A patient with cystinosis presenting transient features of Bartter syndrome.

A 16-month-old boy was admitted to the clinic because of vomiting and growth failure. His weight and height measurements were under the fifth percentile. He had fair hair and skin, enlarged wrists and rachitic rosaries.

Clinical and pathological aspects of ARC (arthrogryposis, renal dysfunction and cholestasis) syndrome in two siblings.

We describe the first family report of ARC syndrome (arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, renal dysfunction, and cholestasis) diagnosed in Turkey. ARC syndrome is a rare cause of cholestatic jaundice and skeletal abnormalities in the neonatal period. Fanconi-like renal tubular dysfunction completed the clinical picture.

Fibroepithelial polyp of glans penis.

A case of fibroepithelial polyp of the penis in a 59-year-old man is presented. The physical examination showed that the lesion affected the ventral surface of the glans, near the urethral meatus. No communication was found with the urethra.

Primary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the lung.

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC), best known to occur in the nasopharynx, can arise in a variety of sites, such as the salivary gland, thymus, lung, stomach, and skin. Primary LELC of the lung is very rare, with only limited information in the literature. We presented a case of a 66-year-old white man with a T2N0M0 lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the lung.

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the kidney.

Renal inflammatory pseudotumor is a very rare benign condition of unknown etiology characterized by proliferative myofibroblasts, fibroblasts, histiocytes, and plasma cells. We report a case of inflammatory pseudotumor of the kidney. A 42-year-old female was admitted with the complaint of right flank pain.

Lazaroid U-74389G attenuates edema in rat brain subjected to post-ischemic reperfusion injury.

The aim of the present study was to determine the potential therapeutic value of 21-aminosteroid U-74389G, on blood-brain barrier (BBB) breakdown and edema in association with the changes in synaptosomal Na(+)/K(+) and Mg(2+)/Ca(2+)-ATPase activities in rat brain subjected to post-ischemic reperfusion injury. Brain ischemia was achieved by means of four-vessel occlusion model for 25 min and animals were sacrificed after 12 h reperfusion. An increase of cerebral tissue water content, blood-brain disruption and the changes of synaptosomal Na(+)/K(+) and Mg(2+)/Ca(2+)-ATPases activities were evaluated.