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    A rare cause of agranulocytosis

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    Clozapine, an atypical antipsychotic agent, is useful in the treatment of patients with psychotic symptoms. However, severe adverse effects, such as agranulocytosis, can restrict its indications. We present a case of a 42-year-old Caucasian woman with a 4-year history of persistent delusion disorder, who presented with fatigue and fever and was ultimately diagnosed with agranulocytosis due to clozapine. Clozapine-induced granulocytosis is an uncommon condition, but potentially fatal in consequences. Each patient with an episode of agranulocytosis should be assessed individually, with special attention to risk factors. Upon that, the decision about clozapine rechallenge or withdrawal should be madeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

    Tuberculosis – two unusual types of presentation (clinical cases)

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    A Organização Mundial de SaĂșde (OMS) declarou a tuberculose como emergĂȘncia mĂ©dica global em 1993. De facto, nas Ășltimas dĂ©cadas, a tuberculose tem vindo a assumir uma relevĂąncia crescente como um problema de saĂșde pĂșblica. Os autores apresentam dois casos clĂ­nicos com formas de apresentação que nĂŁo sĂŁo as mais usuais. O primeiro, refere-se a uma mulher de 32 anos que recorreu ao serviço de urgĂȘncia (SU) do Hospital Central do Funchal (HCF) por diminuição sĂșbita da acuidade visual Ă  esquerda e adenopatia cervical ipislateral. ApĂłs estudo apropriado, diagnosticou-se edema da papila Ăłptica e tuberculose ganglionar cervical, tendo sido medicada com corticoterapia e antibacilares. O segundo, refere-se a uma doente de 41 anos, internada na Unidade de Doenças Infecciosas do HCF por me ningite presumivelmente bacteriana. Durante o internamento, registou-se agravamento clĂ­nico com depressĂŁo do estado de consciĂȘncia e actividade convulsiva, pelo que se repetiu a punção lombar, que permitiu o diagnĂłstico de tuberculose menĂ­ngea. Iniciou-se entĂŁo terapĂȘutica com tuberculostĂĄticos. Como inter corrĂȘncias, salientam-se: acidente vascular cerebral isquĂ©mico e infecção respiratĂłria baixa, com insuficiĂȘncia respiratĂłria e necessidade de suporte ventilatĂłrio invasivo. ApĂłs melhoria do quadro respiratĂłrio, regressou Ă  Unidade de Doenças Infecciosas, onde veio a falecer. Os autores pretendem chamar a atenção para o facto de que a tuberculose estĂĄ a assumir um papel importante actualmente, uma vez que nos inivĂ­duos “imunocompetentes” hĂĄ mais de trĂȘs dĂ©cadas que- nos paĂ­ses “mais” desenvolvidos- se descrevem formas de apresentação ditas menos “tĂ­picas”.The World Health Organization declared tuberculosis as a medical global emergency in 1993. In fact, in the past decades it has assumed a crescent importance as a public health problem. The authors report two clinical cases with a typical presentation. The first one refers to a 32 year old woman, with no prior medical history, who went to the Emergency Department because of a sudden reduction of visual acuity at left. A left cervical mass was also detected. After the clinical examination and the adequate study, it was diagnosed left papilledema and lymph node tuber culosis. She was medicated with steroid and antibacillar therapy. The second one refers to a 41 year old woman, who was admitted to the Infectious Diseases Department with the diagnosis of presumable bacterial meningitis. There was a significant clinical worsening. The second examination of the liquor allowed the tuberculous meningitis diagnosis. She started antibacillar therapy. As intercurrences, she had a stroke and a low respiratory tract infection with respiratory insufficiency and need of invasive ven tilator support. After clinical stabilization concerning to respiratory distress, she went back to the Infectious Diseases Department, where she died. The authors pretend to stress out that tuberculosis is assuming an important role nowadays, sometimes with less typical presen tations and in patients with preserved immunity systeminfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

    Bollettino storico di Salerno e Principato Citra. A.10, n.1/2 (1992)

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    A. 10, n.1/2 (1992): G. Guardia, Editoriale per un decennio (1983-1992), P. 3 ; A. Amarotta, La costa pompeiana in un passo di Seneca, P. 5 ; M. A. Iannelli, Una fucina medievale a Salerno, P. 19 ; D. Inverso, Studio metallografico su frammenti di provenienza archeologica: Salerno, via Mercanti n. 49, P. 31 ; G. Granito, I Gesualdo: dalla potenza normanna ai bagliori della fortuna angioina, P. 37 ; P. Natella, Il libro della peste di Sicignano, P. 47 ; G. Cirillo, Il Principato Cifra nella tarda etĂ  moderna: paesaggio agrario, proprietĂ , produzione, P. 57 ; V. Cimmelli, Diritto di fida e usi civici nel sec. XVIII: il caso di Eboli, P. 109 ; F. Sofia, Il fitto di una masseria dei Benedettini di Cava nel sec. XVIII, P. 125 ; M. G. Felici, Il restauro dell’orfanotrofio Umberto I di Salerno: assetto originario, problemi e ritrovamenti alla luce di alcuni documenti, P.133 ; G. Foscari, La «svolta» amministrativa di Matteo Joele, sindaco di Cava (1833-1835), P. 141 ; R. D’Andria, «Lettura di un'immagine» ; Le «cronache» di Alfonso Gatto; M.T. Schiavino, Territorio e «previsione», P. 151

    Bollettino storico di Salerno e Principato Citra. A.8, n.1 (1990) ï»ż

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    A.8, n.1 (1990): M.A. Iannelli, Note di vita materiale e politica nel territorio capaccese tra X e XII secolo, P. 3 ; G. Granito, Gli Abenavoli di Aversa sullo sfondo dell’epopea normanna, P. 9 ; A. Carucci, IX centenario di una leggenda affrescata nel Duomo di Salerno, P. 25 ; M. Bignardi, La cittĂ  di Masuccio, P. 35 ; V. Cimmelli, I beni stabili e le rendite del monastero certosino di S. Giacomo di Capri nella valle del Sarno in etĂ  moderna, P. 45 ; D. Cosimato, Sull’allevamento della bufala e l’evoluzione del «territorio» durante il sec. XVII in provincia di Principato Citra, P. 59 ; F. Sofia, «Andavano a mano a mano con la faccia a riso... voglia Iddio che questi non avessero da fare qualche ’mbruoglia»: prime note sui matrimoni clandestini nella diocesi di Salerno in etĂ  moderna, P. 71 ; G. Cirillo, Economia e societĂ  nel Principato Citra: la distribuzione del reddito a metĂ  1700, P. 81 ; C. Pellecchia, La fiera del «Crocifisso», P. 109 ; M. Pasca, Recenti «itinerari» della Scuola Medica Salernitana, P. 113. M.A. Iannelli, Vietri: rilettura di un problema; R. D’Andria, L’archeologia della fabbrica; A. La Stella, Terra cotta e architettura; M. Bignardi, Dei «vizi» pubblici e delle «virtĂč» private; R. Carafa, Ad Ariano Irpino un Museo delle Ceramiche; A.P. Fiorillo, Ceramica d’arte in Parlamento; M.A. IannellI, La Fabbrica Finto; R. D’Andria, Rifa; Andrea D’Arien- zo; Giancappetti; Guido Gambone; Salvatore Procida; Giovannino Carraro; Intervista al Sindaco di Vietri Donato Cufari; Intervista a Ciro Rota, Vicepresidente dell’ERSVA, Direttore del Centro Studi della CNA; Intervista al prof. Antonio Ragona (Conservatore del Museo della Ceramica di Caltagirone), P. 117

    The role of antitissue transglutaminase assay for the diagnosis and monitoring of coeliac disease: A French-Italian multicentre study

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    Aims: Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) was recently identified as the major autoantigen in coeliac disease. The aim of this multicentre study was to evaluate the impact of a new immunoenzymatic assay for the detection of IgA anti-tGT antibodies. Methods: Seventy four Italian and French clinical laboratories participated in this study; anti-tTG IgA with an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method using guinea pig liver extract as the coating antigen, anti-endomysium IgA autoantibodies (EMA), and total serum IgA were determined in 7948 patients, 1162 of whom had coeliac disease (737 untreated cases and 425 on a gluten free diet). A proportion of the sera were then sent to a reference laboratory for anti-tTG retesting with an ELISA method using recombinant human tTG antigen. Results: Seven thousand four hundred and fifty eight (93.8%) sera were EMA/antiguinea pig tTG concordant (positive or negative); 490 (6.2%) were non-concordant. The sensitivity of EMA and antiguinea pig tTG in the 737 untreated patients with coeliac disease was 92.1% and 94.8%, respectively, and the specificity was 99.8% and 99.2%, respectively. Retesting of the discordant sera showed that of the 162 sera classified as EMA negative/antiguinea pig tTG positive, only 49 were positive for human recombinant anti-tTG, and that 39 of these were also EMA positive. Furthermore, of the 36 sera classified as EMA positive/antiguinea pig tTG negative, only two were confirmed as EMA positive. Conclusions: The antiguinea pig tTG assay is more sensitive but less specific than EMA, whereas the antihuman recombinant tTG assay is far more specific and just as sensitive as antiguinea pig tTG. Testing for EMA presents considerable interpretative problems and is difficult to standardise
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