Comparative Investigation of Serum ASO Titre and Blue ASO Titre in Scarlet Fever Patients

Scarlet fever can mimic toxic shock syndrome.

We describe a patient who presented with a widespread erythematous rash, diarrhoea, confusion, pre-renal uraemia and hyponatraemia. The diagnosis of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome seemed likely as she was menstruating and there was no evidence of pharyngitis. A rising ASO titre confirmed a streptococcal aetiology and thus 'toxic' scarlet fever. Toxic shock syndrome and toxic scarlet fever ...

Notes on a serum containing anti-P in high titre.

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In this paper, we present a new version of numerically stable fast recursive least squares (NS-FRLS) algorithm. This new version is obtained by using some redundant formulas of the fast recursive least squares FRLS algorithms. Numerical stabilization is realized by using a propagation model of first order of the numerical errors. An advanced comparative method is used to study the efficiency of...

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Polyneuropathies associated with high titre antisulphatide antibodies: characteristics of patients with and without serum monoclonal proteins.

OBJECTIVES Previous studies of small numbers of patients have shown that antisulphatide autoantibodies are associated with polyneuropathies having a prominent sensory component. However, clinical and electrodiagnostic features are variable. The range of clinical and electrodiagnostic findings in 19 patients with polyneuropathies and high titre (> 4500) serum IgM antisulphatide antibodies is des...