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Spontaneous externalization of peritoneal catheter through the abdominal wall in a patient with hydrocephalus: a case report.
Cases J
September 2009
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace Medical School Dragana, GR-68100, Alexandroupolis Greece.
Since 1905, the abdominal cavity has been used for absorption of cerebrospinal fluid in patients with hydrocephalus. We report a case of a 33-year-old female, in which a spontaneous extrusion of the peritoneal catheter of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt through the intact abdominal wall occurred. We suggest that the rather hard peritoneal catheter eroded the abdominal wall, caused local inflammation, and then extruded through the skin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlobal impairment of CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ regulatory T cells in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
June 2009
Department of Hematology, Democritus University of Thrace, Medical School Dragana, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Rationale: The implication of T cells in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is controversial. CD4(+)CD25(+)FOXP3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) are pivotal in maintaining immune homeostasis, but their role in IPF pathophysiology has not yet been studied.
Objectives: To explore Treg dynamics and function in IPF.