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R Esposito

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[Diffusion of intestinal parasitic diseases in some Milanese kindergartens].

During the months of October and November 1977, 560 children aged between three and five attending some kindergartens of Milan were studied to evaluate the diffusion of intestinal parasitic infections. Among a first group of 274 children, examination of the stool only with Ritchie's method was positive in 14.96% of subjects. When Scotch tape swab test for enterobiasis was also carried out, the diffusion of parasitic infections resulted higher (54.54% in a second group of 286 cases). These data were correlated to the same parameters (age and sex, place of origin and social status of the family, density of inhabitants, hygienic situation), obtaining almost corresponding values in the two groups. In particular, an increase of the incidence of parasitic infections with advancing age and a higher diffusion among members of immigrated italian families (especially if living in overcrowded houses at low hygienic conditions) were observed.

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[Surgery of pulmonary metastases. Critical analysis of a series of 55 cases].

Critical analysis of a series of 55 cases of pulmonary metastases of various origins, treated surgically, included successive study of the circumstances of discovery of the pulmonary lesions, the free interval, and the characteristics and mode of therapy of the metastases. Overall survival was 41% at 2 years and 21% at 5 years. The effect of surgery on overall therapeutic strategy of cancer is discussed.

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[Autochthonous and imported amebiasis: description of 2 clinical cases].

Two cases of intestinal amoebiasis, one of which autochthonous and the other acquired in Africa, are described. The first of the patients, who never moved to the Tropics nor to Southern Italy, had profuse bloody diarrhea leading to hypovolemic shock; the second case was characterized by massive hemorrhage. Both responded well to appropriate treatment. Infection with E. histolytica should be borne in mind in patients with abdominal symptoms not only if they have travelled in the Tropics, but also in temperate regions, including Northern Italy.

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Disappearance of cryoglobulins and remission of symptoms in a patient with HCV-associated type II mixed cryoglobulinemia after HIV-1 infection.

OBJECTIVE: We report the case of a woman with long-lasting mixed cryoglobulinemic syndrome, who experienced clinical and laboratory remission of her cryoglobulinemia after becoming infected with human immuno-deficiency virus and developing HIV-1 induced immunosuppression. METHODS: Serum cryoglobulin concentrations and the CD4+ cell count were monitored every three months. RESULTS: After the diagnosis of HIV-1 infection, the immunological status of the patient was constantly depressed (CD4+ cell count dropping from 337/microL in January 1991 to 21/microL in June 1994). Serum cryoglobulins were persistently absent over 43 months of follow-up, despite the presence of HCV-RNA. CONCLUSION: In this case, HIV-1 induced immunodeficiency seems to be responsible for the remission of the cryoglobulin syndrome and the disappearance of serum cryoglobulins. These findings indicate that CD4+ T lymphocytes may play a role in regulating the activity of cryoprecipitating rheumatoid factor secreting B cell clones.

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