Publications by authors named "Matsuhiko Suenaga"

Introduction: Concentrations of thyroid hormones, their carrier proteins, and thyroid antibodies in plasma have been extensively investigated, but those in pleural effusion have not. PATIENTS AND MEDTHODS: In the present study, we report, for the first time, the concentrations of thyroid hormones, their carrier proteins, and thyroid antibodies in the pleural effusion of two thyrotoxicosis patients with Graves' disease.

Results: The pleural effusions were transudates.

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Lugol's solution is an iodinated agent used for treating thyroid crisis. It is primarily used in diagnostic tests for esophageal diseases. However, Lugol's solution can cause local mucosal injury and hemorrhage.

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Idiopathic plasmacytic lymphadenopathy (IPL) with polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia has been proposed as a new disease entity resembling the plasma cell type of multicentric Castleman's disease. Here, we report a case of IPL accompanied by renal failure and skin involvement. A 35-year-old man was admitted for advanced renal failure, anemia, systemic lymphadenopathy and skin rashes.

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We describe a 67-year-old Japanese woman who contracted severe falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. The patient had impaired consciousness, jaundice and acute renal failure. Most interestingly, she manifested purpura fulminans, a cutaneous sign of disseminated intravascular coagulation, which rarely develops in severe falciparum malaria.

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