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A case of immunoblastic lymphadenopathy and systemic amyloidosis in a 21-year-old man is presented. The basic defect in immunoblastic lymphadenopathy is believed to be an abnormal immune reaction, most probably of the B cell system. Although systemic amyloidosis is common in some disorders of the B cell system, no cases of systemic amyloidosis complicating immunoblastic lymphadenopathy have been previously reported. Immunoblastic lymphadenopathy includes elements known to be associated with amyloidosis and we believe that this association is not merely coincidental.
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Amyloidosis/complications , Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy/complications , Adult , Amyloidosis/immunology , Amyloidosis/pathology , Antibody Formation , B-Lymphocytes/immunology , Humans , Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy/immunology , Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy/pathology , Lymph Nodes/pathology , Lymphoproliferative Disorders/immunology , MaleABSTRACT
A rare case of extramembranous pregnancy is reported. It was associated with intermittent loss of liquor and bloody discharge beginning at about the 25th week of gestation. An anencephalic infant was delivered alive from a breech presentation during the 31st week of gestation. The placenta was markedly circumvallate, with short, thick membranes which did not cover more than 10% of the infant. The course of the pregnancy and the examination of the infant and placenta are discussed, and the pertinent literature is reviewed.
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Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture , Pregnancy Complications , Adult , Amniotic Fluid , Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Uterine Hemorrhage/etiologySubject(s)
Adenoviridae Infections , Adenovirus Infections, Human , Bronchiolitis, Viral , Humans , InfantABSTRACT
A case report of cyclops with trisomy-D in a female infant, associated with cardiovascular defects is presented. A survey of the literature pertaining to other reported cases of cyclopia is presented to establish the probablity of the existence of at least two distinct etiologic groups of cyclopia--those associated with trisomy-D and those associated with other chromosomal aberrations, single gene mutations, or non-genetic factors.
