Recurrent pneumonia due to bronchial carcinoid tumour in a young patient: the role of (111)in-pentetreotide in imaging studies.

Bronchial carcinoid tumours are an uncommon cause of recurrent pneumonia in young patients. Diagnosis is determined from imaging studies, bronchoscopy, and histological confirmation, and treatment is generally surgical. Two cases are reviewed in order to examine the value of (111)In-DTPA-Phe-octreotide ((111)In-pentetreotide) scintigraphy in the pre-surgical evaluation of these patients.

[Seroprevalence of viral hepatitis in a representative general population of an urban public health area in Castilla y León (Spain)].

Introduction: Viral hepatitis is a major social, health and economic problem worldwide, requiring strict epidemiological control.

Methods: This study presents the viral hepatitis seroprevalence in a representative sample from an urban health care area in Valladolid (Spain).

Results: Antibody prevalence was as follows: anti-HAV 52%; anti-HBc, 8.