Acquired factor V inhibitor: Success of steroids in a patient with primary sclerosing cholangitis, ulcero haemorragic rectocolitis, biological Biermer's disease.

We report the case of a 43-years-old Turkish man with acquired deficiency of factor V (FV) diagnosed in a usual screening before a (recto) colonoscopy. In the biologic explorations, activated partial prothrombin time (APTT) was abnormally high and prothrombin time (PT) was low 18IU/dL with no anticoagulant drugs (the PT was normal 6 months ago). The controlled level of factor V was 3IU/dL with FV antibodies (9 Bethesda Units/mL).

Diagnosis and immediate treatment of acquired von Willebrand syndrome revealed by recurrent cerebral hemorrhage.

We report the case of a French woman with acquired von Willebrand syndrome who presents recurrent subarachnoid and intra-cerebral hemorrhage since 2012. She had no family or personal bleeding history. In the biologic explorations, APTT was abnormally high with no anticoagulant drugs (it was normal, historically).

A comparative study on the effect of argan oil versus fish oil on risk factors for cardio-vascular disease in high-fat-fed rats.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of two different sources of polyunsaturated fatty acid-fish oil (FO) and argan oil (AO)-on some risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as platelet aggregation, dyslipidemia, and oxidative stress.

Methods: To explore this, four groups of six male rats were fed with different diets: The first group received a standard diet (control); the second group received a high-fat diet; the third was fed with a high-fat diet supplemented with 5% FO, and the last group received a high-fat diet supplemented with 5% AO.

Results: After 8 wk of the diet, AO showed a decrease in plasma lipids similar to that of FO.