the c3 phenotypes were determined by high-voltage agarose gel electrophoreses in german patients suffering from lymphosarcoma (n=34), hodgkin (n=59) and a group of other haematological diseases (n=46). frequencies of c3 ss, sf and ff pho=enotypes were not significantly different from the frequencies found in a control group of 322 healthy germans. however, high frequency of the ff phenotype in ...

We present a 73 year old female with intractable pruritus and nonspecific cutaneous rash for a period of 9 months. She had recieved symptomatic therapy with no improvement. A complete examination revealed axillary and abdominal lymphadenopathy. A biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of Hodgkins lymphoma with Langerhans cell histiocytosis. She received 5 cycles of chemotherapy with resolution of pruri...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Free circulating Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA is often present in the plasma of Hodgkins disease patients. The aim here was to evaluate the prevalence of this finding, its correlation with the immunohistochemical expression of LMP-1 (latent membrane protein 1) and the influence of other clinical factors. DESIGN AND SETTING Prospective study in two public tertiary institu...

Somatostatin receptors have been demonstrated on normal as well as activated human lymphocytes in the circulation and within the reticuloendothelial system such as Peyer's patches and the spleen [1]. Also, lymphocyte function such as proliferation and immunoglobulin synthesis has been showed to be affected by somatostatin [2]. Following the demonstration of the presence of high-density somatost...

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We have studied the thrombocytopenia of lymphoproliferative disorders using a measurement of membrane-bound IgG by an antiglobulin consumption assay. Nine patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and thrombocytopenia had increased membrane-bound IgG. Two patients with non-Hodgkins lymphoma and 1 patient with Hodgkins disease also had thrombocytopenia and increased membrane-bound IgG. Fi...

systemic sclerosis is a generalized disorder of connective tissue, in which the pattern of disease extent, progression and outcome is heterogenous. to determine clinical features, disease extent and progression, we studied our patients in two phases of disease early (the first 3 years) and late phases (after 6 years of disease). 19 patients had diffuse cutaneous and 34 patients had limited cuta...

The association between Hodgkins Lymphoma (HL) with HIV is common in adults but rare in children. A 5 year old boy, known case of HIV on antiretroviral therapy, presented with prolonged fever, multiple enlarged lymph nodes along with hepatosplenomegaly. A diagnosis of Hodgkins lymphoma was entertained on histopathological examination; further subtyping was done by immunohistochemistry.