不典型结核性脑膜炎临床诊断和治疗体会

目的：总结不典型结核性脑膜炎的临床诊断与治疗体会。方法回顾分析2011年8月~2013年8月我院收治的71例不典型结核性脑膜炎患者的诊断依据、临床特点与治疗方案。结果不典型结核性脑膜炎主要分为两种类型,即脑脊液的改变无典型性、患者临床表现与脑脊液无典型性;经过治疗,68例患者病情明显好转,存活率为95.77%,死亡率为4.23%。结论临床中对于不典型结核性脑膜炎应当高度警惕、及早诊断、正确治疗,以进一步提高临床治愈率,提高患者生命质量。     

小儿结核性脑膜炎临床特征分析

目的总结小儿结核性脑膜炎(简称结脑)的临床特征,探讨早期诊断的有效方法。方法回顾性分析2001-01—2004-12重庆医科大学附属儿童医院103例临床诊断结核性脑膜炎的住院患儿病例资料。结果(1)全组病例中,<3岁的婴幼儿49例(47.6%);(2)全组患儿主要临床表现为:发热、颅内压增高、抽搐、意识障碍;(3)38例有明确结核接触史,共占36.9%;(4)全组88例行头颅CT检查,77例异常,阳性率为87.5%,其中51例伴随脑积水改变(66.2%)。最早于病程第4天即有CT异常。结论(1)发热伴颅内压增高、脑神经损害是小儿结核性脑膜炎常见的表现。(2)诊断小儿结核性脑膜炎应重视对结核接触史询问,加强密切接触亲属结核感染的检查,年龄越小,价值越大。(3)头颅CT是结核性脑膜炎早期诊断和判断预后比较有效的方法,对疑诊病人应及时进行头颅CT检查及动态随访CT变化。(4)提高病原学检查对确诊结脑及筛查有效药物治疗均有重要意义。     

Cytokines and fibrinolytic enzymes in tuberculous and parapneumonic effusions

Tuberculous (TB) pleurisy and parapneumonic effusion (PPE) are common causes of pleural fibrosis. The mechanisms underlying fibrin deposition may be different since involved inflammatory cells are distinct. In this study, we measured various cytokines and fibrinolytic enzymes and compared the differences between the two effusions. PPE was further divided into noncomplicated PPE and complicated PPE/empyema subgroups. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1beta, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) and tissue type plasminogen activator (tPA) were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Significantly higher values of PAI-1, PAI-1/tPA ratio, IL-1beta, IL-8 and MIP-1beta and significantly lower values of TNF-alpha, IL-6 and MCP-1 were observed in PPE/empyema than in TB effusions. Compared to noncomplicated PPE, complicated PPE/empyema had significantly higher levels of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-8 and MIP-1beta. TB pleurisy patients who had higher effusion levels of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta and IL-8 were predisposing to residual pleural thickening. The underlying mechanisms of fibrin formation and deposition between the two effusions studied (PPE/empyema and TB pleurisy) could not be fully explained by the results of the present study. More studies are needed to explore this further.     

CDK9/CYCLIN T1 expression during normal lymphoid differentiation and malignant transformation

CDK9 is a member of the CDC2-like family of kinases. Its cyclin partners are members of the CYCLIN T family (T1, T2a, and T2b) and CYCLIN K. The CDK9/CYCLIN T1 complex is very important in the differentiation programme of several cell types, controlling specific differentiation pathways. Limited data are available regarding the expression of CDK9/CYCLIN T1 in haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues. The aim of this study was to analyse the expression of the CDK9/CYCLIN T1 complex in lymphoid tissue, in order to assess its role in B- and T-cell differentiation and lymphomagenesis. CDK9/CYCLIN T1 expression was found by immunohistochemistry in precursor B and T cells. In peripheral lymphoid tissues, germinal centre cells and scattered B- and T-cell blasts in interfollicular areas expressed CDK9/CYCLIN T1, while mantle cells, plasma cells, and small resting T-lymphocytes displayed no expression of either molecule. CDK9/CYCLIN T1 expression therefore appears to be related to particular stages of lymphoid differentiation/activation. CDK9 and CYCLIN T1 were highly expressed in lymphomas derived from precursor B and T cells, from germinal centre cells, such as follicular lymphomas, and from activated T cells (ie anaplastic large cell lymphomas). Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells of classical Hodgkin's lymphoma also showed strong nuclear staining. Diffuse large B-cell, Burkitt's lymphomas, and peripheral T-cell lymphomas, among T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders, showed a wide range of values. No expression of CDK9 or CYCLIN T1 was detected in mantle cell and marginal zone lymphomas. However, at the mRNA level, an imbalance in the CDK9/CYCLIN T1 ratio was found in follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphomas with germinal centre phenotype, and in the cell lines of classical Hodgkin's lymphomas, Burkitt's lymphomas, and anaplastic large cell lymphoma, in comparison with reactive lymph nodes. These results suggest that the CDK9/CYCLIN T1 complex may affect the activation and differentiation programme of lymphoid cells. The molecular mechanism through which the CDK9/CYCLIN T1 complex is altered in malignant transformation needs to be elucidated.     

Estimation of apoptosis and cell proliferation in histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis using immunohistochemical double staining

The aim of the present study was to estimate the relationship between apoptosis and cell proliferation in histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (HNL). Fifteen patients with HNL were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into three groups according to the proportion of the necrotic area as follows: necrosis (+), necrotic area <25%; necrosis (++), necrotic area 25–50%; and necrosis (+++), necrotic area >50%. Immunohistochemical double staining was performed for CD3 plus caspase-3 and for Ki-67 plus caspase-3 and positive cells were counted in two areas: one without and one with obvious apoptotic features. Most caspase-3-positive cells were also stained for CD3 (area exhibiting obvious apoptotic features: average, 92.3%). Furthermore, various proportions of both Ki-67- and caspase-3-positive cells were detected in all the groups (range, 5–70%). In the area with obvious apoptotic changes, the average percentage of both Ki-67- and caspase-3-positive cells (38.6%) was higher than that in the area without obvious apoptotic features (16.3%). A proportion of cells in HNL undergo proliferation and apoptosis simultaneously, such as neoplastic cells, thereby exhibiting rapid cell cycles.     

A study of tubercular lymphadenitis: a comparison of various laboratory diagnostic modalities with a special reference to tubercular polymerase chain reaction

Objective: The purpose of our study was to compare various laboratory diagnostic methods, namely histopathological examination, Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) stain, AFB culture by conventional Lowenstein–Jensen (LJ) method and fluorescence-based mycobacterial growth indicator tube (MGIT) technique and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in clinically suspected cases of tubercular lymphadenitis. Materials and Methods: A total of 65 lymph nodes biopsied from patients clinically suspected of having tubercular lymph nodes were included. Specimens were processed for AFB culture after NaOH-NALC concentration and inoculation on LJ medium and using the MGIT system. PCR was performed on all specimens using a commercial nested PCR kit targeting IS6110 insertion element of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. All lymph node specimens were subjected to histopathological examination. Results: Of the 65 lymph nodes, 37 (56.9%) were positive on MGIT culture and 45 (69.2%) were positive by PCR. Histopathology showed maximum sensitivity (96%) but with compromised specificity (78.5%). PCR showed 90.1% sensitivity and 100% specificity. The mean turnaround time for mycobacterial growth in smear negative specimens was 30 days determined by LJ and 20 days by MGIT techniques. Conclusion: PCR is a rapid and useful method for diagnosis of TB lymphadenitis and definitely increases the positive predictive value of a positive histopathology report. MGIT is better than LJ culture as regards time to positivity and higher yield.     

结核性胸膜炎合并慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者免疫功能的变化及意义

目的 通过观察T淋巴细胞亚群、B细胞、NK细胞活性来探讨结核性胸膜炎合并慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD)患者免疫功能变化.方法 采用流式细胞术分别测定45例结核性胸膜炎合并COPD患者(研究组)、45例COPD患者(COPD对照组)和45例健康体检者(健康对照组)外周血T淋巴细胞亚群、B细胞和NK细胞水平.结果 研究组CD3+、CD4+、CD4+/CD8+、B细胞和NK细胞表达率降低,与健康对照组差异有统计学意义(P ＜0.05);COPD对照组CD3+、CD4+、CD4+/CD8+、B细胞和NK细胞表达率与健康对照组差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05);研究组与COPD对照组的差异无统计学意义.结论 结核性胸膜炎合并COPD患者免疫功能明显低于正常健康人群,增强免疫治疗非常必要.     

结核性腹膜炎的CT表现

目的:探讨结核性腹膜炎的CT表现特点。方法:回顾性分析12例经手术病理证实或抗痨治疗效果显著而确诊的结核性腹膜炎的CT征象。结果:渗出型和粘连型分别以腹水、腹膜增厚为主要表现,干酪型则主要表现为分房状肿块,增强扫描时房壁环形强化,三种类型均可伴有不同程度的网膜、肠系膜、肠壁的增厚混浊和腹水。结论:腹部CT平扫加增强扫描有助于结核性腹膜炎的诊断。     

荧光定量PCR技术检测肺外结核患者样本临床应用

目的评估赛沛分子检测技术（结核分枝杆菌和利福平耐药基因）（GeneXpert MTB/RIF）检测心包和胸腔积液样本中结核分枝杆菌的有效性。 方法收集2015年1月至2017年6月天门市第一人民人民医院和汉川市人民医院收治的286例结核病疑似患者的临床资料,分别收集158例胸腔积液和128例心包积液样品。每个样品均经过抗酸染色涂片镜检、罗氏培养基结核分枝杆菌培养（LJ培养）和GeneXpert MTB/RIF测定。使用结核分枝杆菌罗氏培养作为金标准,评估GeneXpert MTB/RIF技术检测MTB的有效性。 结果在286例积液样本中,MTB通过LJ培养阳性者51例（17.8%）,GeneXpert MTB/RIF测定阳性者43例（15%）,抗酸染色镜检阳性者11例（3.8%）。GeneXpert技术灵敏度、特异性、阳性预测值和阴性预测值分别为84.3%、100%、100%和96.7%,抗酸染色方法的灵敏度、特异性、阳性预测值和阴性预测值分别为18.3%、99.1%、81.8%和85.4%。GeneXpert技术检查心包积液中MTB的灵敏度可达90%。GeneXpert MTB/RIF和抗酸染色镜检鉴定两种样本中结核分枝杆菌有效性的差异具有统计学意义（χ² = 233.199、33.715、P均< 0.001）。 结论GeneXpert MTB/RIF技术对于检测胸腔和心包积液中的MTB具有高灵敏度和高特异性。