Cytologic diagnosis of pancreatic tuberculosis in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients: a report of 2 cases.

Background: Pancreatic tuberculosis (PT) is a very rare occurrence in the setting of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. It usually occurs as a complication of miliary tuberculosis in immunodeficient individuals, particularly with HIV infections, but isolated involvement in an immunocompetent patient is extremely rare. Pancreatic involvement by tuberculosis in immunocompromised states, such as AIDS, and isolated involvement in immunocompetent patients require a high index of suspicion.

Effects of clofibrate on plasma lipids and high-density lipoprotein levels in renal allograft recipients.

Thirteen successfully transplanted renal patients with normal and elevated plasma lipids were treated as out-patients for two-month intervals with placebo and clofibrate (2 g/day) and whole plasma and lipoprotein triglyceride and cholesterol concentrations were measured. With clofibrate treatment, plasma triglyceride (194 +/- 11 to 157 +/- 10 mg/100 ml; P less than .01) and cholesterol (242 +/- 8 to 212 +/- 8 mg/100 ml; P less than .