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J Antúnez López

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PubMed2004

[Tuberculosis in Santiago de Compostela from 1999 to 2002. An epidemiological study].

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis (TB) in the Public Health System District of Santiago de Compostela (population : 386125) from 1999 to 2002. METHODS: Inclusion criteria were: 1). microbiological and/or pathological diagnosis of TB in any specimen, and 2). patient younger 35 years old with recent medical history of TB. Mantoux test positive, and pleural effusion with linfocitosis and adenosine deaminase >47 IU/ml. RESULTS: 946 patients were included (568 men and 378 women), with ages ranging from 2 months to 96 years. The incidence of TB was 60.9/100000 in 1999, 67.6/100000 in 2000, 61.9/100000 in 2001 and 54.6/100000 in 2002. The incidence rate of tuberculous meningitis was 1.03/100000 in 1999 and 2000, 0.77/100000 in 2001 and 0.51/100000 in 2002. The percentage of cases associated with HIV was 3.4% in 1999, 1.9% in 2000, 2.4% in 2001 and 2002. We found an increase in the rate of males over 55 years of age; with incidence per 100000 inhabitants of 122.4 in 1999, 142.8 in 2000, 115 in 2001 and 119 in 2002, whereas in females the incidence was 40.6 in 1999, 60.9 in 2000, 54.1 in 2001 and 39.1 in 2002. CONCLUSIONS: In last four years the incidence of tuberculosis has decreased but remains high in males over 55 years old.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1992

[Association of sarcoidosis, diffuse centroblastic-centrocytic lymphoma and IgM monoclonal gammapathy in the same female patient].

A case illustrating the infrequent association of sarcoidosis and lymphoma which was also a secretor of a monoclonal IgM paraprotein is described in a 68 year old woman. The first entity manifested by dyspnea corresponded with a bilateral interstitial pneumopathy with restrictive syndrome and was diagnosed by bronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial biopsy and biopsy prescalenic fat. The lymphoma presented three years later followed by lymphadenopathies and a monoclonal IgM peak being diagnosed by biopsy of an axillary lymph node. In order to relate both entities it has been suggested that prolonged stimulation of the lymphocytes peculiar to the sarcoidosis would cause its malignant transformation.

Aged↗
PubMed1991

[Plasmacytoma of the thyroid. A review apropos a case].

Isolated presentation of outer bone marrow plasmatic cell neoplasia are non-frequent (less than 10% of all plasmacytomas). Thyroid gland involvement is rarely described. A case where immunohistochemistry confirmed the monoclonal type of proliferative cell is presented. Clinical, pathological and diagnosis criteria, as well as response to treatment, are reviewed.

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Eosinophilic granuloma as a form of inflammatory reaction. A case report.

Eosinophilic granuloma consists of the proliferation and/or accumulation of Langerhans cells in the bones, generally of the cranium and face, as a uni- or multifocal cystic lesion. It is considered to be a localized chronic form of Langerhans cell disease. The most frequent oral location is the posterior part of the mandible, where the bone lesion often gives rise to lesions of the overlying soft tissues. We report a case showing bilateral involvement of the upper jaw and unilateral involvement of the mandible. The eosinophilic granulomas arose in association with odontogenic periapical infectious processes, suggesting that this disorder may be a form of inflammatory response.

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Anaesthesia of the right lower hemilip as a first manifestation of multiple myeloma. Presentation of a clinical case.

Multiple myeloma is a malignant proliferation of plasma cells. It may affect any of various bones, causing osteolytic lesions with a characteristic "punched out" radiographic appearance. The commonest symptom is bone pain. One of the most frequent locations is the mandible. Symptoms of multiple myeloma of the mandible include tumefaction, non-specific pain, tooth mobility and sometimes loss, and paraesthesia of the dental nerve. Here we report a case of multiple myeloma of the mandible which was unusual in that the presenting complaint was anaesthesia of the right lower hemilip.

Biopsy, Needle↗