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A Sciotto

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PubMed1979

Viral hepatitis B and Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome.

A 4-year-old boy affected by Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome had overt viral hepatitis B after repetitive blood transfusions. He was given immune serum containing HBs antibodies, with only transient improvement. The HBsAg titer decreased immediately after each administration of immune serum, but 2 days later it was higher than before. This effect could be explained by the presence of HBs antigen-HBs antibody complexes in the immune serum, not detected by the current testing procedure.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed1977

Insulin and growth hormone secretion in a leukaemic girl with hypothalamic syndrome.

The authors report a girl with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia presenting hypothalamic syndrome characterized by meningeal leukaemia, hyperphagia and obesity. Insulin and growth hormone secretion, studied with arginine and insulin stimulation tests, showed a high peak of serum insulin and no response of growth hormone. Insulin and growth hormone responses to these tests reverted to normal after intrathecal methotrexate.

Arginine↗
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[Concentration of blood ICAM-1s in the newborn at risk of infection. A prospective study in the first 2 weeks of life].

We prospectively determined serum concentrations of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (sICAM-1) in the first 2 weeks of life in 32 preterm newborns in an attempt to assess whether these concentrations are reliable markers of sepsis in newborns at risk of infection. Ten of the study group were normal and had been hospitalized only for low birth weight. The remaining 22 presented respiratory distress (RDS) and were at even higher risk of infection because they required assisted mechanical ventilation and central venous catheterisation for parenteral feeding and infusion therapy. Sepsis was diagnosed in 11/22 newborns with RDS: in 3 on day 3 and in 8 on day 7. Circulating sICAM-1 concentrations were significantly elevated in neonates with RDS (group II) and associated infection (group III) compared with normal newborns (group I). However, after day 3 of life sICAM-1 values were significantly higher in group III than in group II.

Age Factors↗