[Peripheral neuropathies in essential mixed cryoglobulinemia: influence of positive serology for hepatitis C virus]. / Neuropathies périphériques des cryoglobulinémies mixtes essentielles: influence d'une sérologie positive pour le virus de l'hépatite C.

Among 15 patients suffering from peripheral neuropathy, 67% had anti-HCV antibodies. The anti-HCV antibodies positive patients had more severe multiple mono- and poly-neuropathies and more frequent inflammatory neuromuscular infiltrates. In some VHC positive cases, the peripheral neuropathy was efficiently treated by interferon alpha.

[Preliminary study of the therapeutic effect of superoxide dismutase in 7 cases of Behçet's disease]. / Etude préliminaire de l'effet thérapeutique de la superoxyde dismutase dans sept cas de maladie de Behçet.

Neutrophils of patients with Behçet's syndrome generate increased amounts of oxygen free radicals. This phenomenon is inhibited by superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase and is implicated in vasculitis. We treated seven patients with active Behçet's syndrome by CuZn SOD intramuscularis with dramatic improvement of clinical symptoms.