Relationship of histopathological findings of salivary glands to clinical and sialographical findings in Sjoegren's syndrome.

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis, immunological findings in saliva and salivary glands

Histopathological findings of pleomorphic adenomas of the salivary glands.

OBJECTIVES To describe the histopathological features of pleomorphic adenoma (PA) with special reference to the epithelial and mesenchymal components. STUDY DESIGN 189 PA were selected and classified as myxoid or stroma-rich, cellular or cell-rich and classic (balanced amount of epithelial and stromal components). The epithelial component was analyzed according to the presence of plasmacytoid...

Clinical, Histopathological and Immunofluorescent Findings of IgA Nephropathy

Background: IgA nephropathy, a prevalent disease in Asia, is considered the main cause of end stage renal disease among primary glomerular disease. Objective: To determine the frequency of different clinical, histopathological and immunofluorescent characteristics of IgA nephropathy. Methods: Renal biopsies of 376 patients were received for immunofluorescent and for histopathological studies. B...

Comment on: Clinical, Histopathological and Immunofluorescent Findings of IgA Nephropathy

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL, CLINICAL AND ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC FINDINGS IN CHILDHOOD GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME

In order to identify the clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of childhood Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) in East Azarbaijan province, clinical and electrophysiological data on 40 consecutive children with GBS, admitted to Tabriz Children's Medical Center from March 21st 1999 to March 20th 2002, were analyzed. All patients received intravenous immunoglobulin, 400 mg /kg/ day fo...