Pathogenesis of nodular histiocytic hyperplasia in serous effusions

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COMMONWEALTH SCHOOLS

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Acute Bilateral Ophthalmoparesis with Pupilary Areflexical Mydriasis in Miller-Fisher Syndrome Treated with Intravenous Immunoglobulin

Miller-Fisher syndrome (MFS) is a rare condition characterized by the classical triad of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and areflexia (Fisher, 1956). It is considered a variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) with which it may overlap, or it can occur in more limited forms. We report a case of a thirty-five-year-old male who presented with a six-day history of diplopia, following a recent chest infection. On examination, he was found to have bilateral sixth nerve palsy, bilateral fourth nerve palsy, bilateral areflexical mydriasis, ataxia and total absence of reflexes. After excluding other conditions, a diagnosis of Miller-Fisher syndrome was made. The patient was administered intravenous immunoglobulin and made an uneventful recovery

THE CASE FOR EXFOLIATIVE CYTOLOGY OF SEROUS EFFUSIONS

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Coexistent squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix

The clinical and pathological features of 20 patients with coexistent squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix have been analyzed. Various combinations of in situ and invasive carcinomas were found. Located adjacent to each other and at times intermingling, these lesions probably originated from the subcolumnar reserve cells of the transformation zone. They are early lesions and may be precursors of adenosquamous and mucoepidermoid carcinomas of the cervix. The diagnosis of these double carcinomas depends upon being aware that the two entities may coexist in the same cervix. Treatment is conventional, and the prognosis is not worsened by the presence of the two types of neoplasms.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/24924/1/0000351.pd

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Cytologic manifestations and rapid diagnosis in routinely prepared papanicolaou-stained preparations

In this study of 28 immunocompromised patients, it was found that Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia could be easily and reliably diagnosed by examination of routinely prepared, Papanicolaou-stained cellular samples obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage, bronchial brushing, and bronchial washing. The distinctive intra-alveolar exudate of pneumocystosis observed in lung biopsy specimens was readily discernible in all of the cellular samples that demonstrated P. carinii by special stains. The exudate was not present in any of the P. carinii-negative samples. Routinely prepared, Papanicolaou-stained cellular samples can be relied upon for the rapid diagnosis of P. carinii pneumonia.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/25965/1/0000031.pd