[Efficacy of cyclines in agammaglobulinemia arthritis].

Five to 40% of patients with agammaglobulineamia develop joint manifestation consisting of septic arthritis or aseptic arthritis of unclear pathogenesis. Intravenous gamma-globulin therapy seems effective on the better condition but is burden-some and expensive. We report the case of a 31-year old woman, having a common variable immunodeficiency that has a chronic oligoarthritis seronegative and not warping.

[Antigliadin antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis].

We had study on the antibodies antigliadin type IgA in 40 patients having rheumatoid arthritis (33 Women and 7 men; middle age 51 years; rheumatoid factors was positive in 60%; the follow up of patient is 5.9 years). The technique applied is by ELISA.

[Systemic manifestations of chronic hepatitis C].

It's well known that hepatitis C virus (HCV) related chronic liver disease may be associated with various extra hepatic disorders. These manifestations can revealed the hepatic disease. We review the available data on the conditions and asses their clinical implications: vascular, cutaneous, articular, neurological or renal disorders.