Vulvar metastatic Crohn disease: clinical, histopathological and ultrasonographic findings

Coat's disease: clinical, angiographic, histopathological findings and clinical management.

Twenty-four consecutive patients with Coats's disease are reported. In 9 cases the blind eye was enucleated because of total exudative detachment of the retina or because of untreatable secondary glaucoma. No treatment had been given. Fifteen patients between 22 months and 52 years of age were managed by argon laser or xenon photocoagulation and/or cryocoagulation. The number of treatment sessi...

[Gallbladder polyps: correlation between ultrasonographic and histopathological findings].

BACKGROUND Gallbladder polyps are becoming a common finding. The management of these polyps is complicated considering that they can bear malignant lesions. AIM To analyze the ultrasonographic and histopathologic findings of patients operated due to gallbladder polyps. PATIENTS AND METHODS The records of patients with ultrasonographic diagnosis of gallbladder polyp and that underwent cholec...

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

Metastatic Crohn disease: a review of dermatologic manifestations and treatment.

It is estimated that almost half of patients affected with Crohn disease (CD) experience a dermatologic manifestation of the condition. Metastatic CD (MCD) is a rare dermatologic entity, with as few as 100 cases reported in the literature. As such, MCD presents a clinical dilemma in diagnosis and management. The etiology of MCD is not well defined; however, prevailing theories agree that the un...