PNEUMONIA, A MULTIPLE AFFECTION.

An Account of a Remarkable Nervous Affection

A dietetic approach to the coeliac affection.

The coeLiac affection occurs among children of all financial grades of the population, making its appearance some time between the ninth month of life and the end of the second year. Its incidence has been on the increase since before 1939, partly, no doubt, due to a more frequent recognition of its features. The war cannot be entirely blamed as, both during hostilities and since, food rationin...

Fasciite nécrosante: une redoutable affection!

Necrotizing fasciitis is a bacterial infection affecting the deep dermis, the hypodermis and the superficial aponeurosis. It is a severe lethal infection in 30% of cases. Polymicrobial association is frequently found. The factors associated with necrotizing fasciitis are diabetes, chronic alcoholism, intravenous drug use and immunosuppression. We report the clinical case of a 65-year old diabet...

[Sjögren's syndrome and pancreatic affection].

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disorder affecting primarily the exocrine glands, leading to keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) and xerostomia, but that can also include extraglandular features(1). Due the anatomical, physiological and pathological similarity between the pancreas and the salivary glands, it has been described that the pancreas it is not exempt from the damage produced by...

Organizing Lobar Pneumonia: Report of a Case

Organizing Lobar Pneumonia is a rare form of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia.  Herein, we report a rare case of organizing pneumonia involving lung, mediastinum and esophagus.  A 16-year-old girl was referred to our center with clinical signs and symptoms of dysphagia and weight loss.  The main abnormal radiologic and endoscopic findings were stricture of the lower third of esopha...