[The treatment of tracheal stenosis in Wegener's granulomatosis by laser surgery]. / Leczenie zwezenia tchawicy w przebiegu choroby Wegenera za pomoca lasera.

A case of Wegener's disease is described. In eight years of remission a patient, treated with cyclophosphamid and steroids demonstrated sterosis of the trachea and upper way obstruction. We have performed carbon dioxide laser photoresection of granulotion mucosis and scars with an excellent results.

[Tracheal strictures in the course of Wegener's disease]. / Zwezenia tchawicy w przebiegu choroby Wegenera.

Two cases of tracheal strictures in the course of Wegener's disease are described. One patient died two months after tracheotomy, the other was successfully treated only by megachemotherapy (cyclophosphamide and steroids).

[The evaluation of Rhinocort in patients with allergic rhinitis by rhinomanometry]. / Ocena preparatu Rhinocort za pomoca rynomanometrii u osób z alergicznym niezytem nosa.

The authors present the results of the rhinomanometry examinations before and after Rhinocort-Nasal Aerosol or Rhinocort-Nasal Turbuhaler inhalations. 79 patients with allergic rhinitis were observed. 56 out of them were treated by Aerosol and 23 by Turbuhaler. The improvement was found in 78.6% of the patients in the first group and 86.9% in the second one. Rhinocort-Nasal Turbuhaler was generally better tolerated by patients.

[The incidence of peculiar IgE in response to inhalant allergens in relation to the age of the patient]. / Czestosc wystepowania swoistych IgE na alergeny wziewne w odniesieniu do wieku chorego.

208 patients between the age of 1 month to 56 years, with symptoms of respiratory tract allergy were investigated. In all cases serum titre of sIgE to birch, thymoty, rye, mugwort pollen, Alternaria Alternata, dog, cat fur, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and farinae was determined with the use of Quidel immunoenzymatic method. We have found sIgE to Alternaria Alternata in 8 (38%), birch pollen in 5 (23.8%) dog fur in 5 (23.8%) and thymoty and rye pollen in 3 (14.3%) even among one years-old infants. In the second and third years of life allergy to dog fur, Alternaria Alternata and pollen of birch, thymoty and rye increases while the age of 4 and 5 is less significant, later (6-10 years old patients) increases again. Among teenagers pollinosis gets decreases and adults have development constant level of the disease.

[Thrombosis of the sigmoid sinus and transverse sinus with an unusual course]. / Zakrzep zatoki esowatej i poprzecznej o nietypowym przebiegu.

A case of intracranial complication in patient with cephalgia and short period of the temperature without signs of sharpening chronic otitis is reported. At the time of the operation epidural abscess of fossa cranial posterior, perisinusal abscess and thrombus of sigmoid sinus, abscess in transverse sinus were found.