[Tuberous sclerosis associated with renal angiomyolipoma, pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis and subungual fibroma: report of a case].

We report a case of tuberous sclerosis associated with bilateral renal angiomyolipomas (AMLs), pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) and subungual fibroma of hands and feet. A 42-year-old woman who was diagnosed as tuberous sclerosis at the age of 18 complained of left flank pain and abdominal fullness. Bilateral renal AMLs were pointed out when complete examinations were performed for hypertension at the age of 32.

Antitumor killer lymphocytes in the peripheral blood of a patient with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.

Background: Peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) from patients with bladder cancer also contain cells possessing cytotoxic activity against autologous tumor cells. These cells are phenotypically heterogenous and include natural killer (NK) and cytotoxic T cells. This study investigated the role of cytotoxic lymphocytes directed against autologous bladder cancer cells.

[A case of pyelitis cystica diagnosed with utilization of ureterofiberscope].

We herein report a case of pyelitis cystica in 65-year-old woman. She was referred to our hospital in order to have a treatment for a stone in the ureter on left side. Excretory urogram showed hydronephrosis on left, and multiple, small, smooth and round filling defects in the renal pelvis on right side.

Relationship between area under the concentration versus time curve of cyclosporin A, creatinine clearance, hematocrit value, and other clinical factors in Japanese renal transplant patients.

We evaluated the relationship between the area under the concentration versus time curve (AUC) of cyclosporin A (CsA) and several other clinical factors, because the clinical utility of AUC monitoring has been ambiguous. Fifty-four clinical time courses from 14 Japanese renal transplant patients during hospitalization, in the period from April 1990 to March 1997, were examined. In a bivariate regression analysis there was no correlation between the AUC and the daily dose of CsA (mg/kg/day) when the individual data or total series data were analyzed.