OBJECTIVE Cardiac sequelae develop more frequently after recurrent Kawasaki disease than from the initial onset of the disease. The purpose of this study was to observe the existence of the sequelae at the initial and second onsets of the disease simultaneously with a large cohort. MATERIALS AND METHODS From the database of patients with Kawasaki disease prepared by the Japanese Kawasaki Dise...

background: sentinel  lymph  node  biopsy  has  shown  to  be  a  good  alternative procedure  for  axillary  lymph  node  dissection  and  to lead  to  lower  frequency  of morbidity, though this technique has its own side effects. it needs especial equipment and may not be available in some medical centers, especially in developing countries. this study aimed to identify a subgroup of patient...

nineteen lymph node biopsies, 3 curetting, 15 blood samples obtained from patients with lymphadenitis and high titers of toxoplasma antibodies, and 27 tonsillar tissues removed from patients because of chronic tonsillitis were inoculated intraperitoneally into mice for isolation of toxoplasma gondii. toxoplasms were isolated from 5 lymph node biopsies, one curettage material, 2 tonsillar tissue...

schwannomas are benign nerve sheath tumors that originate from any anatomical site. most of the schwannomas are found in the head, neck or limbs. schwannoma arising in a lymph node is extremely rare. we have found only four cases in the review of the literature. we experienced a case of intranodal schwannoma in a perigastric lymph node. a 72 year-old female underwent cholecystectomy due to clin...

Two cases of Kawasaki disease, both with cardiac involvement, are reported in South African children and the diagnostic problems are discussed. In patient 1 an ECG showed the development of an inferior myocardial infarction, and in patient 2 on aneurysm of the left coronary artery was found at postmortem examination.

INTRODUCTION Kawasaki disease (KD) most commonly develops in infants, although its specific cause is still unclear. We report here a rare case of adult-onset KD which revealed to be concurrently infected by Coxsackievirus A4. CASE PRESENTATION The patient was a 37-year-old Japanese man who presented with fever, exanthema, changes in the peripheral extremities, bilateral non-exudative conjunct...

background: the sentinel lymph node (sln) is defined as the first chain node in the lymphatic basin that receives primary lymphatic flow. if the sln is negative for metastatic disease, then other nodes are expected to be disease-free. sln techniques have been extensively applied in the staging and treatment of many tumors, including melanoma, breast and vulvar cancers. this study aims to evalua...

BACKGROUND Squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule (SCCNV) is an uncommon malignancy. Our purpose is to define the incidence of simultaneous and delayed regional metastasis in SCCNV according to the available literature. METHODS Articles discussing SCCNV and addressing the issue of regional lymph node metastases were reviewed. CONCLUSION SCCNV is an uncommon form of cancer, possibly ...