[Wegener's granulomatosis overlapped with Takayasu arteritis complicated by thrombosis of the internal jugular vein].

A 30 year-old woman with Wegener's granulomatosis with typical lesions of nose, mouth, skin, lung and positive c-ANCA titre was admitted to our hospital because of ineffective treatment with corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide. Infiltration of the left side of chest wall and collateral circulation were seen during physical examination. Ultrasound examination revealed thrombus in the left internal jugular vein and in the left subclavicular vein.

[Studies on the effectiveness of a new model for treating tuberculosis with prolonged administration of isoniazid].

The aim of the study was to determine the therapeutical effectiveness of a new regimen in freshly diagnosed cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. In this model PZA and SM were excluded, but INH administration was prolonged. Instead of INH and RMP a combined drug was given--RIFAMAZIDE (Polfa).