[Mondor's disease. Presentation of a case]. / Enfermedad de Mondor. A propósito de un caso.

Superficial thrombophlebitis is a common process. It usually affects lower limbs, but sometimes appears in rather special locations such as the anterior wall of the chest or in the penis, and is called Mondor's disease. It is important to identify it in order to exclude breast malignancy, with which it is often associated.

Enfermedad de Mondor. A propósito de un caso / Mondor's disease. Presentation of a case

La tromboflebitis superficial es un proceso frecuente. Habitualmente afecta a los miembros inferiores, pero a veces aparece en localizaciones un tanto especiales como la pared anterior del tórax o el pene, recibiendo el nombre de enfermedad de Mondor. Es importante identificarlo para excluir neoplasia de mama, enfermedad con la que se relaciona de forma significativa(AU)

Superficial thrombophlebitis is a common process. It usually affects lower limbs, but sometimes appears in rather special locations such as the anterior wall of the chest or in the penis, and is called Mondor's disease. It is important to identify it in order to exclude breast malignancy, with which it is often associated(AU)

Eritema indurado de Bazin: a propósito de un caso / Erythema induratum of Bazin: presentation of a case

Consideramos el eritema indurado de Bazin como un tipo de paniculitis. Dentro de este concepto se incluyen diversas enfermedades inflamatorias del tejido adiposo con origen etiopatogénico diferente. El estudio histopatológico nos aportará información sobre el tipo de infiltrado, que junto a la anamnesis y otras pruebas complementarias nos llevará al diagnóstico (AU)

Erythema induratum of Bazin is considered as a form of panniculitis. This concept includes various adipose tissue inflammatory diseases of different aetopathogenic origins. The histopathological study will give us information about the type of infiltration, which together with the anamnesis and other additional testing will lead to the diagnosis (AU)

[Acute hepatitis C. A clinical and epidemiological study]. / Hepatitis aguda C. Estudio clínico y epidemiológico.

BACKGROUND: The discovery of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the possibility of determining anti-HCV serum antibodies has permitted greater etiological, clinical and epidemiological knowledge of non A non B hepatitis (NANB). METHODS: The clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 47 patients with acute hepatitis C were studied. Diagnosis was based on compatible clinical and analytical picture as well as positivity of the anti-HCV antibodies. RESULTS: Thirty-eight percent of the patients were intravenous drug abusers (IVDA). Thirty-four percent had transfusion antecedents and the remaining were sporadic forms of which 3 cases corresponded to health care workers. The study of other viral markers demonstrated that only in the IVDA collective did infections by hepatitis B and delta (HBV and HDV) and by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coexist. Anti-HCV antibodies were detected between 15 days and 8 months (mean 38 +/- 74 days) of clinic initiation; with no differences being found regarding the form of contagion. The incubation period of transfused patients was 50 +/- 15 days. In 2 cases the disease followed a biphasic course, in 4 patients a cholestatic profile was observed, and in 12 the hepatitis was anicteric. In 28% of the cases controlled over 6 months the disease autolimited itself and 72% developed active chronic hepatitis. CONCLUSIONS: Most cases of acute hepatitis C are of intravenous origin with a prolonged period of anti-HCV positivization. No differences exist in the clinical picture of the disease regarding the form of contagion and the great tendency to chronicity of hepatitis C is confirmed, regardless of the mechanisms of acquiring the disease.