Gougerot sjogren syndrome is a mild, slowly progressive autoimmune disease associated with low morbidity and mortality, characterized primarily by organ-specific manifestations systemic manifestations. Indeed, these complications, feared during the evolution, have been known reported for many years. This risk of non-hodgkin lymphoma is, moreover, notably greater primary than any other pathology...

Paraneoplastic glomerulopathy has been reported in patients with malignancy.In particular, the association of Nephrotic Syndrome (NS) Hodgkins Lymphoma (HL) is rare and there are few reports literature. Minimal change nephropathy most frequently observed renal lesion whereas this appears, either simultaneously or within several months each other. changes as part paraneoplastic syndrome lymphoid...

A microassay for assessing two functions of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in the presence or absence of complement is presented. Requiring only minute amounts of blood (0.1 ml) and a minimum of laboratory equipment (microscope, incubator, and centrifuge), it allows the quantitation of phagocytosis and intracellular killing of microorganisms by leukocytes. To demonstrate the value of this assay, ...

• Vol 8 • December 2006 838 Diabetic mastopathy is an uncommon benign histopathologic condition manifested by a palpable mass. It typically occurs in premenopausal women with longstanding early-onset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and microvascular complications. It was first reported in 1984 by Soler and Khardori [1] in a series of 12 patients. Since then, over 200 cases have been describ...

The role of rituximab has expanded beyond the treatment of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, to include successful management of rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis and primary glomerulonephritis. Decrease incidence of side-effects or toxicity, coupled with clinical effectiveness, suggests that B-cell depleting agents may ...