[Allergic rhinitis]

Allergic rhinitis is a daily problem to which are confronted principally general practitioner, paediatrician, ear, nose and throat specialist and allergologist. Also, this subject is still always alife because allergy seems in a constant progression in our society. To clarify diagnostic and therapeutic criteria of this affection. We have realized a literature review concerning physiopathology, clinical symptoms, the position of preclinical investigations and finally therapeutic modality of allergic rhinitis. Appropriated treatment of allergic rhinitis should be general it requires a knowledge and better comprehension of the disease and optimum prevention, if it is possible, of allergic symptoms

Rosai-Dorfman disease with pleural involvement

Sinus histocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy [SHLM] disease is considered to be indolent with self limiting pathology. However, severe morbidity and mortality have been attributed to complications of SHLM. Lower respiratory tract involvement, which is often unfavorable, is rarely reported and carries particularly grave prognosis. A case of sinus histocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy [SHLM] is reportedhere. The patient had lower respiratory and pleural involvement

Periarterite noueuse et cancer du poumon une nouvelle observation

The cases of vasculitis associated to malignant tumour are uncommon, their course which is often parallel suggests a direct link between them. we report the observation of periarteritis nodosa associated with a lung cancer discovered in the following of vasculitis; whereas the course is favorable in 83 years old man without particular history. The frequency of neoplasia with vasculitis is estimated between 3 and 8% and periarteritis nodosa can't be a paraneoplastic syndrome. Lung and colic tumours are the most frequent reported of the solid tumours. The delay of appearance of vasculitis varries from 25 months before to 9 months after cancer diagnosis. There are many factors either some treatment, the neoantigens involve the formation of complexes immuns, lymphokines ands some vasoactive substances

Thrombocytopenie secondaire a la re-introduction de rifampicine en traitement quotidien a propos d'un cas

Rifampicin occasionally causes thrombocytopenia when high doses are given during an intermittent treatment. In small daily this complication was rarely described. We reported 2 new cases of thrombocytopenia caused by small doses of rifampicin. One occurred after an interruption for a few days of therapy, the other following a prolonged interruption of therapy