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N Szapiro

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PubMed1994

Translocation t(5;12)(q31-q33;p12-p13): a non-random translocation associated with a myeloid disorder with eosinophilia.

A t(5;12)(q33;p13) translocation has been detected in two patients with myeloid disorder and eosinophilia. Six other patients with haematological disease with eosinophilia with similar translocation have been published previously. The existence of a new entity, a myeloproliferative disorder with eosinophilia and t(5;12) (q31-q33;p12-p13), is suggested by the results of the present study.

Aged↗
PubMed1993

[Role of the titration of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in therapeutic follow-up of patients with systemic vasculitis].

We studied clinical and biological data of 18 patients presenting ANCA associated diseases for 16 months at least. Five relapses were preceded by ANCA elevation, 1 relapse was not. Four transient elevations were noted without any clinical event. We think ANCA level elevation by itself is not enough for deciding therapy intensification, clinical data are necessary for doing so.

Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic↗
PubMed1989

Sentinel health events as indicators of unmet needs.

It is vitally important to be able to assess the impact of the health care system on the populations it serves. This paper explores whether sentinel health events--negative health states, such as death, disability, and disease, that might have been avoided given current medical and public health knowledge and technology--can be used as sociomedical indicators to assess levels of unmet needs and to evaluate health system performance. Using hospital discharge data, the occurrence of sentinel health events in New York State and differences among population subgroups are examined. Among hospitalized residents of New York State in 1983, more than 17,000 deaths occurred that were possibly avoidable. More than 336,000 instances of disease were found that were potentially preventable. Significantly higher rates and ratios for many sentinel events were found among blacks, Medicaid recipients, and users of public hospitals than were found for comparison groups. The sentinel events approach proved to be useful and practical. However, refinements and adaptations of the sentinel events method are needed, including the development of one or more smaller sets of indicators--tracer sentinel events--that can be used to profile aspects of health status and the health system.

Black or African American↗
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[Generalized status epilepticus after ingestion of ibuprofen (Brufen), disclosing systemic lupus erythematosus].

We report a case of aseptic meningoencephalitis induced by ibuprofen (Brufen) in a 24-year old unmarried woman with unrecognized systemic lupus erythematosus. The neurological manifestations induced by ibuprofen revealed the systemic disease. Clinicians confronted with aseptic meningitis or meningoencephalitis developed after treatment with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, notably ibuprofen, should investigate for systemic disease.

Adult↗