A case of erythema annulare centrifigum with Sjögren syndrome [Sjögren sendromu ile birlikteligi olan eritem anüler santrifüj tanili bir olgu]

Erythema annulare centrifigum is a dermatose which is frequently seen in adults. It is characterized by erythematous lesions which spread asymmetrically to periphery and have a collarette desquamation. Although infection, tumor, food allergy, drug reaction can play a role in the aetiology, most of the cases are idiopathic. A forty-nine years old, female patient presented to our clinic with erythematous lesions on both of her lower extremities. Six weeks prior to her referral, she treated with quinine for Sjogren syndrome. She had a diagnosis of granuloma annulare in her personal history. There was no significance in her family history. In dermatologic examination; annular erythematous plaques and collarette desquamation were detected on lower extremities. Histopathologic examination of the lesional biopsy specimen revealed focal spongiosis in the epidermis, dermal oedema, vascular proliferation and perivascular infiltration of lymphocytes, eosinophils and histiocytes. In the laboratory examination; blood count, liver and kidney function tests, sedimentation, C-reactive protein was normal. Rheumatoid factor was 30. Antinuclear antibody was 1/640 granular pattern. A case of erythema annulare centrifigum with Sjögren Syndrome is discussed with the other skin findings of the disease

Eosinophilic cellulitis: An 11-year-old male patient [Eozinofilik sellülit: on bir yaşinda erkek olgu]

An 11-year-old boy was admitted to our clinic with a three-week of history of infiltrated brownish plaques located on the right cruris anterior, on the medial side of the right popliteal area and on the left cruris anterior. Histopathological examination showed flame figures which were composed of degenerated eosinophils and nuclear debris deposited on collagen fibers and laboratory analysis revealed eosinophilia. According to the clinical and histopathological findings, the case was diagnosed as eosinophilic cellulitis in the granulomatous phase. The case has been reported because of the rare presentation of eosinophilic cellulitis in children and the importance of the histopathology has been emphasized

SEARCH FOR THE NEW LONGLIVED PARTICLES WITH MASSES IN THE RANGE 1.4-GeV TO 3.0-GeV AT THE CERN ISR

A search has been made at the CERN ISR for long-lived non-annihilating particles of two types: those which exhibit strong interactions and those which do not (heavy leptons). Invariant cross section upper limits of 6 nb GeV/sup -2/ and 1.8 nb GeV/sup -2/ were measured for these two classes of particles, respectively, for particle masses close to the anti-deuteron mass. Upper limits are also placed on the production of new particles with masses in the range 1.4 to 3.0 GeV, and invariant cross sections are quoted for pi , p, d production. The experiment was performed at square root s=53 GeV with x (=2p/sub L// square root s) in the range 0.07 to 0.15 and p/sub T/ between 0.08 and 0.16 GeV/c. Antideuterons were identified by annihilation in a 1.4 m /sup 3/ scintillation calorimeter. (19 refs)