Adult onset Still's disease accompanied by acute respiratory distress syndrome: A case report.

Adult onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by rash, leukocytosis, fever and arthralgia/arthritis. The most common pulmonary manifestations associated with AOSD are pulmonary infiltrates and pleural effusion. The present study describes a 40-year-old male with AOSD who developed fever, sore throat and shortness of breath.

[Launching an epidemiologic investigation on characteristics of syndrome for studying critical syndrome types].

Study on syndrome type should be combined with clinic closely to make clear the regularities of distribution and development of syndrome types in diseases, as well as the statues of different syndromes in the genesis and development processes of diseases. Aiming at this issue, the authors bring forward the concept of "critical syndrome types", and suggest that for resolving it, launching an epidemiologic investigation on characteristics of syndrome types is necessary.

[Progress of Chinese medicinal study on collateral circulation of coronary artery].

Effects of Chinese medicine on collateral circulation of coronary artery were reviewed, especially its regulatory effect through vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF).