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O Berets

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PubMed2004

[A serious complication of sternal puncture: penetrating injury of the ascending thoracic aorta].

INTRODUCTION: Penetrating thoracic aorta wounds are rare but responsible for a high mortality when medical and surgical management is delayed. OBSERVATION: We report the case of a 71 year-old patient with malignant lymphoma who sustained an accidental penetrating injury of the ascending thoracic aorta while undergoing trephine biopsy of the sternum. He was successfully treated with emergency sternotomy and aortic suture-repair. CONCLUSION: This case report highlights the limits of sternal trephine biopsy, notably in patients whose bones are weakened by a malignant haematological process, and proposes preventive measures in order to avoid accidents.

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[Severe vigilance disturbances: a rare complication of sodium valproate treatment (author's transl)].

Severe vigilance disturbances are rarely observed during sodium valproate treatment. Two such cases are reported, with rapid appearance of mental confusion after starting treatment, associated with an overall slowing of the E.E.G. the plasma levels of the different anti-epileptic agents were normal or only slightly raised and could not have caused the phenomenon. Clinical and electrical signs regressed as rapidly after stopping valproate administration as they had appeared after starting treatment.

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[A "pulseless" woman with proteinuria!].

Takayasu arteritis, also called pulseless women disease, is a chronic vasculitis of unknown aetiology, which primarily involves the aorta, its branches and coronary and pulmonary arteries. It is an uncommon disease with a variety of presentations and most frequently found in Asia than in Europe. We report a case of a 52-year-old woman, suffering from Takayasu arteritis for 19 years. She was admitted to the hospital for diffuse pain and oedema. Biological tests pointed out proteinuria with renal failure, which was confirmed by a renal biopsy. The association of Takayasu arteritis and renal failure is unusual. This review focuses on the biological manifestations of Takayasu arteritis and on the link between this disease and the renal failure observed in this case.

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