[Hematemesis disclosing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome].

We report a case of hematemesis as the presenting sign of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. Gastroscopy revealed hemorrhagic gastropathy. Such lesions are a common finding in epidemic nephropathy, the European form of the disease.

Non-cardiac pulmonary edema following intravenous contrast injection.

Acute non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema (NCPE) following intravenous administration of contrast media is a rare but life-threatening complication of radiologic contrast material. We recently observed this complication as an idiosyncratic reaction following a coelio-mesenteric arteriography.

[The locked-in syndrome].

The locked-in syndrome is poorly understood, and may be misdiagnosed as coma. The syndrome consists of complete paralysis of all four limbs and the lower cranial nerve pairs, associated with an unaltered consciousness. Vertical eye movements and blinking remain intact, so allowing some form of communication by way of eye codes.