calcinosis/アルブミン

BACKGROUND Management of clinically occult breast lesions is still a major point of debate. Several techniques (eg, skin projection, guidewire localization) have been proposed, but all of them have technical limitations. METHODS The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of a new method to

The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between arterial microcalcification (AMiC) and erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) hyporesponsiveness in hemodialysis patients. The presence of AMiC was confirmed by pathologic examination of von Kossa-stained arterial specimens acquired

OBJECTIVE The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients initially diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ resides in determining the predictors of invasive disease. The aim of the present study was to examine the incidence of sentinel lymph node metastases in a selected group of patients, with

Generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI) and pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) are characterized by pathologic calcifications in the media of large- and medium sized arteries. GACI is associated with biallelic mutations in ENPP1 in the majority of cases, whereas mutations in ABCC6 are known

Among the cutaneous manifestations of hyperparathyroidism, cases of panniculitis with calcification of the adipose tissue and necrosis of the skin have recently been reported, the mechanism incriminated being calciphylaxis, as defined by Selye on the basis of experiments. Experimental calciphylaxis

OBJECTIVE To obtain correct location of occult breast lesions by radiopharmaceutical methods. METHODS Sixty-one patients whose ages ranged from 32 to 83 years (average: 57), with non-palpable breast lesions detected by mammography were studied. Six of them had a background of previous breast cancer.

A 51-year-old woman with CREST syndrome (calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia) developed stepwise progressive focal neurological deficits without zoster rash. Multifocal ischemic infarcts were seen on magnetic resonance imaging, and cerebral

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of canine hyperadrenocorticism (HAC) on parathyroid hormone (PTH), phosphate and calcium concentrations. METHODS PTH concentrations and routine biochemical parameters were measured in 68 dogs with HAC. Ionised calcium was measured in 28 of these dogs. The results

Atherosclerotic plaque formation and vascular calcinosis were modeled in a subchronic experiment. Reduced HDL and elevated LDL concentrations, increased atherogenic index and albumin toxicity index, and high blood levels of triglycerides and uric acid were early markers of pathology. Xydiphone in

Monthly variations in serum chemistry of the American lobster, Homarus americanus Milne-Edwards, were investigated at one location in Long Island Sound (LIS). Comparisons between three locations within and outside LIS were also made for a single time point. Most serum analytes displayed significant

The extracellular fluid is a metastable system with regard to calcium and phosphate ions. Active inhibitors of calcification must be present in serum to prevent the spontaneous formation of Ca2+.Pi solid phases which could otherwise precipitate to cause renal calcinosis and block small blood

Albumin, a serum transport protein, provides 80% of colloid osmotic pressure. Congenital analbuminemia (CAA) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by absence of serum albumin. Fifty cases of CAA have been reported throughout the world; however, little is known about its clinical impact.

In the paper below are presented the undesirable effects of aluminium in patients with chronic renal failure. Until now aluminum treatment has been used to reduce the level of phosphates in blood serum or in haemodialysis a this group of patients. The toxic activity is a result of cumulation of the

OBJECTIVE .Sclerodactyly with acroosteolysis (AO) and calcinosis are prominent features of systemic sclerosis (SSc), but the pathogenesis of these findings is poorly understood. Vitamin D and parathyroid hormone (PTH) have a crucial role in bone metabolism and resorption and may affect AO and