RESUMEN
Fifty children aged 3 to 12 years presented with cervical or inguinal lymph nodes enlargement were selected from Zagazig University Hospitals. They were subjected to routine laboratory examination as well as histopathological & immunopathological studies. The results revealed eosinophilia and intestinal parasites in 80 percent. Besides, pediculosis and flea dermatitis were also demonstrated in 30 and 12 percent respectively. Histopathological studies of the nodal tissues revealed sinus hyperplasia (ten cases), reactive paracortical hyperplasia (30 cases) and necrosis and caseition (ten cases). Infiltration with eosinophils was demonstrated in the nodal tissues of 40 cases. Immunopathologyical studies revealed cytotoxic T-cells in all the cases, and helper T lymphocytes in only 15 cases. It is concluded that this may give an explanation of some causes of lymphadenopathy in Egyptian children other than malignancy.
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Enfermedades Linfáticas/etiología , Biopsia , Niño , Preescolar , Egipto , Eosinofilia/patología , Humanos , Parasitosis Intestinales/complicaciones , Infestaciones por Piojos/complicaciones , Ganglios Linfáticos/patología , Enfermedades Linfáticas/patología , CuelloRESUMEN
One hundred sixty one placentae were examined grossly and microscopically, 131 specimens belonged to seropositive patients and 30 specimens belonged to seronegative patients and used as control. 63.3% of the placentae of seropositive patients were macroscopically normal, 9% were hydropic, 21% were of mixed or partially hydropic pattern, 6% had areas of infarction & 0.7% showed areas of calcifications. The most consistent microscopic finding was focal low grade chronic villitis with mononuclear inflammatory infiltrate. In hydropic placentae villous edema was of very variable degree from one placenta to another and from one area to another in the same placenta. Nucleated red blood cells were demonstrated in villous capillaries. The patients had Rh positive factor in their blood.