Hyperostosis corticalis generalisata: Worth-Syndrom

Rachel Carson Syndrom

For years some ecologists have been convinced that pesticides are contributing to a decline in amphibian species around the globe. From an apparent epidemic of deformed frogs in Minnesota to the near disappearance of yellow-legged frogs from California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, pesticides have been considered prime suspects. This suspicion is no doubt rooted in the belief by the ecological com...

Steatocystoma multiplex generalisata partially suppurativa--case report.

Steatocystoma multiplex is a rare inherited disorder with an autosomal dominant mode of transmission, but sometimes it may appear sporadically. Usually the onset tends to occur during adolescence or early adult life. A clinical case of a 27-year-old male patient is presented. Since the age of 8, he had been presenting with multiple, asymptomatic, round-to-oval, well-defined, smooth-surfaced, ye...

Das Hepatopulmonale Syndrom

Vertebrale Hyperostosis

L'auteur expose le premier cas lranien de l'hyper­ostose vertebrale (Syndrome de F orestier-J acquline­Rotes-Querol) chez une femme de 50 ans. A.pres un rappel des principaux traits cliniques ct radiologiques de cette.<l!fifection, il="" insiste="" sur="" jes formes="" assoc1ees="" et="" evoque="" enfin="" que="" le="" meilleur="" ser­vice="" qu'un="" rhumatologue="" ou="" un="" radiologiste=""...

MEN-2-Syndrom: Was gibt es Neues?

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 (MEN-2): An Update. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN-2) is an autosomal dominant hereditary cancer syndrome. The disorder is caused by missense mutations of the RET proto-oncogene that result in their gain of function. Three distinct clinical subtypes of MEN-2 are characterized: MEN-2A, MEN-2B, and familial MTC (FMTC). The precise RET mutations may su...