ABSTRACT
Eruptive neonatal hemangiomatosis is an uncommon disorder, which is divided into two types according to the extent of involvement: Benign type with cutaneous hemangiomatosis only and diffuse type with widespread hemangiomas of skin and viscera. The organs commonly affected are the gastrointestinal tract, brain, liver and lung. The Diffuse type is often fatal. We herein report a case of eruptive neonatal hemangtomatosis with cutaneous and hepatic involvement. The size of the hepatic arteriovenous malformation was markedly decreased after 2 months' therapy with oral prednisolone.
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Arteriovenous Malformations , Brain , Gastrointestinal Tract , Hemangioma , Liver , Lung , Prednisolone , Skin , VisceraABSTRACT
The presence of a lupus anticoagulant was evaluated in patients with Bechet's disease by the kaolin clotting time method. Four percents (three patients) of 69 patients analyzed were found positive for the lupus anticoagulant. However, no statistically significant association existed between the presence of this antibody and the presence of thrombosis, clinical activity, clinical type, antinuclear antibodies and the positive VDRL test.
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Female , Humans , Male , Behcet Syndrome/immunology , Cardiolipins/immunology , Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor/analysisABSTRACT
We report a case of hypertrophic lupus vulgaris in the right knee of an 18-year-old man. The lesion, an erythematous scaly hypertrophic plaque, had grown for 12 years without any trestment leaving an atrophic scar. Histopathologically, the lesion consisted of s granuloma composed of epithelioid cells and lymphocytes. Lsboratory examinations including hematology, blood chemistry, urinalysis, and chest roentgenography were normal. The Mantoux test was strongly positive. Treatment with anti-tuberculosis medieation resulted in a good response.