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Tsuda M, Kiyasu J, Sugio K, Hidaka D, Ikeda M, Fujioka E, Souri M, Osaki T, Yufu Y, Ichinose A. Spontaneous splenic rupture accompanied by hepatic arterial dissection in a patient with autoimmune haemorrhaphilia due to anti-factor XIII antibodies. Haemophilia 2016; 22:e314-7. [DOI: 10.1111/hae.12940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- M. Tsuda
- Department of Hematology; Iizuka Hospital; Iizuka Japan
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- Department of Hematology; Iizuka Hospital; Iizuka Japan
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- Central Laboratory; Iizuka Hospital; Iizuka Japan
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- Central Laboratory; Iizuka Hospital; Iizuka Japan
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- Department of Hematology; Iizuka Hospital; Iizuka Japan
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- Department of Hematology; Iizuka Hospital; Iizuka Japan
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- Department of Molecular Patho-Biochemistry and Patho-Biology; Yamagata University School of Medicine; Yamagata Japan
- The Japanese Collaborative Research Group (JCRG) on Autoimmune hemorrha-philia due to anti-factor XIII antibodies (AH13); Yamagata Japan
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- Department of Molecular Patho-Biochemistry and Patho-Biology; Yamagata University School of Medicine; Yamagata Japan
- The Japanese Collaborative Research Group (JCRG) on Autoimmune hemorrha-philia due to anti-factor XIII antibodies (AH13); Yamagata Japan
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- Department of Hematology; Iizuka Hospital; Iizuka Japan
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- Department of Molecular Patho-Biochemistry and Patho-Biology; Yamagata University School of Medicine; Yamagata Japan
- The Japanese Collaborative Research Group (JCRG) on Autoimmune hemorrha-philia due to anti-factor XIII antibodies (AH13); Yamagata Japan
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Koyama Y, Hase K, Hidaka D, Nagano S, Ota T, Uchino A, Nakagawa J. THU0128 The extra-low-dose methotrexate treatment facilitates the intracellular accumulation of longer chain subgroups of methotrexate polyglutamates. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.2093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Yoshino K, Ishizuka Y, Sugihara N, Kariya N, Namura D, Noji I, Mitsuhashi K, Kimura H, Fukuda A, Kikukawa I, Hayashi T, Yamazaki N, Kimura M, Tsukiyama K, Yamamoto K, Fukuyama A, Hidaka D, Shinoda J, Mibu H, Shimakura Y, Saito A, Ikumi S, Umehara K, Kamei F, Fukuda H, Toake T, Takahashi Y, Miyata Y, Shioji S, Toyoda M, Hattori N, Nishihara H, Matsushima R, Nishibori M, Hokkedo O, Nojima M, Kimura T, Fujiseki M, Okudaira S, Tanabe K, Nakano M, Ito K, Kuroda M, Fukai K, Matsukubo T. Gender difference in tooth autotransplantation with complete root formation: a retrospective survey. J Oral Rehabil 2013; 40:368-74. [PMID: 23438017 DOI: 10.1111/joor.12038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Gender-related risk factors in the survival of transplanted teeth with complete root formation have not yet been identified. The purpose of this study was to investigate gender differences in tooth autotransplantation at dental clinics. We asked participating dentists to provide information on transplantations they had undertaken from 1 January 1990 to 1931 December 2010. The data were screened to exclude patients who underwent more than one transplantation, smokers or those whose smoking habits were unknown, patients under 30 or who were 70 years old and over, cases where the transplanted teeth had incomplete root formation or multiple roots and those with fewer than 20 present teeth post-operation. We analysed 73 teeth of 73 males (mean age, 47.2 years) and 106 teeth of 106 females (mean age, 45.3 years) in this study. The cumulative survival rate and mean survival time were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. The cumulative survival rate for males was 88.3% at the 5-year mark, 64.8% at 10 years and 48.6% at 15 years; for females, it was 97.2% at the 5-year mark, 85.9% at 10 years and 85.9% at 15 years. A log-rank test indicated the difference between males and females to be significant (P = 0.011). There was also a significant difference in the main causes for the loss of transplanted teeth: males lost more transplanted teeth due to attachment loss than females (P < 0.05). These results indicate that males require more attention during the autotransplantation process, particularly at the stage of pre-operation evaluation and that of follow-up maintenance.
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- K Yoshino
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.
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Yoshino K, Kariya N, Namura D, Noji I, Mitsuhashi K, Kimura H, Fukuda A, Kikukawa I, Hayashi T, Yamazaki N, Kimura M, Tsukiyama K, Yamamoto K, Fukuyama A, Hidaka D, Shinoda J, Mibu H, Shimakura Y, Saito A, Ikumi S, Umehara K, Kamei F, Fukuda H, Toake T, Takahashi Y, Miyata Y, Shioji S, Toyoda M, Hattori N, Nishihara H, Matsushima R, Nishibori M, Hokkedo O, Nojima M, Kimura T, Fujiseki M, Okudaira S, Tanabe K, Nakano M, Ito K, Kuroda M, Takiguchi T, Fukai K, Matsukubo T. Influence of age on tooth autotransplantation with complete root formation. J Oral Rehabil 2012; 40:112-8. [DOI: 10.1111/joor.12012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- K. Yoshino
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health; Tokyo Dental College; Chiba Japan
- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushikai, Kuroda Dental Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Health Informatics; Niigata University of Health and Welfare; Niigata Japan
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- Fukai Institute of Health Science; Saitama Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health; Tokyo Dental College; Chiba Japan
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Yoshino K, Kariya N, Namura D, Noji I, Mitsuhashi K, Kimura H, Fukuda A, Kikukawa I, Hayashi T, Yamazaki N, Kimura M, Tsukiyama K, Yamamoto K, Fukuyama A, Hidaka D, Shinoda J, Mibu H, Shimakura Y, Saito A, Ikumi S, Umehara K, Kamei F, Fukuda H, Toake T, Takahashi Y, Miyata Y, Shioji S, Toyoda M, Hattori N, Nishihara H, Matsushima R, Nishibori M, Hokkedo O, Nojima M, Kimura T, Fujiseki M, Okudaira S, Tanabe K, Nakano M, Ito K, Kuroda M, Matsukubo T. Comparison of prognosis of separated and non-separated tooth autotransplantation. J Oral Rehabil 2012; 40:33-42. [DOI: 10.1111/joor.12003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Yoshino K, Kariya N, Namura D, Noji I, Mitsuhashi K, Kimura H, Fukuda A, Kikukawa I, Hayashi T, Yamazaki N, Kimura M, Tsukiyama K, Yamamoto K, Fukuyama A, Hidaka D, Shinoda J, Mibu H, Shimakura Y, Saito A, Ikumi S, Umehara K, Kamei F, Fukuda H, Toake T, Takahashi Y, Miyata Y, Shioji S, Toyoda M, Hattori N, Nishihara H, Matsushima R, Nishibori M, Hokkedo O, Nojima M, Kimura T, Fujiseki M, Okudaira S, Tanabe K, Nakano M, Ito K, Kuroda M, Matsukubo T. Risk factors affecting third molar autotransplantation in males: a retrospective survey in dental clinics. J Oral Rehabil 2012; 39:821-9. [PMID: 22672336 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2012.02325.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors affecting long-term prognosis of autotransplantation of third molars with complete root formation in males at dental clinics. Participating dentists were requested to provide information on transplantations they had undertaken from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 2010. Data on a total of 708 teeth from 637 patients were collected. After data screening and elimination, participants of this study consisted of 183 teeth of 171 males ranging from 20 to 72 years of age (mean age, 44·8 years). The cumulative survival rate was 86·0% at the 5-year mark, 59·1% at 10 years and 28·0% at 15 years. The mean survival time was 134·5 months, as calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Single factor analysis using the log-rank test showed that the following factors had significant influence (P < 0·05) on survival of transplanted teeth: periodontal disease as the reason for recipient site tooth extraction, fewer than 25 present teeth and Eichner index Groups B1 to C. Cox regression analysis examined five factors: age, smoking habit, recipient site extraction caused by periodontal disease, fewer than 25 present teeth and Eichner index. This analysis showed that two of these factors were significant: fewer than 25 present teeth was 2·63 (95% CI, 1·03-6·69) and recipient site extraction caused by periodontal disease was 3·80 (95% CI, 1·61-9·01). The results of this study suggest that long-term survival of transplanted teeth in males is influenced not only by oral bacterium but also by occlusal status.
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- K Yoshino
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Tokyo Dental College, Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan.
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Sawamoto R, Hidaka D, Hiyama J, Fujii A, Misumi Y, Miyagawa Y, Tomimitsu S, Hayashi A, Ono K, Arima F, Irie K, Ohkusu K. [A case of co-existent disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2010; 48:397-403. [PMID: 20560444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A 76-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with dyspnea. Chest CT revealed bronchial stenosis caused by mediastinal lymphadenopathy. An FDG-PET scan showed increased FDG uptake in the mediastinal lymph nodes, lumbar vertebrae and left ilium. Neither the first biopsy specimen from the left ilium nor the endobronchial lesion showed malignant cells, but both were positive on acid-fast bacillus staining. Genetic testing found the Mycobacterium avium (MAC) gene. Therefore, we diagnosed disseminated MAC infection, and started antibiotic therapy. However, he did not respond to the therapy, and his bronchial stenosis worsened. We performed a biopsy of the newly-appearing supraclavicular lymph node, and of the left ilium again, and confirmed a new diagnosis; diffuse large B cell lymphoma, coexistent with disseminated MAC infection. This case suggests not only the simultaneous occurrence of disseminated MAC infection and diffuse large B cell lymphoma, but also the coexistence of both diseases within the same organs, and that there may be some relationship between the two diseases.
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- Ryoko Sawamoto
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shin-Koga Hospital, Tenjin-kai
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Sanada H, Hayashi A, Tomimitsu S, Ikeda K, Nakanishi K, Hiyama J, Hidaka D, Sawamoto R, Miyagawa Y, Misumi Y, Fujii A, Nakatsubo S, Tsuru M, Omagari J, Koshizuka H. [Estimation of preoperative induction chemoradiotherapy effectiveness for non small-cell lung cancer]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2009; 36:2012-2015. [PMID: 20037308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We have performed the clinical evaluations of preoperative induction chemoradiotherapy (CRTx) for 25 patients with non small-cell lung cancer (male: 19, female: 6, mean age: 66.4-year-old). The clinical stages of these patients were IIA: 1, IIB: 7, IIIA: 14, and IIIB: 3, respectively. In the histological type of lung cancer, there were 12 patients of adenocarcinoma, 7 of squamous cell carcinoma, 1 of adenosquamous carcinoma, 1 of anaplastic carcinoma, and 4 of large cell carcinoma. We applied two courses of regimen as the pre-operative chemotherapy (CDDP+DOC or CBDCA+PTX). Twenty-four patients received radiotherapy as the concurrent radiotherapy (44 Gy: 22 patients, 60 Gy: 2 patients). Among the 25 patients, 16 patients accomplished both chemotherapies, and the effects of the treatment were as follows: CR; none, PR; 15, SD; 9, respectively. And the other patient was not an evaluable case due to atelectasis. Histopathological effects (Ef) were Ef-3: 3, Ef-2: 11, Ef-1: 7, Ef-0: 1 and Ef was not evaluable in 3 cases. Post operative pathological findings showed that 14 patients were down staged. There were no operative mortality associated with the operation, and no serious morbidity case was observed. Eighteen patients were survived and 1 patient was survived with tumor metastases. Only one patient died of recurrence in the upper mediastinal lymph nodes, 3 patients died of the brain metastases, one died of hepatic metastasis, and one died of cryptogenic sudden death. As a result, there was no serious operative morbidity observed in the course of this CRTx. We therefore recommend that induction chemoradiotherapy as a beneficial pre-operative treatment.
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- Hiroki Sanada
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shin-Koga Hospital
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Hidaka D, Koshizuka H, Hiyama J, Nakatsubo S, Ikeda K, Hayashi A, Fujii A, Sawamoto R, Misumi Y, Miyagawa Y. [A case of lung cancer producing granulocyte colony-stimulating factor with a significantly high uptake in the bones observed by a FDG-PET scan]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2009; 47:259-263. [PMID: 19348277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A 57-year-old man complaining of right shoulder pain was admitted. Chest enhanced CT scanning showed a mass shadow in the right upper lobe with chest wall invasion. The laboratory data on admission showed marked leukocytosis. A CT-guided lung biopsy was performed, and a histological examination of the biopsy specimen showed a spindle cell type pleomorphic carcinoma. Immunohistochemistry staining using an anti-granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) monoclonal antibody demonstrated many tumor cells containing G-CSF as well as an increased level of serum G-CSF. The diagnosis was determined to be lung cancer producing G-CSF. FDG-PET scanning showed a significantly high uptake in the right upper field and the bones throughout the body. After chemoradiation therapy, the patient underwent a right upper lobectomy with a chest wall resection. Since then, the leukocytosis and the high level of serum G-CSF normalized and the high uptake in the bones disappeared in the FDG-PET scan.
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- Dai Hidaka
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shin-Koga Hospital
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Fujii A, Sawamoto R, Misumi Y, Hidaka D, Koshizuka H, Hiyama J, Miyakawa Y. [An autopsy case of massive hemoptysis due to a rupture of the thoracic aortic aneurysm into the left lung]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2009; 47:57-60. [PMID: 19198238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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An 81-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with aspiration pneumonia and thereafter suddenly died of massive hemoptysis. An autopsy revealed an aortic arch aneurysm which had ruptured into the left lung. This case showed that acute infectious lung diseases, such as aspiration pneumonia, could cause a rupture of thoracic aortic aneurysms. Thoracic aortic aneuysms are uncommom causes of hemoptysis. Their rupture into the left lung is rarer than that into other organs and not many such cases have been previously reported in the literature. Making an accurate diagnosis is also difficult if an aneurysm is not suspected. Delay in surgical treatment could result in a lethal hemorrhage. In conclusion, we suggest that thoracic aortic aneurysms should always be considered and carefully ruled out in patients who present with either massive or minor hemoptysis.
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- Akiko Fujii
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Koga Hospital 21, Tenjin-kai
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- Dai Hidaka
- Department of Cerebrovascular Disease and Clinical Research Institute, National Kyushu Medical Center, Japan
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Higuchi T, Hashikura S, Hagiwara S, Gojo C, Inui T, Satoh S, Yoshida M, Fujii M, Hidaka D, Tsubaki S, Takai S. Isolation of virulent Rhodococcus equi from transtracheal aspirates of foals serodiagnosed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. J Vet Med Sci 1997; 59:1097-101. [PMID: 9450238 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.59.1097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Although isolation of Rhodococcus equi from tracheobronchial aspirates is thought to be a definitive diagnosis of R. equi pneumonia in foals, virulence of isolates from the aspirates of infected foals remains obscure. In the present study, transtracheal aspirates were collected from thirty-one 1- to 6-month-old foals, which showed clinical signs of respiratory tract infection, and R. equi isolates were analyzed for the presence of virulence plasmids and virulence-associated antigens. Moreover, this method was compared with a serodiagnosis by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to evaluate the sensitivity of the ELISA. Of the 31 foals, 21 revealed positive cultures for R. equi. Of the 21 foals, 20 (95%) had an ELISA OD value of 0.3 (positive limit of this test) or higher at the initial medical examination. All of the isolates from the aspirates were virulent R. equi, which contained virulence plasmids and expressed virulence-associated antigens. In the remaining 10 foals showing a negative culture for R. equi, 3 foals had positive ELISA titers. Six foals died during the treatment, and necropsy revealed that 5 of the 6 foals had R. equi infection characterized by large abscesses in the lungs, and 3 of the 5 foals also had intestinal lesions. All clinical isolates from the lesions of the foals were virulent R. equi. These results support the assumption that isolates from the transtracheal aspirates of infected foals are virulent R. equi and the sensitivity of ELISA might demonstrate a serodiagnostic value for early diagnosis of R. equi infection in foals.
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- T Higuchi
- Hidaka Agriculture Mutual Aid Association, Hokkaido, Japan
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Tákai S, Hidaka D, Fujii M, Shindoh Y, Murata T, Nakanishi S, Sasaki Y, Tsubaki S, Kamada M. Serum antibody responses of foals to virulence-associated 15- to 17-kilodalton antigens of Rhodococcus equi. Vet Microbiol 1996; 52:63-71. [PMID: 8914251 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1135(96)00042-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Humoral immune responses in 16 foals to virulence-associated 15- to 17-kDa antigens of Rhodococcus equi were studied during the first fourteen weeks of life on two horse-breeding farms with a persistent incidence of R. equi infection. Serum antibody levels specific for 15- to 17-kDa antigens were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western immunoblotting. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies specific to 15- to 17-kDa antigens were detected by all the foals. R. equi was found in the feces of foals during week 1 of life, and the number of fecal R. equi rapidly increased to the highest level. Virulent R. equi were isolated from the feces of the foals at a high frequency and from their environmental soil on the farms. Evidence that serum antibody response to 15- to 17-kDa antigens of virulent R. equi occurred naturally in every foal in correlation with the quantitative changes of fecal R. equi during the first 1 to 3 months of life suggests that intestinal virulent R. equi might be the most important source of antigenic stimulation in foals from contaminated farms.
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- S Tákai
- Department of Animal Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University, Aomori, Japan.
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Madarame H, Takai S, Morisawa N, Fujii M, Hidaka D, Tsubaki S, Hasegawa Y. Immunohistochemical detection of virulence-associated antigens of Rhodococcus equi in pulmonary lesions of foals. Vet Pathol 1996; 33:341-3. [PMID: 8740709 DOI: 10.1177/030098589603300312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Rhodococcus equi was isolated from the lungs of six foals with bronchopneumonia. All isolates expressed 15-17-kd antigens by immunoblot analysis and contained a virulence-associated plasmid of 85 or 90 kb. Immunohistochemically, R. equi from all pulmonary lesions showed the expression of 15-17-kd antigens mainly in the phagocytic cells. The specific monoclonal antibody to 15-17-kd antigens of R. equi (MAb 10G5) may be an aid in the diagnosis of R. equi-induced pneumonia.
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- H Madarame
- Department of Laboratory Animal Science, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University, Japan
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