[Disproportionate pulmonary arterial hypertension and lung respiratory diseases: distinctive clinical, hemodynamic and prognosis of patients versus primary pulmonary arterial hypertension].

Objectives: To characterize and compare patients with disproportionate PH versus patients with primary pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Methods: All patients referred to our cardiology unit for echocardiography from November 2006 to May 2008 and who have been followed by our pneumologist were screened for severe PH (i.e mean arterial pulmonary pressure>35-40 mmHg at rest).

[Tuberculosis and pneumocystis: an unusual co-infection].

Introduction: Modern immunosuppressive therapy may be responsible for toxic, immunologic and infectious pulmonary diseases.

Case Report: We report the case of a 58-year old woman treated for rheumatoid arthritis who received leflunomide, corticosteroids, methotrexate and adalimumab. She developed disseminated tuberculosis, which presented with neurological symptoms (brainstem) and also pneumocystis pneumonia.

[Determination of antibiotype by a computer program. Epidemiological significance and antibiogram-identification correlates].

By means of a computer program disk diffusion diameter were analysed and an antibiotic susceptibility code (antibiotype) was determined for enterobacteriaceae. This code was a 6 figure-number. Each figure summarised susceptibility (susceptible or resistant) to 3 antibiotics.

[Blood pressure in 6- to 45-month-old children. Apropos of a study of 264 children from nurseries].

The systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressure and pulse rate were measured among 264 children aged 6 to 45 months, during routine check-up in 4 day-nurseries. We took the mean value of 3 successive measurements taken at one minute intervals on the upper arm of calm, asymptomatic children, with an automatic oscillometric monitor (Dinamap). When the mean systolic blood pressure was greater than 110 mmHg, the measurement was repeated.