A critical analysis is presented of the problem whether the migraine attack causes CSF-pleocytosis or vice versa, on the basis of a series of 3 cases, including one of Tolosa-Hunt syndrome due to sarcoidosis, the other two ultimately showing chronic leptomeningitis. The evidence leads to the conclusion that migraine does ...

A patient with severe atopic dermatitis had pre-Sézary and Sézary syndromes. Although elevated serum IgE values in mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome are not infrequent, the direct sequential occurrence of atopic dermatitis and Sézary syndrome is uncommon. The clinical and laboratory changes we observed imply that the relationship of these ...

The gonococcal arthritis-dermatitis syndrome includes tenosynovitis, arthralgias, arthritis, skin lesions, and constitutional symptoms. A patient with popliteal cyst involvement and gonococcal arthritis-dermatitis syndrome is the subject of this report. The detection of areas of involvement by the use of gallium-67 citrate, 99m-technetium phosphate, and indium-111-labeled granulocytes is also detailed.

Many diuretics cause hypermagnesiuria which may lead to magnesium deficiency, presenting as hypomagnesaemia, cardiac arrhythmias and tetany. Loop diuretics cause hypermagnesiuria mainly through direct blockade of magnesium reabsorption at the loop of Henle. Distal tubular diuretics block magnesium reabsorption at the distal convoluted tubule and also reduce magnesium reabsorption at ...

The luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome (LUF) exists and is cause of infertility. Although the data of the laparoscopic inspection of the ovaries and the corpora lutea and of steroid hormone concentrations in peritoneal fluid constitute strong evidence that the syndrome exists, its role as a cause of infertility is less ...

Contact allergic sensitivity to allergens such as plants of the Compositae family is a feature of the chronic skin reaction seen in the photosensitivity dermatitis with actinic reticuloid syndrome. In fifty patients with this syndrome an increased incidence of contact allergic sensitivity to some common fragrance materials was demonstrated. Evidence ...

Anterior tibiotalar impingement is caused by extension at the ankle. Repeated impingement causes two symptom-producing and potentially disabling syndromes. The most frequent is impingement exostoses which form on strong feet that offer resistance to impingement. This condition may be compatible with dancing for many years, but if symptoms warrant, surgery ...

Six hundred and twenty-one claimants for Mobility Allowance were examined by the author, who recorded the patient's statement of his or her history and current disability, carried out a full physical examination and observed the gait and limitation of walking. Four hundred and seventy-five appeared to satisfy the medical conditions ...

In Swiss mice, muscimol (3 mg per kilogram, intraperitoneally) caused myoclonic jerks of the hindquarters. These jerks were strong, repetitive, more or less regular, and of high frequency (peak response, 76 per minute). Pretreatment with sodium gamma-hydroxybutyrate (50 to 200 mg per kilogram) caused a dose-dependent blockade of these jerks. ...

Seborrhoeic dermatitis is described clinically and histologically with emphasis upon the vague definition of the disease. The relationship between pityriasis asteatosa and psoriasis is discussed. Napkin dermatitis is subdivided into infantile seborrhoeic dermatitis and true napkin dermatitis. The relationship between the former and psoriasis is unsettled. The role of microorganisms ...

The nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) syndrome is a group of sexually transmitted infections that together exceed the frequency of gonorrhea in men in most urban areas of Europe and the United States, and probably in much of the remainder of the world. "Nongonococcal" is preferred to the term "non-specific" urethritis because ...

Of sixty-nine examples of the photosensitivity dermatitis and actinic reticuloid syndrome, nine were found to be allergically sensitive to chrysanthemum oleoresin extract. Although this extract showed evidence in vitro of a phototoxic action we were unable with in vivo studies to explain the connection between the contact allergic sensitivity and ...

Contact allergic sensitivity to oleoresin extracts from Compositae plants was found to be usually present in individuals suffering from the photosensitivity dermatitis and actinic reticuloid syndrome. It was demonstrated in forty-seven out of fifty-five examples of this syndrome. These results provide support for the view that contact allergic sensitivity is ...

Three dogs with dirofilariasis had a dermatologic syndrome, characterized by pruritus and multifocal nodules which tended to ulcerate. The cutaneous nodules revealed angiocentric pyogranulomatous inflammation with variable numbers of eosinophils. Microfilariae were often present in the blood vessels surrounded by the pyogranulomatous process. Therapy for dirofilariasis resulted in complete resolution ...

Pharmacological stimulation of central serotonin (5-HT) receptors causes a behavioral syndrome characterized by simultaneous side-to-side head weaving or head tremor, forepaw padding and splayed hindlimbs. This syndrome has been proposed and used as a model for 5-HT receptor activity. Questions have been raised about the possible involvement of catecholamines. This ...

A syndrome that occurred in both hard and soft contact lens wearers was characterized by increased mucus, itching, decreased lens tolerance, and giant papillae in the upper tarsal conjunctiva. It developed in as few as three weeks with soft lens wearers but also occurred after months or even years of ...

A simplified technique has been developed for the prevention of the severe perioral edema that is routinely associated with intraoral sagittal split osteotomies of the ascending ramus of the mandible. By the use of gauze sutured through the cheeks in the region of the oral commissures, trauma caused by retraction ...

A series of 74 cases of meralgia paresthetica is presented. All patients were satisfactorily treated with nonsurgical modalities. A brief review of the etiological factors involved supports the impression that it is an entrapment syndrome related primarily to external pressure against the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve in the region of ...

A delayed hypersensitivity type of allergic contact dermatitis was observed following exposure to certain brands of 50% cotton, 50% polyester coloured permanent-pressed sheets produced by a particular manufacturer. The dermatitis presented as an extremely pruritic follicular eczema of the body and vesicular edema of the ears and face. Patch testing ...

A series of 55 patients were fitted with a new type of hydrophilic soft contact lens. These were found more comfortable than hard contact lenses and they had a protective and pain-relieving action in cases of chronic corneal disease. Vision was not as good as with hard contact lenses and ...

An orthopaedic surgeon developed dermatitis from acrylic materials. The acrylic monomer was found to penetrate surgical rubber gloves readily. Cases of "rubber glove dermatitis" with negative patch tests may have a similar explanation. Laboratory tests suggest that monomer does not damage rubber sufficiently to allow bacteria to penetrate gloves, but ...

The overall incidence in gonorrhoea of septic gonococcal dermatitis was found to be 1.9% (3% for the females and 0.7% for the males). In 23 patients the common presenting symptoms were arthritis or arthralgia and bouts of fever, but the characteristic skin lesions served as an early clue to the ...

Staphylococcus intermedius was identified as the cause of an outbreak of acute adenitis of the cervical apocrine glands of neonatal mink, and the cause of vaginitis and mastitis in adults. The disease occurred with greater frequency in mutation mink with Chediak-Higashi syndrome than in pastel and dark color phases.

Cyclical vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a disorder of unknown cause. Patients experience episodes of sudden violent vomiting that last from a few hours to a few days, which can occur several times a year. CVS affects children and adults yet despite numerous studies the cause of the condition is unknown. ...

HAEMOGLOBINURIA OCCURRED IN SHEEP ANAESTHETIZED BY AN INTRAVENOUS INJECTION OF PENTOBARBITONE SODIUM CONTAINING PROPYLENE GLYCOL: an equivalent dose failed to cause haemoglobinuria in rabbits. Intravenous injection of an aqueous solution of 20% propylene glycol caused haemoglobinaemia and haemoglobinuria in sheep. Neither distilled water nor 20% glycerol in water administered under ...