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A Vega

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[Specificity of the resistance exhibited by peritoneal macrophages of rats immunized against rubeola virus].

Peritoneal macrophages in rats with no immunization against rubella virus and inoculted with bovine infectious rhinotracheitis virus are prone to suffer from a cytopathogenic effect with formation of inclusion bodies, and lysis, succeeding in reisolating the virus. The resistance of peritoneal macrophages of rats inoculated against rubella virus in nonspecific, since such resistance continues to show when macrophages interact with bovine infectious rhinotracheitis virus. The results support evidence that in the Inflammatory process suffered by rubella virus-inoculated rats, a cell immunity develops and macrophages are some of the cells performing the response.

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Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis diagnosed after traumatic subdural haematoma.

We report the case of a 34-year old man, who, after presenting with subacute traumatic subdural haematoma, was diagnosed as CTX. He presented a ten year history of progressive deterioration of cognitive functions, unsteadiness of gait and surgery for bilateral cataracts at age 21. Cholestanol level in serum was 120.7 mmol/liter, and cholestanol/cholesterol ratio 2.52%. Bile alcohols in urine were 23, 25-pentol: 2.2665 mg/mmol creatinine, 24, 25-pentol: 1.3226 mg/mmol creatinine, and 27-nor-24, 25-pentol: 0.7363 mg/mmol creatinine. Electrophysiological study was consistent with a mixed demyelinating and axonal neuropathy. The assessment of autonomic nervous system (ANS) showed a postganglionic cholinergic failure accompanying somatic peripheral neuropathy. Brain-stem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) demonstrated markedly low amplitude and poorly defined waves, and almost symmetrical peak V and I to V interpeak latency (IPL) slight delays. Two nodular, bilateral, symmetrical lesions, strongly suggestive of calcifications, in the cerebellar white matter on CT and MRI were noted. On T2-weighted images diffuse high signal lesions were found in the cerebellar white matter, and multiple, hyperintense cerebral foci of demyelination or gliosis. MRI study of the Achilles tendon showed neither enlargement of the tendon, nor areas of lipid deposits. After ten months of treatment with chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) (750 mg/d) the clinical course was unaffected and the neurophysiological measures, CT and MRI remained unchanged.

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[Radiology of nonpalpable breast lesions].

The authors reviewed 619 consecutive cases of breast nonpalpable lesions detected with mammography in which wire-directed open biopsy or stereotaxic biopsy was performed from 1984 to 1993. The ratio of benign to malignant biopsy findings was 4:1 for the whole series. The positive predictive value (PPV) of different radiologic pattern was determined. Biopsy is advised in the presence of patterns such as strongly suspect microcalcifications (granular or branching morphologic features), stellate masses, parenchimal distortion, opacities with undefined borders and asymmetric density, which yielded higher PPVs (26%, 93%, 92%, 35%, 42% and 19% respectively). However, follow-up with mammography is advised in probably benign lesions (opacity with regular borders and clusters of round or oval particles of calcifications), which yielded lower PPVs (1.5% and 3%). By decreasing the number of biopsies of probably benign lesions and thereby substantially reducing costs, this approach may help to widespread use of mammographic screening.

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