[A case of Heerfordt's syndrome with an elevated serum TNF alpha].

A 27-year old man who had developed uveitis, swelling of the right parotid gland, right facial nerve paralysis and fever, was admitted to our hospital. A chest X-ray film showed bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy. Serum levels of angiotensin-converting enzyme and lysozyme were elevated.

[A case of eosinophilic pneumonia with elevated levels of carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA)].

A 70-year-old woman was admitted for productive cough and infiltrative shadows in the right lower lung field on chest X-ray film. Eosinophilia (17%) in blood, an abnormally high percentage of eosinophiles (7%) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and eosinophilic infiltration with proliferated goblet cells in transbronchial lung biopsy specimens led to the diagnosis of eosinophilic pneumonia. Laboratory data on admission also revealed a high level of CEA (17.

[A case of paragonimiasis westermani diagnosed on the observation of parasitic ova in bronchial washing fluid and successfully treated with praziquantel].

A 41-year-old male visited our clinic complaining of cough and dirty hemosputum. Roentgenogram and CT scan of the chest revealed a cavitary nodule in the S1+2 of the left lung. After administration of antibiotics (CFIX, ASPC, FMOX, CLDM), the cavities were disappeared but the size of the nodule remained unchanged.

[A case of pulmonary adenocarcinoma in a young man with multiple metastasis to the nasopharynx and paranasal sinuses].

A 36-year-old man who complained of bloody sputum showed a mass-like shadow in the right upper lung field on chest X-ray, which was diagnosed as adenocarcinoma by sputum cytology in August, 1990. Since his clinical stage was too advanced for curative operation, chemotherapy was started on October 1, 1990. On October 26, he brought up a polyp-like mass, and was found to have polypoid tumors on the bilateral tonsils and nasopharynx, which were biopsied and diagnosed as poorly-differentiated adenocarcinoma.

[A case of loxoprofen-induced pulmonary eosinophilia].

A 65-year-old female suffering from lumbago, headache, and hypertension had been treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and antihypertensive drugs. On June 13, 1990, 2 weeks after the commencement of loxoprofen administration, she developed cough and low grade fever. She was treated with antibiotics and NSAIDs without improvement.