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Nephrotic Syndrome*

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Animals ; Rats* ; Superoxide Dismutase* ; Superoxides*

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Cartilage* ; Glutaral* ; Rabbits* ; Transplants*

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Chicago

Majocchi's granuloma is well recognized but uncommon infection of dermal and subcutaneous tissue by fungal organisms usually limited to the superficial epidermis. The organism most commonly associated with Majocchi's granuloma is Trichophyton(T.) rubrum, however, other dermatophytes may be the causative agent. A 44-year-old male patient presented with a 6 month history of two well defined erythematous nodular plaques on his right jaw and preauricular area. Histopathologic findings were consistent with the Majocchi's granuloma, showing perifolliculitis and granulomatous inflammation in the dermis. Many fungal elements were noted within the giant cells of the perifollicular dermis of PAS stained section. T. rubrum was cultured from the biopsy specimen and confirmed by slide culture. After 10 weeks of terbinafine (Lamisil(R)) therapy (250 mg/day), lesions were cleared with mild erythematous patches and atrophic scars.
Adult ; Arthrodermataceae ; Biopsy ; Cicatrix ; Dermis ; Epidermis ; Giant Cells ; Granuloma ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Jaw ; Male ; Naphthalenes ; Subcutaneous Tissue ; Trichophyton

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Mortality* ; Rhinoplasty* ; Sepsis* ; Transplants*

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Surgery, Plastic*

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of the pancreas is characterized by cystic dilatation of the pancreatic duct, excessive mucin production, and papillary growth of the tumor. Occasionally, it forms a fistula into other organs. Because of the higher malignant potential of the main duct type IPMN compared to the branch duct type, patients with main duct type IPMN usually undergo surgical treatment and the natural history of the main duct type IPMN is not commonly observed in clinical practice. An 84-year-old woman was diagnosed with main duct type IPMN of pancreas, but she refused operative treatment. Seven years later she was admitted by chance for another disease, and then referred to our gastrointestinal department. We think this case can give us an insight of the natural course of the main duct type IPMN.
Aged, 80 and over ; Dilatation ; Female ; Fistula ; Humans ; Mucins ; Natural History ; Pancreas ; Pancreatic Ducts

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of the pancreas is characterized by cystic dilatation of the pancreatic duct, excessive mucin production, and papillary growth of the tumor. Occasionally, it forms a fistula into other organs. Because of the higher malignant potential of the main duct type IPMN compared to the branch duct type, patients with main duct type IPMN usually undergo surgical treatment and the natural history of the main duct type IPMN is not commonly observed in clinical practice. An 84-year-old woman was diagnosed with main duct type IPMN of pancreas, but she refused operative treatment. Seven years later she was admitted by chance for another disease, and then referred to our gastrointestinal department. We think this case can give us an insight of the natural course of the main duct type IPMN.
Aged, 80 and over ; Dilatation ; Female ; Fistula ; Humans ; Mucins ; Natural History ; Pancreas ; Pancreatic Ducts

Nonsurgical drainage of malignant obstructive jaundice is an interesting alternative to surgical drainage in the palliative treatment of pancreaticobiliary neoplasms. Biliary drainage by endoprosthesis is as effective and better supported than percutaneous external drainage, but more difficult to control. Endoscopic retograde biliary drainage (ERBD) is a safe and effective biliary drainage procedure, and is indicated with malignant obstructive jaundice in patients on whom endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) can be performed. A nonoperative method of palliation was used in patients with malignant obstructive jaundice, in whom a biliary endoprosthesis could not be placed endoscopically due to complete obstruction of the bile duct. A guide wire was manipulated through the lesion by a percutaneous transhepatic route, after puncturing the tumor by a fine needle, and retrieved from the duodenum through an endoscope. A stent was then passed through the endoscope over the guide wire across the stricture.
Bile Ducts ; Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Drainage ; Duodenum ; Endoscopes ; Humans ; Jaundice, Obstructive ; Needles* ; Palliative Care ; Punctures* ; Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic ; Stents*