Intestinal biopsy in kwashiorkor.
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M S Hutt
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Histiocytic medullary reticulosis (malignant histiocytosis) in Zambia.
Fifteen cases of histiocytic medulary reticulosis are reported from Zambia, Africa. The importance of liver biopsy in the diagnosis is stressed. Forty cases have now been described from East and Central Africa suggesting a much higher incidence than in other parts of the world. It is thought that this may be due to prolonged stimulation of the reticuloendothelisl system.
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Serum immunoglobulin concentrations, malarial and schistosomal antibodies in patients with massive splenomegaly in Malawi.
Serum immunoglobulin concentrations, malarial antibodies and schistosomal antibodies were measured in 33 patients with a provisional diagnosis of schistosomal splenomegaly, 16 with TSS of presumed malarial aetiology and in 52 controls. IgG and IgM were higher in both splenomegaly groups than in the controls and IgG was significantly higher in patients with schistosomal splenomegaly than in TSS. Although a very high IgM was found more often in the TSS group, there was no significant difference between the mean IgM levels in the two splenomegaly groups. The mean antischistosomal antibody titres were significantly higher in the schistosomal group than in those with TSS but there was no difference in the antimalarial antibody titres. These results emphasise the problems of diagnosis of gross splenomegaly in areas where schistosomiasis and malaria coexist.
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