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B Bugnon

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Diffuse varioliform gastritis.

During 8 years experience, 90 cases of diffuse varioliform gastritis were observed (0.3% of examinations). Symptoms suggest either the presence of a gastroduodenal ulcer or of a digestive carcinoma when weight loss is prevalent. The disease proceeds by subacute evolutive bouts with remissions and further relapses. At endoscopy, lesions associate large folds in the fundus and erosive mucosal bulgings disseminated in the fundus and antrum. Histological alterations correspond to a superficial hyperplasic gastritis. Cellular infiltration of the lamina propria includes increased immunocytes population with an abnormal distribution of immunoglobulin classes. An increased percentage of IgE cells characterizes the disease as compared to inflammation in atrophic gastritis. Therapy is based upon agent inhibiting mastocytes degranulation and histamine antagonists. Diffuse varioliform gastritis must be separated from antral varioliform gastritis, a lesion with a higher frequency but no symptomatic individuality.

Adolescent

[Adult papular acrodermatitis (Gianotti's disease). Report of 3 cases].

The authors report three cases of adult papular acrodermatitis with circulating HBs antigen. The eruption was followed by a benign icteric hepatitis which lasted from 30 to 45 days. In two cases, HBs antigen disappeared in a one month period, in one case the antigen has been present for more than three months. Direct immunofluorescence staining exhibits c3 deposits in the vessels of the dermal lesions, without any deposition of immunoglobulins or fibrinogen. We were unable to demonstrate the presence of HBs and " e " antigens in the skin lesions (using FITC conjugated specific antiserums). Serum protein concentrations of complement components C1q, C4,C3, C3PA were normal as measured by radial immunodiffusion. The percentage of circulating B and T cells was normal, as essayed by E-RFC, EAC-RFC and sIg. Thus, adult papular acrodermatitis, as well as the infantile form, does represent a sign of invasion of a benign viral hepatitis.

Acrodermatitis