Heterogeneous characteristics of lymphatic microvasculatures associated with pulmonary sarcoid granulomas.

Rationale: Pulmonary sarcoidosis is a disorder characterized by noncaseating epithelioid granulomas that are anatomically distributed along lymphogenous routes. Currently, limited information is available about lymphangiogenesis in pulmonary sarcoidosis.

Objective: To clarify the characteristics of lymphangiogenesis in pulmonary sarcoidosis.

[Case of systemic lupus erythematosus occurring after induced abortion and drug eruption].

We describe a19 year-old woman who was diagnosed as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) after abortion. She had taken anti-convulsants for epilepsy since she was 8 years old. Induced abortion surgery was performed at six weeks in her pregnancy.