A Case of Cold Urticaria associated with Cryofibrinogenemia

A case of cold urticaria in a 38-year-old woman was reported. The urticaria was demonstrated to have the following features: (i) The urticaria was associated with cryofibrinogenemia (ii) The passive transfer test was negative both with the patient\u27s serum and with cryofibrinogen. (iii) Whereas orally administered Tavegyl was not effective, Periactin proved to be effective in the treatment of the condition

The Bryophyte flora of Kinabalu National Park (Sabah, Malaysia), based on the collections by Japan-Malaysia collaborative expeditions in 1997

Bryophytes of Kinabalu National Park (including Poring) are reported here based on collections made by two Japan-Malaysia collaborative expeditions held in 1997. Although our research centered mainly on moss flora, some hepatics were also collected. A total of 40 families, 111 genera and 203 species of mosses, as well as 18 families, 25 genera and 31 species of hepatics were found among our collections. Twenty-five species were new to Kinabalu National Park or Sabah, 17 of which were new to Borneo Island

The new genus Benitotania (Daltoniaceae, Byropsida) from Mt. Kinabalu

A new monospecific genus, Benitotania, is described on the basis of B. elimbata H.Akiyama, T. Yamag, & M. Suleiman, collected in the northern part of Sabah, Malaysia. It appears to be most closely related to Adelothecium and Bryobrothera

Serum IgE Concentration in Infantile Atopic Dermatitis

The serum IgE concentration was determined in 34 infants under 1 year of age with infantile atopic eczema. Serum IgE levels varied from lower than 10unit/ml to 900 unit/ml, being lower than 100unit/ml in 30 cases. There was no relationship between the presence of the atopic family history and serum IgE values of babies, but a few of patients with more extensive skin changes had high IgE values. In babies over 4 months of age there was observed a tendency for the serum IgE level to rise, but the rate of increase in the IgE level was mild as compared with that in the children with atopic dermatitis over 1 year of age

Clinical Studies on Widespread Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

To clarify the relationship between discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), we have studied clinically 15 patients with widespread DLE. The patients were divided into four grades according to the extent of their cutaneous lesions. Thirteen of 15 patients had widespread chronic discoid lesions as their initial manifestation. The ratio of females to males was approximately 1 : 1. The average age at onset was 39 yerars old, and the most common age was between 20 and 40 years. In four of five patients (all in Grade IV and men), the cutaneous lesions appeared after the age of 40 years. In many patients with widespread DLE, clinical and laboratory abnormalities were observed, such as fever, arthralgia, fatigability, photosensitivity, leucopenia, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, hypergammaglobulinemia, proteinuria, but the incidence of LE cells, positive LE test, chronic BFP was much less in widespread DLE than SLE. Two patients (Grade IV) fulfilled the ARA criteria for SLE. These findings suggest that DLE and SLE are closely related diseases