We report a case of fibromyalgia occurring after hypophysectomy for Cushing's disease. Clinical examination revealed tender points at 12 of the 18 tender point sites described in the American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of fibromyalgia. The cause of fibromyalgia remains unknown. In our patient, hypophysectomy may have played a role by disturbing endorphin secretion and pain modulation.

Cushing Syndrome↗

PubMed1991

Neutrophilic dermatosis despite myeloperoxidase deficiency.

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PubMed1991

Rapid development of multiple squamous-cell carcinomas during chronic granulocytic leukemia.

We report a 65-year-old patient who presented a rapid eruption of keratoses on sun-exposed areas and an explosive transformation into several squamous-cell carcinomas, occurring during the accelerated phase of a chronic granulocytic leukemia. Clinical findings resembled those usually described in xeroderma pigmentosum. The role of immunosuppression, chemotherapy and possible genetic predisposition is discussed.

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PubMed1991

[Curable dementia and panarteritis nodosa].

A cerebral recurrence of panarteritis nodosa in a 64-year old man is reported. The patient developed lymphocytic meningitis and encephalitis resulting in dementia within 3 months. Lumbar puncture confirmed the presence of lymphocytic meningitis, and cerebral biopsy showed a lymphocytic arteritis. The neurological deficit regressed after six months of treatment with methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide.

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PubMed1991

[Duodenal sarcoidosis with selective IGA deficiency and lymphoid nodular hyperplasia].

Coexistence of IgA deficiency with sarcoidosis has been reported occasionally. Enteropathy occurs exceptionally in this association. We report the case of a 45 year-old woman experiencing disseminated sarcoidosis which involved mediastinum, chest, lymph nodes, liver, bone marrow, and skin. Immunoglobulin deficiency involving essentially IgA was found 15 years later. Digestive investigations showed gastroduodenal specific localizations associated with lymphoid nodular hyperplasia without villi atrophy.

Adrenal Cortex Hormones↗

PubMed1991

[Disseminated intravascular coagulation and chronic aortic dissection].

The authors report a case of chronic dissection of the aorta discovered during the evaluation of disseminated intravascular coagulation. The first signs of bleeding occurred 4 years after the initial aortic trauma at the time of unclamping of the aorta during an aorto-coronary bypass. This case was characterised by the severity of coagulation abnormalities, the severe thrombocytopenia and that of platelet aggregation events.

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PubMed1990