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A rare case of disproportionate short stature suggestive of spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia tarda is reported and relevant literature reviewed. It is emphasized that its radiological features show a marked similarity to ochronotic spine, with which it is therefore commonly mistaken. An indeterminate pigment was observed in the liver biopsy in this case with connective tissue disorder.
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Dwarfism/diagnostic imaging , Humans , Liver Diseases/pathology , Male , Middle Aged , Osteochondrodysplasias/diagnostic imaging , Pigmentation Disorders/pathologyABSTRACT
Serum IgA, secretory IgA and serum C3 were estimated in 22 patients of chronic bronchitis with acute exacerbation. These were compared with 22 normal controls. There was no significant difference in the parameters studied. However, all patients showed a significant change in the above parameters when divided into mild, moderate and severe categories depending on the chronicity of the disease. An inverse relationship between serum C3 and secretory IgA was observed.
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Acute Disease , Adult , Bronchitis/immunology , Chronic Disease , Complement C3/analysis , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Female , Humans , Immunoglobulin A/analysis , Immunoglobulin A, Secretory/analysis , Male , Middle Aged , Time FactorsSubject(s)
Adolescent , Autoimmune Diseases/genetics , Female , Humans , Purpura, Thrombocytopenic/geneticsABSTRACT
Two patients with extensive spontaneous venous thrombosis are reported. Both had documented evidence of polyserositis, transient abnormalities of liver function tests along with normal coagulograms. Although one patient had a short, self-limiting illness, the other required treatment with coumarin derivatives. The relevant literature is discussed.
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Acute Disease , Adult , Blood Coagulation Tests , Female , Humans , Liver Diseases/complications , Serositis/complications , Thrombophlebitis/complicationsABSTRACT
The immunoprofile of 60 adult patients of pulmonary tuberculosis was studied and compared with 22 normal controls. The immunological parameters studied were serum protein electrophoresis, serum immunoglobulins (IgG, IgA and IgM), delayed hypersensitivity by Mantoux test, and T-cell % estimation. The mean total serum proteins and serum albumin were significantly lower, whereas mean beta and gamma globulins were elevated. Mean serum IgG and serum IgA showed a significant rise, whereas the T-cell % was significantly reduced when compared to controls. The significance of these findings is discussed.
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Adolescent , Adult , Female , Humans , Immunoglobulin Isotypes/analysis , India , Male , Middle Aged , T-Lymphocytes/analysis , Tuberculin Test , Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/bloodABSTRACT
In 49 patients of chronic bronchitis with acute exacerbation, serum antibody titres were estimated against the respective pathogen isolated and cultured from sputum of individual patients. Antibody titres to Klebsiella and Staphylococcus coagulase positive organisms were found in 28 and 25 patients respectively. Paired serum samples from 21 patients showed rising antibody titres in 17 of them, whereas the antibody titres fell in the remaining 4 patients. Notably, only 2 patients demonstrated a four fold rise or fall in the antibody titres. The significance of these findings is discussed.