Polyarteritis nodosa and Sjögren's syndrome: overlap syndrome.

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) belongs to a group of necrotic angiitis. During the illness, necrotic changes are found in small and middle dimensions arteries. Primary Sjögren's syndrome is a chronic, autoimmunological systematic illness of connective tissue with characteristic infiltration of lymphocytes and plasmatic cells in endocrine glands.

[Efficiency of imaging methods for the diagnosis of some congenital defects in neonates: personal experience].

Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the efficiency of imaging methods for the diagnosis of some congenital defects in neonates.

Material And Methods: Seventy neonates aged 1 to 30 days, referred to the Department of Pediatric and Oncologic Surgery, Pomeranian Medical University, were examined at the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology. Clinical data were analyzed and the imaging method was chosen depending on the clinical symptoms of the defect.