Fifty patients with Crohn's syndrome and 20 with ulcerative colitis were investigated in an attempt to assess the possible antigenic activity of Crohn's tissue extracts as determined by skin testing and precipitin reactions; the response to Kveim testing in Crohn's syndrome; the Mantoux state in Crohn's cases compared with that in ulcerative colitis; the correlation between the Mantoux state wi...

OBJECTIVE A large variety of disorders can lead to lymphadenopathy. It is important and beneficial to patient management to rapidly differentiate between benign and malignant causes. The objective of the study is to identify factors predicting nodal malignancy from readily available clinical data. METHODS A retrospective study was carried out on patients admitted to Riyadh Medical Complex, Ri...

The value of the beryllium macrophage migration inhibition (Be MIF) and Mantoux tests in the diagnosis of chronic beryllium disease and in the detection of hypersensitivity in healthy beryllium workers is demonstrated. In the absence of steroid treatment the Be MIF test is positive in chronic beryllium disease patients. Seven of 50 (14%) helathy beryllium workers were Be MIF positive, while all...

We conducted a prospective study of 60 patients in a tertiary care referral center to ascertain the status of cell-mediated immunity as determined by delayed hypersensitivity reactions in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) or allergic rhinitis. Delayed hypersensitivity as detected by Mantoux testing is generally accepted as a reflection of the level of cell-mediated immunoactivity-the...

Answer 1. The chest radiograph shows bilateral multiple small opacities of both lungs, predominantly on the left side. The appearance of the chest radiograph is consistent with military tuberculosis. The term “miliary” describes the appearance of very small nodules throughout the lungs in the plain radiograph that look like millet seeds. 2. The diagnosis is AIDS with military tuberculosis. Pati...