Subjective adverse reactions to metronidazole in patients with amebiasis.

Subjective adverse reactions to metronidazole were analyzed in 111 patients with amebiasis. Metronidazole was administered to 36 patients at a daily dose of 2250 mg and 75 patients at daily doses lower than 2250 mg. The reactions reported included nausea without vomiting in 11 (9.

Short communication: CD4 cell count increases during successful treatment of Graves' disease with methimazole in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy.

With the increased survival of HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), unexpected complications due to the untoward effect of antiretroviral agents or immunologic changes have been observed. Here, we report two cases of Graves' disease (GD) presenting with classic symptoms of hyperthyroidism occurring 44 and 47 months after ART initiation. Both patients had severe immune suppression prior to ART initiation (CD4 cell count≤50 cells/μL), with an increase on CD4 cell count to 354 and 329 cells/μL, respectively, at the time of GD diagnosis.

[A case of severe eosinophilia in the acute phase of Opisthorchis viverrini infection].

A 26-year-old woman Japanese public official servant in Lao People's Democratic Republic was introduced to our hospital on December 12, 2002, because of two months duration of low grade fever and severe eosinophilia. There was no significant finding in physical examination. Laboratory tests showed leukocytosis (15,700/microliter) with severe eosinophilia (42%), and no abnormal lymphocyte was observed.