An Autopsy Case of Chloroma Complicated by Spinal Transverse Lesion

An Autopsy Case of an Elderly Hemodialysis Patient Complicated with Chronic DIC Caused by Aortic Aneurysms

A 78-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of general edema and renal failure with serum creatinine 5.8 mg dl. Fourteen years previously, he was diagnosed as su#ering from hypertension and renal insu$ciency. Six years ago, thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms were detected but only supportively treated at the patient‘s request. On admission, thrombocytopenia 7.4 10 ml and coagulopathy...

An autopsy case of spinal arteriovenous malformation (Foix-Alajouanine syndrome).

An autopsy case of spinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM) was reported. The patient was a 75-year-old male and his initial neurologic symptoms were paraplegia, paresthesia below the umbilical level and urination difficulty. Subsequently night delirium and parkinsonism also appeared. The clinical and pathological findings in this case are identical with those in the spinal AVM except for Parkin...

[An autopsy case of systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by pulmonary hemorrhage].

概 要 症例 は27才 の女.昭 和53年 全 身性 エ リテ マ トーデ ス(SLE)発 症.昭 和59年1月 少量 の 血痰 出現.昭 和60年1月 血痰 増 加お よび腎機 能悪 化 し3月 当科 入院.prednisolone増 量 で血 痰消失 していたが,4月26日 大量 の血痰 と呼 吸困難 が突発 し,低 酸 素血症 著 明 で,胸 部X線 写真 上 び まん性浸 潤影 を認 めた.methylprednisolone大 量 療法 などにて一旦 軽快 す る も,肺 出血 を再 発 し5月22日 死 亡.剖 検 でび まん性 肺胞 内出血 とル ープ ス腎炎 を認 め,肺 小動 脈壁 に免 疫複合 体 沈着 を証 明 した.SLEに お け る急性肺 胞 内出血 は非常 に まれな病態 で あるが,そ の特異 な臨 床像 と重篤 性 のため近 年注 目 を集 め てい...

Spinal Myeloid Sarcoma “Chloroma” Presenting as Cervical Radiculopathy: Case Report

Study Design Case report. Objective Myeloid sarcoma (also known as chloroma) is a rare, extramedullary tumor composed of immature granulocytic cells. It may occur early in the course of acute or chronic leukemia or myeloproliferative disorders. Spinal cord invasion by myeloid sarcoma is rare. The authors report a rare case of spinal myeloid sarcoma presenting as cervical radiculopathy. Methods ...

A case of T4 toxicosis complicated by thyroid storm with an unusual precipitant