Efficacy of FDG PET/CT imaging for venous thromboembolic disorders: preliminary results from a prospective, observational pilot study.

Purpose: In recent years, several case reports have described venous thromboembolism (VTE) on FDG PET/CT. In this short communication, we present results from a proof-of-concept pilot study aimed at providing some preliminary data on the efficacy of FDG PET/CT in prospective patients with suspected VTE.

Patients And Methods: Fifteen patients with suspected deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and/or pulmonary embolism (PE) were included prospectively and underwent a whole-body FDG PET/CT.

[Dermatomyositis as a paraneoplastic first symptom of ovarian cancer].

Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare disease, which is associated with malignancy in around 20% of cases. DM can precede the diagnosis of ovarian cancer by years. In this case, a 63-year-old woman was diagnosed with DM by biopsy due to diffuse symptoms of oedema in both arms and a spreading violet/dark red rash of both arms and thighs.

Efficacy of recombinant human erythropoietin administered subcutaneously to CAPD patients once weekly.

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to compare the dosage requirements of recombinant human erythropoletin (rHuEPO) administered subcutaneously (SC) either one or three times weekly.

Design: A randomized, prospective study.

Setting: The patients were recruited from two university hospitals and five county hospitals.

Association of IDDM and attenuated response of 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase to yellow fever vaccine.

Basal and yellow fever vaccination-induced 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase (2',5'A) activity was determined in blood mononuclear cells (peripheral blood lymphocytes [PBLs]) from insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and matched control subjects. The live attenuated yellow fever vaccine represented a primary stimulus in all subjects. First, basal 2',5'A activity increased severalfold in response to yellow fever vaccination.

Multicystic transformation of the kidneys in dialysis patients.

In a dialysis population patients who had been treated merely with haemodialysis (HD) or continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) were examined with ultrasound. The occurrence of multicystic transformation of the kidney was 4/15 in HD patients and 8/25 in CAPD patients with no significant difference between the two groups. There was a significant association between the occurrence of multicystic transformation and the patient age while there was no significant association to the duration of dialysis or the duration of the uraemic state.