Allied health clinical supervision: An opportunity lost.

This study investigated clinical supervision with Allied Health professionals in a public health setting. Staff perceptions and experiences were explored through focus group discussions. Key themes identified that supervisees "tip-toe into complexity" by engaging in reflective practice for incremental personal and professional development.

A fatal case of primary cutaneous gamma-delta T-cell lymphoma complicated by HLH and cardiac amyloidosis.

Gamma-delta T-cell lymphomas (GD-TCL) are rare and rapidly fatal neoplasms that are often associated with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a syndrome of fevers, cytopenias, and multiorgan failure that often leads to a rapid death. We report the first case demonstrating an association between GD-TCL, HLH, and cardiac amyloidosis, presenting a novel mechanism for rapid deterioration in these patients.

Russell body duodenitis with immunoglobulin kappa light chain restriction.

Russell bodies are eosinophilic intracytoplasmic globules which are likely the result of disturbed secretion of immunoglobulins that accumulate within the plasma cell. Russell body collections have been identified within the stomach, known as Russell body gastritis. Similar lesions within the duodenum are referred to as Russell body duodenitis, which is rare.

De novo CD3 negative hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma: diagnostic challenges and pitfalls.

Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma is a rare and aggressive peripheral T-cell malignancy that is distinctively characterized by sinusoidal infiltration of mature medium-sized T lymphocytes in the spleen and liver. The neoplastic cells are classically surface CD3(+), CD2(+), CD5(-), CD4(-), and CD8(+/-) and manifest variable expression of markers associated with natural killer (NK) cells such as CD16 and CD56. In this article, we report the first case to date of a newly diagnosed de novo surface CD3(-) hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma with circulating blastlike neoplastic cells expressing NK-cell-associated markers.

Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase gene polymorphism in patients receiving hemodialysis.

Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) is key enzyme in metabolism of homocysteine. Homozygotes for mutation (TT genotype) have hyperhomocysteinemia, risk factor for atherosclerosis development. The aim of the study was to find out distribution of genotype frequencies of C677T MTHFR among patients on maintenance hemodialysis.