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S Peltz

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PubMed1995

Chronic angio-oedema of the tongue associated with pernicious anaemia and Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

The cause of chronic urticaria and angio-oedema (CUA) often remains undetermined. CUA has been associated with thyroid disease and most recently with thyroid autoimmunity (i.e. elevated titres of thyroid microsomal and/or thyroglobulin antibody). There is growing speculation that in this subset of patients, CUA may represent an autoimmune phenomenon. We describe a case in which chronic angio-oedema of the tongue was the sole presenting complaint in a patient with underlying quiescent pernicious anaemia and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Awareness of the association of Hashimoto's thyroiditis with pernicious anaemia and CUA resulted in correct diagnosis and treatment of the underlying diseases.

Anemia, Pernicious↗
PubMed1993

Disseminated metastatic cutaneous Crohn's disease.

Metastatic cutaneous Crohn's disease, in which noncaseating granulomatous infiltration of the skin occurs at sites separated from the gastrointestinal tract by normal tissue, is the least common dermatological manifestation of Crohn's disease. We report the case of an 18-year-old man who developed very widespread metastatic cutaneous Crohn's disease 2 years after he had first developed mild oral and anal lesions. His gastrointestinal symptoms had been satisfactorily controlled for 18 months with sulphasalazine alone prior to his developing skin lesions. The cutaneous lesions responded rapidly to oral prednisolone which was tailed off over 5 months and then withdrawn. He relapsed 6 months later and now requires a low dose of oral prednisolone to control the skin lesions. The only complication of this therapy has been exacerbation of mild acne vulgaris.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1991

Severe thrombocytopenia secondary to alcohol use.

Thrombocytopenia in hospitalized alcoholics may be caused by splenomegaly, folate deficiency, and, most frequently, a direct toxic effect of alcohol on production, survival time, and function of platelets. Platelet count begins to rise after 2 to 5 days' abstinence from alcohol. The condition is generally benign, and clinically significant hemorrhage is rare.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

Ammonia encephalopathy.

Ureterosigmoidostomy can be complicated by pyelonephritis, renal calculi, hypokalemic hyperchloremic acidosis, and colonic neoplasia. It has been associated with the development of hyperammonemia and encephalopathy in patients with underlying liver disease. We report a rare case of hyperammonemic encephalopathy in a patient with normal liver function.

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