1/3. Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica: report of three cases.Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) is a rare disease characterized by the presence of osseous and cartilaginous submucosal nodules in the tracheobronchial tree. The majority of patients remain asymptomatic; however, a small number develop severe airway stenosis. Symptoms may include dyspnea, hoarseness, cough, hemoptysis, and recurrent pneumonia. Plain chest X-ray films are often unremarkable but may demonstrate atelectasis, consolidation, tracheal nodularity, or narrowing. CT reveals tracheal nodularity with calcification and narrowing. This article reviews the cross-sectional imaging characteristics of TO.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rare disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/3. Idiopathic chondrolysis of the hip. A distinct clinical entity?We report 4 cases of idiopathic chondrolysis of the hip in children, a rare disease. In several aspects, there was a close resemblance to classical pauciarticular juvenile chronic arthritis. Hence, we question the clinical entity denoted as idiopathic chondrolysis of the hip.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rare disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/3. Intravenous gammaglobulin therapy of Satoyoshi syndrome.Satoyoshi syndrome is a very rare disease of unknown etiology, characterized by intermittent painful muscle spasms, alopecia, multiple epiphyseal changes, diarrhea and endocrine disorders. We administered intravenous gammaglobulin to a 7-year-old girl with Satoyoshi syndrome. Frequency of muscle spasms and the titers of antinuclear antibody and anti-dna antibody decreased. This is the first report of gammaglobulin therapy of Satoyoshi syndrome. We suggest that this illness could be related to an autoimmune mechanism.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rare disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |