תוצאת חיפוש

ניר הוד (1), סיימון שטראוס (2), תפחה הורן (1),

המכון לרפואה גרעינית (1), והיחידה לעל-שמע (2), החטיבה לדימות, המרכז הרפואי "אסף הרופא", צריפין, הפקולטה לרפואה סאקלר, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב

קישריות בבלוטת התריס הניתנות למישוש קיימות ב-4% מהאוכלוסייה הבוגרת באזורים בהם צריכת יוד במזון מספקת; בחולים אלה נדרשת אבחנה מבדלת, על מנת לשלול בראש ובראשונה שאת ממאירה של בלוטת התריס. היארעות שאת ממאירה בבלוטת התריס מוערכת בכ-2 חולים מתוך אוכלוסיה של 100,000 אנשים מדי שנה. שאת ממאירה בבלוטת-התריס שכיחה יותר בנשים ובקרב בני-אדם שנחשפו לקרינה באזור הראש והצוואר; לעיתים רחוקות, מדובר בתיסמונת משפחתית (Men II).

Malignant Nodular Hidradenoma (Sweat Gland Tumor)

Anat Engel, Yaron Bar-Dayan, Santiago Engelberg, Yair Levi

Depts. of Medicine B, Pathology, and Disease Research Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

Malignanhidradenoma is a very rare tumor that originates from sweat glands. We present a 61-year-old man with an ulcerated tumor in his right flank, 4 cm in diameter, that was excised with a wide free margin. Histopathologic study showed an ill-defined, epithelial neoformation, formed by lobules of clear polygonal cells in the deep dermis and subcutaneous tissue, diagnosed as malignant nodular hidradenoma.

1.5 years after excision there was enlargement of the right axillary and inguinal lymph nodes, which showed metastatic, adnexal neoplastic cells. Axillary resection and superficial dissection of the right inguinal nodes were performed. After 3 months the tumor had spread to other lymph nodes and acute obstructive renal failure required insertion of a pig-tail catheter into the right ureter. Radiotherapy was followed by chemo-therapy, but he died from end-stage metastatic disease in multi-organ failure.

A-V Junctional Arrhythmia Due to Oral Phenytoin Intoxication

Rasmi Magadle, Paltiel Weiner, Joseph Waizman

Dept. of Medicine A, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera

Phenytoin (Dilantin) is the drug of choice for most of the convulsive disorders. However, even when given orally it causes many adverse reactions, mainly affecting the nervous system, both central and peripheral. When administered intravenously, severe cardiovascular reactions may occur, including conduction disorders, sinus arrest, atrioventricular block or hypotension.

Medline screening did not reveal previous reports of arrhythmias induced by oral phenytoin. We present a case in which oral phenytoin administered chronically for a convulsive disorder caused atrioventricular junctional arrhythmia.

Miliary and Reticulo-Nodular Pulmonary Brucellosis

Nasser Gattas, Norman Loberant, David Ri

Medical Dept. B and Radiology Depts., Western Galilee Regional Hospital, Nahariya and Rappaport Faculof Medicine, The Technion, Haifa

Brucellosis is a classical zoonosis caused by a Gram-negative bacillus of the genus Brucella. Human brucellosis can either be acute or chronic and present with a variety of manifestations, mostly with fever and signs of musculo-skeletal involvement. It may be complicated by involvement of the cardiovascular, central nervous or genito-urinary systems. However, pulmonary brucellosis is a rare complication.

We report a case of miliary and reticulo-nodular brucellar pneumonia with positive blood and sputum cultures and positive serological tests. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case to be reported from Israel of miliary pneumonia with sputum positive for brucellosis.