lymphadenopathy/triglyceride

AL 721, a lipid mixture with reported in vitro activity against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) via cell membrane or virion cholesterol depletion, was evaluated in a multicenter, open-label, dose-ranging trial. Forty men with persistent generalized lymphadenopathy or AIDS-related complex were

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) or Bourneville disease is a rare autosomal dominant neurocutaneous disorder that affects various organs. Pulmonary involvement in TSC may consist of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) and multifocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia (MMPH), occurring together or alone.

A previously healthy, 52-year-old woman presented with a nine months history of low fever and weight loss (> 30 kg). Physical examination disclosed generalized lymphadenopathy, skin lesions, abdominal distension, mild tachypnea and a left breast mass. Laboratory tests showed anemia; (prerenal)

Hemophagocytic syndrome (HS) may be primary, or secondary, to malignancy, or to metabolic, collagen vascular, and infectious diseases such as brucellosis, miliary tuberculosis and some viral and fungal infections. The diagnostic findings of HS are high fever, hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenia, high

We describe a case of bladder cancer presenting with atraumatic chylous ascites, which remains an extremely rare presentation of this condition. A previously well, elderly ex-smoker with no prior history of abdominal surgery was referred for investigation of progressive dyspnoea, increasing

Chylothorax is a relatively uncommon condition. We report a case of a 53-year-old Chinese man with chylothorax who presented with cough, breathlessness, loss of weight and generalised lymphadenopathy. He was initially diagnosed as having tuberculosis based on histology and cultures of the cervical

Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) may be provoked by infections, malignancies and autoimmune diseases. We report on a 56-year-old woman with long-lasting systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who presented with malar rash, inflammatory livedo reticularis, fever, weight loss, pancytopenia and mild

In this study, we present clinical feature of a novel case with homozygous apolipoprotein (apo) E5. The patient was a 53-year-old Japanese woman. She was from a small island off the coast of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Her parents were first degree cousins. No corneal opacification, xanthomatosis,

An open comparison at a single center was performed in volunteers (n = 58) randomly allocated to two treatment groups, one receiving tablets containing 20 micrograms ethinylestradiol (EE) + 75 micrograms gestodene, and the other 30 micrograms EE + 75 micrograms gestodene. The study consisted of

BACKGROUND Thyrotoxicosis is an uncommon cause of heart failure, and patients with heart failure rarely present with chylous ascites. In this report, we describe a patient with uncontrolled Graves' disease with thyrotoxicosis, heart failure, and chylous ascites. CONCLUSIONS A 39-year-old woman with

The term disappearing HDL syndrome refers to development of severe high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) deficiency in noncritically ill patients with previously normal HDL-C and triglyceride levels. Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) is a disorder of the immune system due to an

A 65-year old female, who had been suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, was admitted to our hospital because of fever, oral ulcers, perianal skin ulcers, petechiae in the both legs, hepatosplenomegaly and cervical lymphadenopathy. Her laboratory data showed severe anemia, leukocytopenia, and

Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a severe and life-threatening complication of rheumatic disorders in children. We described a 9-year-old girl in whom MAS developed as a complication of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (S-JIA) at onset with obvious hemophagocytosis presented in the

A patient with extensive thromboses of portal and mesenteric veins and sarcoid of the liver developed recurrent pulmonary emboli, which necessitated the insertion of an umbrella into the inferior vena cava. Chylous ascites appeared shortly thereafter; the ascitic fluid fat content was strikingly

BACKGROUND Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) can be complicated by reactive macrophage activation syndrome (rMAS). The objective of this study was to evaluate vitamin B(12) values in AOSD with and without rMAS. METHODS All patients' files with AOSD in one center were retrospectively reviewed.