Infant gastrointestinal canthariasis caused by cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne).

Diseases caused by beetle larvae infestation are known as intestinal canthariasis. Canthariasis from the cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne, is quite rare; however, with the accumulation of genetic references, such cases of accidental pseudo-parasitism have been increasingly recognized. Here, we describe a case of asymptomatic gastrointestinal passage of L.

Allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation for COPA syndrome: A case report and literature review.

Coatomer subunit alpha (COPA) syndrome is an autoinflammatory disease with autoimmune and autoinflammatory manifestations affecting lungs, joints, and kidneys. COPA syndrome is caused by heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in COPA gene, encoding α subunit of coatmer protein complex I (COP-I) coated vesicles. Mutant COPA induces constitutive activation of stimulator of interferon genes, leading to systemic inflammation and elevated type I interferon response.

Chronic interstitial pneumonia in young patients undergoing lung transplantation or autopsy: clinico-radiologic-pathologic observations from a single institution.

Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings and clinical diagnoses of chronic interstitial pneumonia (IP) with a poor prognosis in young patients (≤50 years).

Materials And Methods: HRCT images of 8 men and 7 women (mean age 34.8 years) obtained before lung transplantation or autopsy were reviewed.

Hepatitis C virus-related glomerulonephritis with acute kidney injury requiring hemodialysis that improved with virus removal and eradication using double-filtration plasmapheresis without interferon.

A 66-year-old, hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive woman was admitted to our hospital with oliguria, systemic edema, and rapid deterioration of renal function. Laboratory examination showed increased serum creatinine and decreased serum albumin levels, complement activity, and cryoglobulin positivity. The HCV RNA genotype was found to be 1b, and the viral load was high.