[Behçet's disease with renal manifestation. One case followed up for 6 years (author's transl)].

One case of Behcet's disease with renal manifestations was reported. The patient had muco-cutaneous manifestations, uveitis and neuro-Behçet. Renal involvement consisted in macroscopic hematuria and vasculitis at the histologic study; its prognosis was good, renal function was maintained after an evolution of six years and a second histologic study showed no modifications.

[Study of 104 patients with renal polycystic disease (author's transl)].

Hereditary factors were observed in 43% of patients. Hypertension was observed in 45% of cases and was not correlated with the degree of renal insufficiency. Serum creatinine was significantly correlated with calcemia and uricemia.

[Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy of the child. One case cured by antibiotherapy (author's transl)].

Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy in a child is reported. It is caused by intrathoracic suppuration secondary to costal osteomyelitis. After antibiotherapy complete resolution of arthropathy, clubbing and periostitis is obtained.

[Hypertension secondary to a "renin tumor". One case (author's transl)].

Eleven cases of hypertension secondary to a renal tumour secreting renin have been described in the literature between 1967 and 1978. The authors here report another case which presented with severe hypertension and a cerebrovascular accident in a 30-year-old woman. Intravenous urography and renal arteriography revealed a tumour of the upper pole of the left kidney.

[Another case of hypertension due to a tumour of the juxta-glomerular apparatus (author's transl)].

Eleven cases of hypertension secondary to a renal tumour secreting renin have been described in the literature between 1967 and 1978. We report here another case which presented with severe hypertension and a cerebro-vascular accident in a 30 year old woman. Intravenous urography and renal arteriography revealed a tumour of the upper pole of the left kidney.

[Radiographic appearances of a renin secreting renal tumor. A rare cause of hypertension (author's transl)].

Eleven cases of hypertension due to a renin secreting renal tumor have been reported since 1967. Here we are dealing with another case which appeared as hypertension and cerebro vascular accident in a thirty - year old woman an I.V.