[Presence of intra- and peri-lymph node color Doppler signals in a case of suppurative granulomatous axillary adenitis]. / Présence de signaux doppler couleur intra- et périganglionnaires dans un cas d'adénite axillaire granulomateuse suppurative.

Recent reports have emphasized that colour Doppler signals in axillary lymph nodes denote their metastatic nature. We report a case of axillary adenitis due to cat scratch disease in which there were both intra and peri-lymph node signals. Doppler colour signals can thus distinguish other pathologies of the axillary lymph nodes since metastatic nodes do not produce perifocal signals.

[Multiple benign lung leiomyomatosis]. / Leiomiomatosi polmonare multipla benigna.

The Authors report a case of multiple benign pulmonary leiomyomatosis, recently observed. They offer a short description of the clinical, anatomo-pathological and therapeutical features of this extremely rare condition.

A prospective study of relationships between benign gastric ulcer, Candida, and medical treatment.

Results of a multicenter prospective study on the relationships between benign gastric ulcer, Candida, and medical treatment is reported. In a group of 66 patients, mycetes were seen in six cases (9.1%). Candida-contaminated ulcers were diagnosed solely by histological examination, with periodic acid-Schiff staining being more effective than hematoxylin and eosin staining. All contaminated ulcers were healed by treatment either with cimetidine alone, or combined cimetidine-carbenoxolone, without antimycotics. No cases of Candida-contaminated ulcers were seen after 6 wk of treatment. The finding of contamination was more common in older patients. Under the conditions of our study, Candida-contamination of benign gastric ulcers does not affect the rate of healing, does not need specific treatment, and has no particular endoscopic features. Cimetidine or carbenoxolone treatment was not associated with persistence of the fungus.