ABSTRACT
We have described a case of coccidioidomycosis of the endometrium in a postpartum woman, living in a nonendemic area, who presented with vaginal bleeding. Diagnosis was made by demonstration of spherules in the endometrial biopsy and culture of the tissue. Eight cases of coccidioidomycosis involving the female genital tract have been reported so far. Of these, three patients died of dissemination.
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Coccidioidomycosis/pathology , Uterine Diseases/microbiology , Adult , Coccidioidomycosis/therapy , Coccidioidomycosis/transmission , Endometrium/pathology , Female , Humans , Uterine Diseases/therapyABSTRACT
Primary linitis plastica of the colon is an uncommon tumor, with only 22 cases having been previously reported. Experience with two men and one woman between 17 and 55 years of age, portraying a spectrum of clinical presentations ranging from rectal bleeding to large-bowel obstruction, is reviewed. Clinical and radiologic characteristics and histologic features helpful in making the diagnosis are detailed. Though the prognosis is grim, resective surgery, including oophorectomy in women, should be undertaken. Adjuvant therapy has been disappointing.
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Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous/diagnosis , Colonic Neoplasms/diagnosis , Linitis Plastica/diagnosis , Rectal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Adolescent , Adult , Colonic Neoplasms/pathology , Female , Humans , Linitis Plastica/pathology , Male , Middle Aged , Neoplasm Invasiveness , Rectal Neoplasms/pathologySubject(s)
Duodenal Diseases/diagnosis , Endoscopy , Melanosis/diagnosis , Duodenal Diseases/etiology , Female , Humans , Melanosis/etiology , Middle AgedABSTRACT
A 40-year-old woman developed a tender, greyish-white nodule of the index finger. Histologic examination disclosed mature and immature pacinian corpuscles.
