RESUMO
A case of osteomyelitis in a 71-year-old woman with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is reported. Osteomyelitis of the jaw is a well known condition of the oral and maxillofacial region that may cause severe morbidity. It is well documented that vaso-occlusive crises in sickle cell anaemia, a hemolytic blood disorder, can make the jaw bone susceptible to osteomyelitis. The authors report a case proposing an association between PNH and osteomyelitis of the mandible.
Assuntos
Hemoglobinúria Paroxística/complicações , Doenças Mandibulares/etiologia , Osteomielite/etiologia , Idoso , Anti-Inflamatórios/uso terapêutico , Doença Crônica , Feminino , Seguimentos , Glucocorticoides/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Osteosclerose/etiologia , Prednisolona/uso terapêutico , Radiografia PanorâmicaRESUMO
Eye movements of 29 chronic schizophrenic patients and 23 normal control subjects were measured by an eye mark recorder during viewing of stationary geometric figures. The results suggested that the eye movements of schizophrenic patients were more limited than those of normal control subjects and that the abnormal eye movement inspection patterns in schizophrenic patients may reflect a lack of visual investigation of novel stimuli in the environment. Our findings, together with Moriya's (1979) observation of similar eye movement pattern abnormalities in the relatives of schizophrenic patients, support the hypothesis that the limited eye movement patterns may be a biological marker for schizophrenia.