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A 66 year old female with a long history of recurrent pulmonary infection presented with a full-blown malabsorption syndrome. She was found to be suffering from acquired immunodeficiency. She later developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the cervical lymph nodes. The possible relationships between immunodeficiency, malabsorption and lymphoma are discussed.
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Hepatic granuloma occurs rarely in the polymyalgia rheumatica syndrome. A case was presented of a 62-year-old woman with polymyalgia rheumatica, elevated concentrations of hepatic enzymes, and granuloma of the liver. Low doses of corticosteroids produced a marked improvement in the patient's condition and a return of liver function tests to normal. This is apparently the first case of polymyalgia rheumatica associated with liver granuloma that has been reported in Israel.
We have presented a rare case of massive primary actinomycotic empyema, which resolved after combined cefazolin therapy and continuous pleural drainage. Poor dental hygiene and heavy smoking are proposed as predisposing factors.