[Acute cytomegalovirus infection and venous thromboembolism].

Acute cytomegalovirus infection (CMV) may be responsible of venous thromboembolism, especially in immunocompromised patients. In addition, an association between CMV infection and thrombotic events in immunocompetent hosts has been sporadically reported. We present a case of a previously healthy woman with venous thromboembolic event during acute CMV infection and the presence of anti-cardiolipin IgM antibodies.

[Rhabdomyolysis and arterial hypertension caused by apparent excess of mineralocorticoids: a case report].

We report the case of a 61-year-old man who was referred to our Institution because of severe hypokalemia, rhabdomyolysis and high blood pressure. Severe hypokalemia may lead to rhabdomyolysis. The plasma aldosterone concentrations were low and the plasma renin activity was suppressed.

[Hyperthyroidism and cholestasis: a case report].

Intrahepatic cholestasis has rarely been observed in patients with thyrotoxicosis and generally occurs in association with coexistent congestive heart failure. We report the case of a 63-year-old man who was referred to our Institution because of jaundice and hyperthyroidism. During his hospital stay, his plasma bilirubin level reached 27.

Appearance of severe jaundice after radiometabolical treatment of thyrotoxicosis.

The appearance of moderate jaundice with mildly raised levels of plasma bilirubin is an uncommon complication of thyrotoxicosis and is usually accompanied by signs of right heart failure. Some described cases were actually related, at least in part, to autoimmune chronic hepatitis. In this paper we describe a case of thyrotoxicosis accompanied by deep jaundice with very high levels of bilirubin occuring in the absence of cardiac failure and with no signs of hepatitis.

Plasma endothelin in NIDDM patients with and without complications.

Objective: To measure plasma endothelin 1 (ET-1) levels in uncomplicated non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and investigate whether ET levels may be related to angiopathy, blood pressure, metabolic control, or duration of illness.

Research Design And Methods: Plasma levels of ET-1 were measured in 44 NIDDM patients, of whom 24 had uncomplicated diabetes, 20 had angiopathy, and 10 had hypertension. In 21 patients, the duration of illness was > 10 years, and in 23 the duration of illness was < 10 years.