Good's Syndrome Accompanied by Agranulocytosis Following a Rapid Clinical Course.

Good's syndrome is an immunodeficiency disease involving thymoma accompanied by hypogammaglobulinemia. We encountered a case of Good's syndrome accompanied by agranulocytosis that followed a rapid clinical course. A 72-year-old man visited our hospital with a two-week history of a sore throat.

The usefulness of a cholesterol absorption inhibitor in Japanese type 2 diabetes patients with dyslipidemia.

Aim: Cholesterol absorption has been suggested to be an independent risk factor for cerebral and cardiovascular events. We studied the clinical efficacy of ezetimibe in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated by dyslipidemia, in whom increased cholesterol absorption had been reported.

Subjects And Methods: Ninety-six patients with type 2 diabetes complicated by dyslipidemia received ezetimibe at 10 mg/day for 12 weeks.

[Panhypopituitarism caused by an intrasellar cystic mass in late-onset hypogonadism clinic].

A 74-year-old man who was referred to our late onset hypogonadism clinic presented with sweating and loss of appetite. His aging males' symptoms (AMS) and international index of erectile function (IIEF-5) scores were 59 and 2, respectively. His hormonal examination revealed extremely low free testosterone values.

Association of coronary artery stenosis with carotid atherosclerosis in asymptomatic type 2 diabetic patients.

Aims: Carotid atherosclerosis assessed by ultrasound is an established surrogate marker for systemic atherosclerosis. This study aimed to evaluate the association between coronary artery stenosis assessed by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and intima-media thickness (IMT) in asymptomatic type 2 diabetic patients.

Methods: In a cross-sectional study, carotid IMT was measured by ultrasound and CCTA in 169 asymptomatic type 2 diabetic patients.