水平。结果A组脾脏厚度(50.49±13.58mm)明显大于B组(38.45±8.14mm,P<0.01)和C组(32.25±3.73mm,P<0.01)。血小板数与脾脏大小呈负相关(r=-0.553,P<0.01)。血清TPO水平A组(88.05±17.09pg/mL)明显低于B组(100.20±17.63pg/mL,P<0.01)和C组(108.96±25.90pg/mL,P<0.01)。血小板数与血清TPO水平呈正相关(r=0.407,P<0.01)。结论病毒性肝炎血小板减少与脾脏肿大、血清TPO水平下降有关。     

综合疗法和加用人胎肝细胞悬液治疗重症肝炎30例疗效比较

重症肝炎30例随机分为两组,采用综合疗法治疗15例;另15例在综合疗法基础上加用人胎肝细胞悬液。综合治疗组病死比例为9/15例;胎肝组病死比例为4/15例,较综合疗法组明显为低。胎肝组存活11例平均退黄时间为55.4±25.4天;综合疗法组存活6例,平均退黄时间为119.7±54.9天,前者明显短于后者(P<0.01)。对胎肝组12例患者作输注前后凝血酶元时间活动度对比观察,输注后48h凝血酶元时间活动度可提高18.9％。     

The first case of Pseudallescheria boydii meningjitis in China — Electron microscopic study and antigenicity analysis of the agent

Summary Reported in this paper is the first case of isolation ofPseudalle-Scheria boydii from cerebral spinal fluid of a boy with meningitis in China. Morphology and culture were observed by light microscopy, electron scanning microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. In addition, mycelium antigen prepared by SDS-PAGE was compared with that of the other strain of Scedosporium apiospermum. Both of the strains showed more than 40 peptide lines. Their molecular weight was very similar. On the CS-930 Dual-Wavelength TLC Scanner the peaks of both antigens showed to lie in nearly the same position. It could be concluded thatPseudallescheria boydii andScedosporium apiospermum belong to the same genus, but they are of different strains and reproductive phases.     

14岁以下正常人群B19病毒抗体的测定

用间接免疫荧光法检测了延边地区１４岁以下不同年龄组的正常人群血清中抗Ｂ１９病毒抗体。结果如下：抗体阳性率为１２．９％，各年龄组抗体阳性率分布不均，主要在７．５％～２２．５％之间，几何平均效价为１：１９，各年龄组的几何平均效价在１：１６～１：２５之间；抗体效价分布在１：１０～１：８０之间，主要在１：４０以下，朝鲜族和汉族的病毒抗体阳性率分别为９．７％和１６．０％，几何平均效价分别为１：２１和１：１８．统计结果表明，各年龄组之间及朝鲜族和汉族之间，抗体阳性率和几何平均效价均无显著性差异（Ｐ＞０．０５）．     

Neurological complications in AIDS patients: the 1-year retrospective study in Chiang Mai University, Thailand

The first case of AIDS patient in the northern part of Thailand was reported in 1987 (Vithayasai et al., 1996), marking the outbreak of an epidemic. In our experience, the neurological involvement in AIDS patients seems to have changed in pattern and incidence during the last 8 years. We have conducted a retrospective study to review the incidence of AIDS-defining diseases in the patients admitted to Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand during the period September 2001 to August 2002. There were 155 AIDS patients admitted during this specified period, 118 of which were male and 37 female, aged between 16 and 60. The incidence of neurological complications was 50.3 per 100 person-years, in which central nervous system involvement account for 46.5 per 100 person-years and peripheral nervous system involvement account for 3.8 per 100 person-years. The incidence of cryptococcal meningitis appeared to be decreasing since 1994 whereas the incidence of cerebral toxoplasmosis appeared to be increasing. The incidence of cryptococcal meningitis, cerebral toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection was 18.0, 14.8 and 7.0 per 100 person-years, respectively. Other common non-neurological AIDS-defining illnesses in northern Thailand include pulmonary tuberculosis (15.4 per 100 person-years), extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (9.6 per 100 person-years), and disseminated penicilliosis (12.2 per 100 person-years). In this way and summarizing, in northern Thailand, the three most common neurological involvements before the era of highly active anti-retroviral therapy are cryptococcal meningitis, cerebral toxoplasmosis and CMV infection. The incidence of cryptococcal meningitis appeared to be decreasing whereas the incidence of cerebral toxoplasmosis seemed to be increasing.     

Primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis followed with serial magnetic resonance images

We report a case of primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis (PDLG) followed up with serial magnetic resonance images (MRI). A 45‐year‐old man manifested with bilateral abducens nerve palsy and meningisms. Repeated MRI revealed diffuse leptomeningeal enhancement throughout the central nervous system without intra‐axial mass accompanied with the dilatation of ventricles and focally enlarged cerebral sulci. Brain biopsies showed a leptomeningeal gliomatosis. The MRI findings described here would contribute to the diagnosis of PDLG among other common diseases diffusely spreading along the leptomeningeal structures.