Inflammatory cells and apoptosis in respiratory and limb muscles of patients with COPD.

Discrepancies exist regarding the involvement of cellular inflammation and apoptosis in the muscle dysfunction of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with preserved body composition. We explored whether levels of inflammatory cells and apoptosis were increased in both respiratory and limb muscles of COPD patients without nutritional abnormalities. In the vastus lateralis, external intercostals, and diaphragms of severe and moderate COPD patients with normal body composition, and in healthy subjects, intramuscular leukocytes and macrophage levels were determined (immunohistochemistry).

[Investigation of a neonatal case of Enterobacter sakazakii infection associated with the use of powdered infant formula].

Introduction: The aim of this study was to describe the investigation of a case of meningitis in a neonatal intensive care unit in order to identify the source of infection and the associated risk factors.

Material And Methods: An analysis was carried out on the possible risk factors associated with the infection. E.

Temporal arteritis and Guillain-Barré syndrome.

The association of temporal arteritis and Guillain-Barré syndrome has rarely been reported. We describe a patient who sequentially suffered from both disorders. An 81-year-old woman presented with headache and loss of appetite.