儿童慢性轻度哮喘治疗的临床研究

目的　探讨 3～ 8岁儿童慢性轻度哮喘的早期干预治疗方法。方法　将 12 0例 3～ 8岁慢性轻度哮喘患儿随机均分为治疗组 1、2和对照组。治疗组 1:3～ 5岁患儿口服孟鲁司特 (顺尔宁 ) 4 .0mg/d ,5～ 8岁服5 .0mg/d ,疗程 3～ 6个月 ;治疗组 2 :予口服盐酸西替利嗪 2 .5～ 5 .0mg/d ,疗程 3～ 6个月 ;对照组 :口服安慰剂。均于每日睡前服用。结果　与治疗组 2及对照组相比 ,治疗组 1的日间及夜间症状出现率、急性加重发生率、月均 β 受体激动剂使用率、峰值呼气流速 (PEF)变化、嗜酸性粒细胞计数 (EC)下降率的差异有显著性 (P <0 .0 1) ,而住院率、药物不良反应率的差异无显著性 (P >0 .0 5 )。治疗组 2与对照组EC值的差异有显著性 (P <0 .0 1) ,其余指标的差异均无显著性 (P值均 >0 .0 5 )。结论　白三烯受体拮抗剂孟鲁司特单独用于慢性轻型哮喘儿童的早期干预治疗具有疗效好、不良反应小及患儿依从性高的特点     

鼻内窥镜下咽鼓管导管注药治疗分泌性中耳炎

目的 :探讨鼻内窥镜下咽鼓管导管注药治疗分泌性中耳炎的方法。方法 :回顾分析鼻内窥镜直视下咽鼓管导管注药治疗分泌性中耳炎 36 0例、4 0 0耳的临床资料。结果 :治愈 2 5 2例 ,占 70 % ;好转 90例 ,占2 5 % ;总有效率 95 %。治疗前听力平均损失 4 5 .4± 8.2dBHL ,治疗后平均为 33.0± 8.2dBHL ,差异有高度显著性 (P <0 .0 1)。鼓室功能曲线治疗前B型 32 0耳 ,C型 80耳 ,治疗后转变为A型 30 3耳 ,占 75 .8%。结论 :此法操作简单 ,在直视下进行 ,患者痛苦小 ,不破坏鼓膜的正常生理结构 ,可改善分泌性中耳炎的咽鼓管功能 ,提高听力     

联合进路鼓室成形术治疗慢性化脓性中耳炎42例疗效分析

目的观察联合进路鼓室成形术治疗慢性化脓性中耳炎手术疗效。方法应用联合进路鼓室成形术治疗慢性化脓性中耳炎４２例共４８耳，其中Ⅰ期手术者２４例２８耳，分期手术者１８例２０耳，术后随访３—５年。结果Ⅰ期及分期手术后鼓膜愈合率分别为７５％和９０％，胆脂瘤复发率为２１４３％及５％，语言频率（０５、１、２ｋＨｚ）纯音听阈均值气骨导差小于２０ｄＢＨＬ者分别为１３耳（４６４３％）和１５耳（７５％），其中儿童患者分期手术术后胆脂瘤无一例复发。结论联合进路鼓室成形术分期手术治疗慢行化脓性中耳炎远期效果显著，儿童患者行该术时以分期手术为宜。     

COPD患者营养状况与生活质量的关系

观察５６例男性慢性阻塞性肺病（ＣＯＰＤ）患者的体检营养指标，并分析其与生活质量的关系，实测体重占理想体重的百分比和生活质量测评表中的日常生活能力，社会活动情况，抑郁心理障碍等项评分有显著相关性（Ｐ〈０．０５），上臂中点肌肉臂围与日常生活能力和社会活动情况的评分的相关也有统计学意义（Ｐ〈０．０５）。提示改善ＣＯＰＤ患者的营养状况对提高生活质量有重要意义。     

HM增菌液对沙门氏菌属与志贺氏菌属增菌效果的观察

报道HM增菌液对150例临床诊断为肠炎患者大便标本的增菌效果,并与革兰氏阴性杆菌增菌培养液(GN增菌液)和亚硒酸钠增菌液(SF增菌液)进行对比观察。结果显示HM增菌液对沙门氏菌属与志贺氏菌属增菌效果均较好,检出率明显高于GN和SF增萌液(p<0.01和p<0.05),有较好的实用价值。     

慢性肾功能不全时测定左心室收缩时间间期的意义

本文报道了36例慢性肾功能不全患者的左心室收缩时间间期测定结果,并探讨其临床意义。作者认为,该项检查在慢性肾功能不全患者中有实际应用的价值;有关PEP/LVET比值和多种病理因素的相关分析表明,尿毒症晚期心肌病变确非单一因素引起。     

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with chronic daily headache: relationship with nerve growth factor and glutamate levels

Little has been done to investigate the biochemical basis of chronic daily headache (CDH). Our group has recently demonstrated an increase in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of nerve growth factor (NGF) in CDH patients, supporting the involvement of this growth factor in the abnormal processing of head pain in this pathological condition. Other members of the neurotrophin family, especially brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), have been hypothesized as being involved in the development of chronic head pain in patients affected by CDH, but so far no data are available on this subject. BDNF, NGF and glutamate levels were determined in the CSF of 25 patients affected by CDH with a previous history of migraine. These levels were compared with those of a group of 20 control subjects, for whom the CSF examination and other instrumental investigations excluded diseases of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Significantly higher levels of BDNF, NGF and glutamate were found in CDH patients compared with control subjects (p<0.0001, p<0.0002 and p<0.001, respectively). A significant positive correlation emerged between CSF values of BDNF and those of NGF (r=0.61, p<0.001) and glutamate (r=0.44, p<0.025) in CDH patients. No significant differences were detected in BDNF, NGF and glutamate levels between CDH patients with analgesic overuse and those without. These results support the involvement of BDNF in CDH through the potentiation of glutamatergic transmission involved in the processing of head pain. The significant correlation between BDNF and NGF levels suggests that NGF-mediated up-regulation of BDNF in central sites involved in long-term sensitization plays a key role in persistent head pain in CDH patients. Correspondence to P. Sarchielli     

CT扫描在内窥镜鼻窦手术中的应用价值

目的 探讨鼻窦CT扫描在内窥镜鼻窦手术中的应用价值。方法 回顾性对80例慢性鼻窦炎患者鼻窦CT扫描与手术中所见进行分析总结。结果 冠状位CT扫描鼻窦病变发现率高，辅以水平CT扫描，鼻窦精细结构、病变范围和程度能够清楚地显示，符合术中所见。结论 鼻窦CT扫描能精确显示鼻窦结构及病变，能正确指导鼻窦内窥镜手术。     

Association between chronic hepatitis B virus infection and diabetes among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

BACKGROUND: Asians have a higher prevalence of both diabetes (diabetes mellitus) and chronic hepatitis B virus infection compared to Caucasians. The aim of this study was to investigate whether hepatitis B virus infection was associated with diabetes mellitus among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. METHODS: We reviewed the electronic medical records of 411 Asian and 424 Pacific Islanders seen at our medical centre over a 5-year period. Diabetes mellitus was defined by the presence of two or more random blood glucose levels > or =200mg/dL, an ICD-9 diagnostic code of diabetes mellitus, or use of medications for diabetes mellitus. Hepatitis B virus infection was defined by a positive HBsAg test. RESULTS: Diabetes mellitus was diagnosed in 223 of the 835 subjects (26.7%), whereas hepatitis B virus infection was diagnosed in 56 (13.8%) of the 407 subjects tested for HBsAg. Overall, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus was significantly higher in patients with hepatitis B virus than in those without hepatitis B virus (58.9% vs. 33.3%, P<0.001), and this remained significant after adjustment for potential confounding variables (OR=3.17; 95% CI, 1.58-6.35). When Asians and Pacific Islanders were analysed separately, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in patients with hepatitis B virus was significantly higher than in those without hepatitis B virus among Asians (65.0% vs. 27.5%, P<0.001) but not in Pacific Islanders (43.8% vs. 37.1%, P=0.60). Among the 390 subjects who were tested for both hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus was 29.4% in uninfected subjects, 44.4% in patients with hepatitis B virus monoinfection, 47.2% in patients with hepatitis C virus monoinfection and 85.0% in patients with hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus coinfection (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Hepatitis B virus infection is strongly associated with diabetes mellitus among Asian Americans, but not in Pacific Islanders, whereas hepatitis C virus infection was associated with diabetes mellitus in both ethnic groups.     

Quantification of tissue plasma volume in the rat by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

Magnetic resonance imaging enhanced with a macromolecular contrast medium (MMCM), albumin-Gd-DTPA, was used to estimate the plasma volume in vivo in the myocardium, lung, liver, and skeletal muscle of 10 normal rats. The plasma volumes of the same tissues in a parallel group of six rats were estimated in vitro by a conventional radioisotopic technique (¹¹¹In-transferrin). Plasma volumes of myocardium, lung, liver, and skeletal muscle estimated by the MR technique (μl plas. ia cc-¹ of tissue) were 101,109,163, and 11.0, respectively, while plasma volumes measured by the In-transferrin radioisotope technique (mg plasma g-¹ of tissue) were 78.6, 215,143, and 11-2, respectively. Assuming a ratio of densities of aerated lung to blood of 0.45 and of other tissues to blood of 1.0, correlation between the methods was excellent (R² = 0.99) indicating that MR imaging enhanced with MMCM permits reliable in vivo estimation of tissue plasma volume in the rat.