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J W Manier

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Sinusoidal lymphocytosis of the liver in Felty's syndrome with a review of the liver involvement in Felty's syndrome.

A 68-year-old woman with Felty's syndrome had massive hepatomegaly. Liver biopsy showed diffuse infiltration of the sinusoids with mature lymphocytes (sinusoidal lymphocytosis of the liver). Nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver and portal fibrosis were not found. Although liver involvement is frequent in association with Felty's syndrome, sinusoidal lymphocytosis of the liver is unusual.

Aged↗

Hepatotoxicity associated with ticrynafen--a uricosuric diuretic.

Herein, we describe a patient who had ticrynafen-associated acute hepatitis. This complication has been reported in 57 patients (52 to the manufacturer, four to the Food and Drug Administration, and the current patient) in this country. The mechanism of hepatocellular injury is not known, but from the data to date it seems most likely to result from a hypersensitivity reaction rather than a direct hepatotoxic effect. The histopathological findings are difficult to differentiate from acute viral hepatitis. Removal of this drug from the market resulted from the prompt action of physicians in reporting the complications to the manufacturer and the rapid response of the pharmaceutical firm once the risks became known.

Adult↗

Serum lysozyme levels in inflammatory bowel disease.

Serum lysozyme levels were compared in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and chronic ulcerative colitis (CUC) to determine if the two diseases could be differentiated by this parameter. The lysozyme concentrations were measured by three different methods: 1. the turbidimetric clearance of Micrococcus lysodeikticus utilizing egg white lysozyme as a standard; 2. the lysoplate assay of Osserman and Lawlor using a human lysozyme standard obtained from Dr. Osserman and 3. the lysoplate assay obtained as a commercial kit using human lysozyme as a standard. A series of 19 CD and 23 CUC patients were compared. Contrary to the report of Falchuk, et al, the serum lysozyme levels by any of the three methods were not statistically significantly different in the two diseases. The serum levels of those with severe, moderate, or inactive disease were also not significant for CD or CUC nor in serially followed patients did levels always correspont to changes in clinical course.

Adolescent↗

Benign gastric ulcer in a patient with pernicious anemia.

This is the report of the presence of a benign gastric ulcer in a patient with achlorhydria and documented pernicious anemia. The pernicious anemia was established by a Histalog-fast achlorhydria, a Schilling test of 2.1% excretion of tagges vitamin B12 in a 24-hr urine, and reticulocytosis after administration of cyanocobalamine. Following Histalog (1.5 mg per kg of body weight), the gastric volume was 40 ml, there was no acid, and the pH was 8.1. The ulcer demonstrated by gastroscopy was confirmed at gastrectomy. Histological examination of the ulcer and the remainder of the stomach showed no malignancy. The principal conclusion of this paper is that the patient did not have an acid-produced ulcer, but that bile regurgitation coupled with alcohol ingestion produced the lesion. Surgical investigation of the ulcer seemed mandatory because of the known increased incidence of gastric carcinoma in patients with pernicious anemia.

Achlorhydria↗