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J Jensen

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Outcome of treatment with implant-retained dental prostheses in patients with Sjögren syndrome.

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the outcome of treatment with implant-retained prostheses in patients suffering from Sjögren syndrome. Eight women were included in the study; all had suffered oral symptoms of Sjögren syndrome for many years. Seven patients were edentulous in both arches, and 1 patient was edentulous in the maxilla only. All patients reported poor or very poor comfort levels with their conventional dentures. It was the intention to treat each arch that showed subjective and objective denture problems with a complete fixed prosthesis after placement of 6 implants. In all, 54 Brånemark dental implants were placed in these patients. No implants were lost, but 7 implants in 4 patients were clinically not osseointegrated at the time of the abutment connection procedure. Because of nonosseointegrated implants and lack of jawbone, 3 arches were treated with an implant-retained overdenture. Fixed prostheses were made with a titanium framework of premachined components welded together (Procera) and acrylic resin teeth and flanges. Patients answered a questionnaire regarding their oral function before the onset of treatment and 1 month and 2 years after treatment. An average radiographic bone loss of 0.7 mm from the time of implant placement to 1 year after treatment was observed; additional bone loss of less than 0.6 mm was recorded 4 years after treatment. During the first year of function 2 implants lost osseointegration. No prostheses were lost or remade. Treatment with implant-retained prostheses considerably increased the prosthetic comfort and function of the patients. Two years after prosthetic treatment, only 1 patient indicated poor comfort of the prostheses, while the remaining patients reported good or very good comfort levels.

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[Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome with bilateral hydrothorax and ascites].

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is an unusual complication of ovarian stimulation with exogenous gonadotrophins. We describe a case of severe OHSS with bilateral hydrothorax and ascites. We discuss the different pathogenetic hypothesis and the differential diagnostic possibility.

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Computed tomography of the lungs in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. An early indicator of interstitial pneumonia.

Computed tomography of the chest was performed on 42 occasions as part of the diagnostic work-up in 26 homosexual men with, or suspected of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In 17 cases both the chest radiographs and the lung scans were abnormal, and bronchoscopy and/or lung biopsy established an etiologic diagnosis in the majority of these cases. In 9 cases CT of the lungs revealed unequivocal interstitial infiltration in the presence of a normal chest radiograph, and subsequently an etiologic agent was demonstrated in all these cases. In 9 cases, patients with symptoms indicative of pulmonary infection had both a normal chest radiograph and a normal lung scan, and in none of these cases did the clinical course or additional diagnostic procedures indicate the presence of current opportunistic lung infection. CT of the lungs seems to identify accurately those patients with severe HIV-related diseases in whom invasive diagnostic procedures such as bronchoalveolar lavage and/or lung biopsy should be done.

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Identification of the metabolites of erythro-9-(2-hydroxy-3-nonyl)hypoxanthine from laboratory animals.

After administration of erythro-9-(2-hydroxy-3-nonyl)hypoxanthine, eight compounds were isolated from the urine of rats, dogs, and monkeys. All of the drug metabolites were modified on the nonyl side chain. The oxidatively degraded metabolites included an alcohol (9-(2,8-dihydroxy-3-nonyl)hypoxanthine), the corresponding ketone (erythro-9-(2-hydroxy-8-keto-3-nonyl)hypoxanthine), and three carboxylic acids [erythro-6-hydroxy-5-(9- hypoxanthyl ) hepanoic acid, erythro-7-hydroxy-6-(9- hypoxanthyl )octanoic acid, and erythro-8-hydroxy-7-(9- hypoxanthyl )nonanoic acid]. Glucuronide conjugates of the unchanged drug and the alcohol metabolite were also found. The alcohol, ketone, and nonanoic acid metabolites were produced by all three species. Only the rat produced the shorter chain acid derivatives and no glucuronides. The monkey excreted both glucuronides, while dogs formed one glucuronide conjugate, that of the parent drug.

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Myxoid liposarcoma of the anterior mediastinum. Diagnosis by fine needle aspiration biopsy.

The mediastinum is an uncommon primary site of liposarcoma, which constitutes < 1% of tumors at that site. We report a case of myxoid liposarcoma evaluated with fine needle aspiration biopsy in a 66-year-old male who presented with cardiac tamponade, superior vena cava syndrome and radiologic evidence of a large anterior mediastinal mass. Cytologically the neoplastic cells were strikingly dyscohesive, with ovoid or spindle-shaped, hyperchromatic nuclei. The cytoplasm was abundant and often finely vacuolated with lipid. They were associated with a prominent myxoid, intercellular substance and distinct, arborized capillary structures. Survival is influenced by the tumor cell type and differentiation. The overall prognosis seems to be poorer than that of liposarcomas occurring in other areas. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of primary mediastinal liposarcoma diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy.

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