A rare case of enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma presenting as acute renal failure.

Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATCL) is a high grade, pleomorphic peripheral T-cell lymphoma usually with cytotoxic phenotypes. We describe a first case of patient with EATCL that is remarkable for its fulminant course and invasion of both kidneys manifested as acute renal failure. The patient was a 23 year old woman with a long history of celiac disease.

[Interleukin 4, total and allergen-specific immunoglobulin E antibodies in the blood of individuals with an atopic constitution].

Introduction: The recently published data suggest that atopic patients have an enhanced ability to produce IL-4, even in response to antigens other than common environmental allergens or helminthic components. This aberrant IL-4 production by Th cells may be one of the immune alterations encoded by nonMHC genes in the control of basal IgE level [1-7]. The existence of atopen-CD4+ T cell clones that have diverse repertoires might be relevant for aetiopathogenesis of atopic diseases [8-10].

The Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome: association with autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1.

We describe a young woman with primary adrenal insufficiency, hypoparathyroidism (autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1), Graves disease, vitiligo, and alopecia universalis. Five years after the diagnosis, she presented with recurrent ophthalmological and neurological disorders as features of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome. A marked therapeutic response was noted on systemic high-dose corticosteroid treatment.