Objective To improve the probability of early diagnosis and treatment on leukemia combined with hepatosplenic abscesses and to reduce the mortality of leukemia in relation to infection.Methods Nineteen children,who were diagnosed and treated as leukemia combined with hepatosplenic abscesses in Hematology Center of Beijing Children′s Hospital from Jan.2000 and Dec.2007,were selected.Data of them including presenting signs and symptoms,proof of diagnosis,culture data,treatment modality,opportunity of recovering chemotherapy,following up data and so on were reviewed.Results The neutrophil counts were more than 1.0?109 L-1 in all children when hepatosplenic abscesses were diagnosed by means of images.Positive blood cultures were found in 7 children and positive pharyngeal or stool cultures were found in 8 children.Sonographic-guided hepatic abscess biopsies were operated in 3 children,but microbiologic and histologic examination were negative.According to the positive cultures or the validity of empirical antimicrobial or antifungal therapy,7 cases of fungal,7 cases of bacterial and 5 cases of bacterial/anaerobic hepatosplenic abscesses were diagnosed.During follow-up period from 10 days to 2 years and 11 months(median time was 9 months),images improved in 17 children,abscesses disappeared in 10 children and chemotherapy restarted in 84% children.Conclusions The images should be taken opportunely when neutropenia recovered in neutropenic patients with prolonged fever.As blood cultures were often negative,the clinician must pay more attention to the other positive cultures involvement.Early biopsy is advised in order to obtain positive results.The prognosis of bacterial/anaerobic hepatosplenic abscesses is good by adopting an extended spectrum antimicrobial treatment.Antifungal therapy must last enough time in children with fungal hepatosplenic abscesses.Chemotherapy was advised when manifestations of hepatosplenic abscesses improved significantly,neutrophil counts recovered and images did not deteriorate.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS)is a rare progressive motor neuron disease.Sialorrhoea is one of the common symptoms which influenced the patient's quality of life.This paper reviewed the treatments for sialorrhoea in ALS patients.

Objective To investigate the association between FcγRIIA H/H131 genotype and pneumonia through a comprehensive meta‐analysis .Methods Databases including PubMed ,Embase ,and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) were searched with such terms as “FcgammaRIIa” ,“FCGR2A” ,“Fcgamma receptor IIA” ,“CD32” and“pneumonia” ,“polymorphism” ,“variant” ,“genotype” ,“allotype” ,as well as“pneumonia”and“polymorphism”in Chinese to identify relevant studies .Two reviewers independently extracted the data .Crude odds ratios (ORs) and corresponding 95%confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated .Heterogeneity across studies and publication bias were evaluated and sensitivity analyses were performed .Results Six case‐control studies were finally included in this analysis .The results indicated an association between FcγRIIA H/H131 genotype and pneumonia susceptibility (OR 1 .67 , 95% CI 1 .11‐2 .51 ) , but no significant association with R/R genotype(OR 1 .09 ,95% CI 0 .85‐1 .40) or H/R genotype(OR 0 .81 ,95% CI 0 .60‐1 .19) . Statistically significant heterogeneity was found during data pooling (I2 was 75 .4 % ,51 .8% and 71 .9% ) .Sensitivity analyses further indicated the reliability of the study .Egger′s and Begg′s tests identified publication bias in R/R genotype ,but not in H/H or H/R genotype .Conclusions We preliminarily find an association between FcγRIIA H/H131 genotype and pneumonia susceptibility .

Objective To explore the diagnostic points and promote the checkout rate of fetal congenital cor-dis malformation. Method Analyzed the ultrasonic character by reviewing the fetal congenital cordis malformation from our hospital in recent 2 years. Result 3 cases was inaccuracy in the 28 cases of congenital cordis malformation diagnosed by antepartum. Diagnostic accuracy rate was 89.3%. Conclusion The inaccuracy was reduced greatly by gradual ultrasonic diagnosis by way of four cavity heart and three vas cross section,

AIM:To investigate efficacy of ranibizumab combined with laser treatment for patients with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and macular edema.METHODS: We selected 67 patients (67 eyes) with BRVO and macular edema in our hospital from March 2013 to June 2016, they were randomly divided into observation group (n=31) and control group (n=36).The observation group was treated with ranibizumab combined with laser treatment.The control group was treated with macular grid photocoagulation.We observed best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), centre macular thickness (CMT) and macular leakage of two groups.RESULTS: The BCVA of observation group at 1, 2 and 3mo after treatment were 0.41±0.07, 0.42±0.05 and 0.48±0.05, significantly higher than those of the control group (P<0.05).The CMT of observation group at 1, 2 and 3mo after treatment were 203.11±59.13μm, 201.41±56.22μm and 204.22±60.13μm, significantly lower than those of the control group (P<0.05).The blood vessel leakage of observation group at 3mo after treatment was significantly better than that of the control group (P<0.05).No leakage ratio in the observation group was 71%.There were no postoperative infection, aseptic endophthalmitis and other complications in the two groups.CONCLUSION: Ranibizumab combined with laser treatment in patients with BRVO and macular edema has better curative effect, can improve the visual acuity of patients, eliminate macular edema, and is safe and reliable.

Objective: To study the protective effects of tetrahydropalmatine (THP) against ischemia－reperfusion induced hippocamp lesion in rats. 　MethodS: A model of ischemia-reperfusion induced brain lesion was set up by ligation of common carotid arteria in rats, and the protective effects of THP was observed.　Results: It was found that, with administration of THP, the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx) and Na+, K+-ATPase as well as Ca2＋－ATPase were increased (P＜0.05, respectively), while malondialehyde (MDA) was decreased to 42.5% (P＜0.01) during brain ischemia－reperfusion.　Conclusion:The results suggested that THP can protect the rat against ischemia－reperfusion induced brain lesion.

Objective To investigate the clinical features and characteristic of auxiliary examination of neuralgic amyotrophy(NA).Methods8 patients with idiopathic neuralgic amyotrophy were analyzed retrospectively with literature review.Results and ConclusionAntecedent events were found before attack in 5 patients.Serious pain,which was followed by paresis and atrophy,as initial symptom,was found in 7 patients.Damage in the upper and middle trunk distribution occurred most frequently.Elevated liver enzymes were found during the early phase of their attacks in 2 patients.CSF analysis was performed in 5 patients,and mildly elevated protein was found in two.5 patients had been misdiagnosed as cervical spondylosis.After medical and/or physical therapy(6 patients with corticosteroid and physical therapy,2 only with physical therapy),all the patients had been followed up for 2～13 months.Muscle power was recovered in 67% of all the patients,partially recovered in 33%.

Adult ; Aortic Valve ; microbiology ; pathology ; Autopsy ; Brain ; microbiology ; pathology ; Endocarditis, Bacterial ; complications ; microbiology ; pathology ; Female ; Heart Ventricles ; microbiology ; pathology ; Humans ; Mitral Valve ; pathology ; Sepsis ; complications ; microbiology ; pathology ; Substance Abuse, Intravenous ; complications ; microbiology ; pathology ; Young Adult

Objective To discuss the effect of the combination detection of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and homocysteine(Hcy) for increasing the diagnosis and treatment offects of non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) .Methods The levels of cTnI and Hcy were detected in 47 patients with NSTEMI(NSTEMI group) before and after therapy and 63 healthy individuals(control group) .The detection results were performed the statistical analysis for verifying their value to judge the diagnostic and treatment effect of NSTEMI .Results The levels of cTnI and Hcy were (2 .37 ± 0 .65)ng/mL and(19 .23 ± 2 .94)μmol/L in the NSTEMI group ,which were significantly higher than(0 .33 ± 0 .14)ng/mL and(10 .62 ± 3 .27)μmol/L in the control group ,the differences showing statistical significance (P< 0 .05);the sensitivities of single cTnI and Hcy were 95 .74% and 85 .11% respectively ,and their specificities were 85 .71% and 90 .48% respectively ;the sensitivity and sepecificity of cTnI and Hcy combination detection were risen to 97 .87% and 98 .41% respectively ;after therapy ,the cTnI and Hcy levels in the NSTEMI group were significantly lowered and close to the normal levels .Conclusion The combination detection of cTnI and Hcy can not only be used for the diagno-sis of NSTEMI ,but also has the important significance to the judgment of the therapeutical effect of NSTEMI .

Aim To investigate whether the effect of Aβ25-35 on Bcl-2 and Bax gene transcription through DNA methylation in SH-SY5Y cell.Methods Differ-ent concentrations of Aβ25-35 (0, 25, 50 μmol? L-1 ) were treated with SH-SY5Y cells for 48 h or 72 h in vitro.The optimal concentration and time of Aβ25-35 in-duced SH-SY5 Y apoptosis were determined by MTT method.Protein expression levels of Bcl-2 and Bax of Aβ25-35-treated groups were determined by Western blot.Real time PCR was used to detect the mRNA lev-els of DNA methyltransferase including DNMT 1 , DN-MT3a, DMT3b, MeCP2. Methylation specific PCR ( MSP) was used to analyze the effect of Aβ25-35 media-ted Bcl-2 and Bax gene promoter methylation .Results 25 μmol? L-1 Aβ25-35 was exposed to SH-SY5Y cells for 72 h, MTT assay showed that cell viability was (68.49 ±9.83 )%, which was significantly reduced compared with the control group ( P <0.05 ) , indica-ting AD cell apoptosis model was successfully estab-lished.Bcl-2 expression of Aβ25-35-treated group was significantly reduced compared with the control group , on the contrary , the expression of Bax was significantly increased .Real-time PCR results showed that com-pared with the control group , DNMT1, DNMT3a, DMT3b, MeCP2 mRNA levels of the Aβ25-35-treated groups had no significant difference ( P>0.05 ); MSP results showed that Bcl-2 and Bax unmethylated ampli-fication was positive , methylated amplification was neg-ative in control group , Bcl-2 and Bax unmethylated amplification was positive and methylated amplification was negative in Aβ25-35-treated group.Conclusion DNA methylation of Bcl-2 and Bax gene promoter are not affected during Aβ25-35 induced SH-SY5Y cell ap-optosis .