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L Texier

Publications and source records attributed to L Texier.

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Bullous dermatosis and myeloma. Monoclonal anticytoplasmic antibody activity.

A case of a recurrent bullous eruption in a patient who had myeloma is reported. This eruption was differentiated from pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid by the histological and immunological findings. In addition, antibodies against the cytoplasm of basal cell layer cells in the human epidermis were detected in the patient's serum and in diseased skin. The myelomatous monoclonal protein and the antibody fixed on the cell cytoplasm had an identifical isotypical marker.

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[Thaumetopoea pityocampa caterpillar and man. Morphology of its venom apparatus. Epidemiological investigation (author's transl)].

The combination of a mechanical phenomenon (penetration of the hair) and a chemical phenomenon (discharge of a toxic substance) accounts for the pathological symptomatalogy induced by the processional pine caterpillar. Epidemiological study has pin-pointed the regions infested by the pine caterpillar and has described in detail the dermatitis inflicted by this caterpillar with special emphasis on the frequency of ocular lesions. Also, a close correlation was noted between the geographical density of the populations of Thaumetopoea pityocampa Schiff and the geographical density of the clinical cases recorded. Skin tests have confirmed that the urticant substance is histamino-liberating. A morphological study of the urticant apparatus of this caterpillar ("mirror" and urticant hairs) was undertaken with the scanning electron microscope. The progressive coming into place of the bristles on the cuticular pads of the "mirror" was followed during the last three larval stages (L3, L4 et L5). The urticant hair, hollow on the inside, carries pointed spikes directed towards its distal end. There is no hole or pores on the hair and the necessity to grind the bristles in order to extract the urticant substance leads us to believe that the hair is really a bulb which must be broken, for example in the skin, in order to release its urticant substance (histamino-liberating).

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[Thyroidectomy].

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[Cutaneous metastases in digestive cancers (author's transl)].

Cutaneous metastases are seldom encountered in digestive cancers. The mechanism of their formation explains their low rate. The metastases spread mainly by the lymphatic system (especially in diffuse, spotty or pseudo-elephantiasic forms and in regional forms), however numerous lymph node filters found through out the lymphatic system limit the progression of neoplasic cells. On the contrary, metastases most often spread by retrograde involvement due to blocking of the lymphatic system. As for hematogenous metastases (generalized nodular forms or aberrant localizations), they are observed even less frequently than lymphatic ones; metastatic embolisms may effectively become blocked in capillaries, especially in the lungs and the liver, which constitutes a double barrier before the skin may be involved.

Adolescent↗

[Treatment of the menopause].

The immediate complications of the menopause should be treated. These symptoms must be due to the menopause and the treatment should be without side effects. The object is above all to obtain a sense of well-being. More important than the immediate signs are the later trophic disorders, whether local or general. Thus a long term substitution treatment may be considered under strict supervision.

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