[Eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal system: description of a clinical case simulating a lymphoproliferative process]. / Infiltrazione eosinofila del tratto gastrointestinale: descrizione di un caso clinico simulante un processo linfoproliferativo.

A case of diffuse eosinophilic infiltration of the gastroenteric tract which involved a large portion of the small intestine is discussed. It arose in a patient not previously affected with allergic traits and without eosinophilia in peripheral blood. Problems of differential diagnosis and clinical-therapeutic implications are reported.

[Allergic granulomatous angiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome): description of 2 clinical cases]. / Angioite allergica granulomatosa (sindrome di Churg-Strauss): descrizione di due casi clinici.

The authors report two cases of granulomatous allergic angiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome) in patients previously affected by bronchial asthma. Different clinical developments and responses to therapy are considered.

[Polychemotherapy of large cell carcinoma of the lung: a case of complete remission]. / Polichemioterapia in carcinoma polmonare a grandi cellule: un caso di remissione completa.

A case of a patient with large cell pulmonary carcinoma is presented. Being inoperable, the patient was treated at first with multiple drug chemotherapy and the result was the disappearance of the pulmonary lesions. The unusual favourable therapeutic response and the protocols of polychemotherapy used are discussed.

[Castleman's disease: considerations on a clinical case]. / Malattia di Castleman: considerazioni su un caso clinico.

A case of a patient with angiofollicular lymph-node hyperplasia (Castleman's disease), of the plasma cell type, is described. The course of the disease evolved from an unilateral inguinal adenopathy to a generalised intraabdominal adenopathy which took the patient to death. Diagnostic and therapeutic aspects are discussed.