PubMed · 7918094
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A E Green, M C Hickton. 1994. Should plasma viscosity replace the ESR?. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2141.1994.tb04858.x
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The effect of growth hormone (GH) on subclinical disease activity in a 15-year-old boy with previously quiescent lupus nephritis and chronic renal failure is described. Institution of supraphysiological doses of GH resulted in a rise in erythrocyte sedimentation rate, decrease in serum complement, rise in anti-DNA antibody titers, and increase in T-cell activation markers, all of which improved following cessation of GH treatment.
Malignant otitis externa is a serious condition that presents difficulties in treatment, and also in monitoring its progress. A case of malignant otitis externa with optic neuritis is presented that remained refractory to standard treatment but was cured by adjuvant hyperbaric oxygen therapy. This is the only reported case that has survived this disease with optic neuritis. The usefulness of imaging techniques in this condition is discussed, as well as the ESR, in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment.
PURPOSE: Two cases of corneal crystal deposition are reported, both caused by a benign monoclonal gammopathy METHODS: Similar corneal pathology is identified in these two patients, both of whom presented with visual acuities of 6/6 or better Consideration of possible causes involved biochemical and haematological testing and assessment. RESULTS: Potential for malignant transformation of monoclonal gammopathy was recognized, hence the need for ongoing haematological follow-up. CONCLUSION: Corneal crystals may be the initial presentation in a patient with monoclonal gammopathy, a rare, but significant, clinical finding.