Internal Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918
43 巻, 10 号
選択された号の論文の29件中1~29を表示しています
EDITORIALS
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Gastrointestinal Diseases
  • Makoto ARIMA, Hideo TERAO, Kenji KASHIMA, Tsuyoshi ARITA, Masaru NASU, ...
    2004 年 43 巻 10 号 p. 902-910
    発行日: 2004年
    公開日: 2005/03/10
    ジャーナル オープンアクセス
      Object  It was reported that the liver fibrosis is reduced in patients with chronic liver disease type C after eradication of HCV. Degree of fibrosis was expressed by the classical fibrosis scoring system (F0-F4) at present. However a change of subtle reduction of fibrosis cannot be expressed in its fibrosis score and thus we measured an area of fibrosis and compared detailed change of the fibrosis area in paired liver biopsy.
      Methods  For quantitative assessment of liver fibrosis, we measured an area of fibrosis using computed digital image analysis and pursued the rate of a fibrosis area for whole biopsied liver tissue of 25 patients with HCV infection (20 complete response patients to IFN therapy who showed viral eradication: CR and 5 non-treated ones with IFN but had conservative therapy: CT).
      Results  In CR group, fibrosis rate was 7.2±1.5% before therapy, 2.7±0.5% after the therapy and they were significantly regressed. In CT group, fibrosis rate was 8.4±4.3% at the first biopsy, 15.9±7.7% at the second biopsy.
      Conclusions  Regression of liver fibrosis could be confirmed in patients with virologic response to IFN even in patients with liver cirrhosis. Our quantitative evaluation provided information superior to that obtained by the classical fibrosis staging score system.
Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Ken KANAMASA, Kinji ISHIKAWA, Takahiro HAYASHI, Shiro HOSHIDA, Yoshio ...
    2004 年 43 巻 10 号 p. 911-918
    発行日: 2004年
    公開日: 2005/03/10
    ジャーナル オープンアクセス
      Objective  It has been reported that women with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have a higher short-term mortality rate than men, but the reason is not known. The profile in relation to age, gender and risk factors was evaluated to compare AMI and unstable angina pectoris (UAP).
      Methods  Findings from 984 patients including 580 patients with AMI (129 women, 451 men) and 404 patients with UAP (131 women, 273 men) were analyzed by the South Osaka Acute Coronary Syndrome Study Group (SACS). The primary endpoint of the study was in-hospital death. The primary endpoints of interest (cardiac death) were fatal recurrent myocardial infarction, death from congestive heart failure, and sudden death.
      Results  Cardiac death during hospitalization within 30 days in AMI was higher in women than in men (12.4% vs 6.7%, p<0.05). On the other hand, in UAP there was no significant difference between women and men (1.5% vs 0.7%, NS). The incidence of cardiac death in AMI was significantly higher for patients 75 years old and older (19.0%) than for patients less than 55 years old (4.2%), 55-64 years old (3.5%) and 65-74 years old (4.7%) (p<0.001, respectively).
      Conclusions  Cardiac death was higher for women compared with men in patients with AMI. The worse prognosis for the AMI women patients was likely to be derived from less performance of percutaneous coronary intervention, and a high incidence of severe myocardial infarction. Further research should be focused on the analysis of various clinical backgrounds.
Renal Diseases
  • Motoyuki NAKAMURA, Toshiyuki ONODA, Kazuyoshi ITAI, Masaki OHSAWA, Ken ...
    2004 年 43 巻 10 号 p. 919-925
    発行日: 2004年
    公開日: 2005/03/10
    ジャーナル オープンアクセス
      Objective  The presence of microalbuminuria is a renal marker of vascular endothelial damage, and is an independent and strong predictor of increased risk for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Elevated circulating C-reactive protein (CRP) levels have recently been reported to be a novel cardiovascular risk factor, and it has been suggested that this acute-phase protein impairs vascular endothelial function. The aim of the present study was to determine whether serum CRP level is a dependent or an independent risk factor of microalbuminuria in the general population.
      Methods  Subjects of this cross-sectional study were apparently healthy individuals drawn from the general Japanese population (mean age, 62; men, 2, 236; women, 4, 217). Serum CRP levels were determined using a highly sensitive kit and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) was calculated using a single urine sample. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine which risk factors (ie, age, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, smoking, and CRP) might predict the presence of microalbuminuria.
      Results  In addition to classical cardiovascular risk factors such as age, hypertension, diabetes and obesity, serum CRP levels are also significantly correlated with microalbuminuria in men (odds ratio=1.42, 95% CI=1.13-1.79; p<0.01) and women (odds ratio=1.25, 95% CI=1.05-1.49; p<0.01). When subjects with diabetes were excluded from the analysis, serum CRP levels continued to be a significant predictor for microalbuminuria (odds ratio=1.35, 95% CI=1.06-1.73; p<0.05 for men: odds ratio=1.23, 95% CI=1.03-1.47; p<0.05 for women).
      Conclusions  The present study has shown that low-grade inflammation as represented by high sensitivity CRP levels may be significantly related to the presence of microalbuminuria. This suggests that microalbuminuria may be a useful marker representing systemic low-grade inflammation as well as being an established cardiovascular risk factor in apparently healthy individuals.
CASE REPORTS
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases
  • Masami TANAKA, Yasushi MIYAZAKI, Shinsuke ISHIKAWA, Kimihiko MATSUYAMA
    2004 年 43 巻 10 号 p. 955-959
    発行日: 2004年
    公開日: 2005/03/10
    ジャーナル オープンアクセス
    We report 3 patients with alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA). All had a history of excessive intake and abrupt termination of alcohol. They showed tachypnea, tachycardia, abdominal tenderness, and epigastralgia. Metabolic acidosis with an increased anion gap, decreased PaCO2 and ketonemia were present. One patient whose ratio of 3-hydroxybutyric acid to acetoacetic acid was 4.0 was associated with diabetic ketoacidosis. All patients were successfully hydrated with electrolyte, glucose and thiamine. Complications such as liver dysfunction, lactic acidosis, acute pancreatitis, Wernicke's encephalopathy, rhabdomyolysis and heart failure were present. Attention should be paid to multiple complications in the treatment of AKA.
  • Rollin P. TABUENA, Sonoko NAGAI, Tomohiro HANDA, Michio SHIGEMATSU, Ku ...
    2004 年 43 巻 10 号 p. 960-966
    発行日: 2004年
    公開日: 2005/03/10
    ジャーナル オープンアクセス
    Four patients with sarcoidosis presented as hypothalamic-hypophyseal syndrome including diabetes insipidus (DI) were followed up for more than 8 years from the onset of clinical manifestation. The mean age was 26 years, male : female ratio was 3 : 1 and the mean disease duration of 10 years. All patients had hypogonadism, hyperprolactinemia. Pituitary enlargement with thickening of the pituitary stalk were detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with gadolinium enhancement and attenuation in the intensity of the posterior lobe of the pituitary was detected without enhancement. Corticosteroid therapy resulted in the initial improvement of symptoms and gradual decrease in the tumor size but failed to cure polyuria due to DI. The use of desmopressin was necessary for a long period. None of these patients died from DI or central neurosarcoidosis.
  • Ryuji SATO, Motoyoshi TSUJINO, Kenji NISHIDA, Yasukazu OTANI, Tomohito ...
    2004 年 43 巻 10 号 p. 967-971
    発行日: 2004年
    公開日: 2005/03/10
    ジャーナル オープンアクセス
    An 81-year-old woman presented with frequent episodes of hypoglycemia. Her serum level of insulin was normal, but her serum insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-II level was high. She was found to have a spindle cell sarcoma originated from the mesentery of the sigmoid colon, which was completely resected. Postoperatively, hypoglycemia ameliorated with concomitant reduction in serum IGF-II levels. Immunohistochemical study revealed positive immunostaining for IGF-II in tumor cells, and the abundant expression of IGF-II mRNA was demonstrated by RT-PCR. The presence of high molecular weight (HMW) form IGF-II in patient's serum was confirmed by immunoblotting. This is the first report of a patient with HMW form IGF-II-producing mesenteric sarcoma causing hypoglycemia.
Respiratory Diseases
Hematological Diseases
Neurologic Diseases
Infectious Diseases
  • Toko HASHIMOTO, Satoshi JODO, Akira FURUSAKI, Yujiro KON, Yoshiharu AM ...
    2004 年 43 巻 10 号 p. 1000-1004
    発行日: 2004年
    公開日: 2005/03/10
    ジャーナル オープンアクセス
    A 74-year-old woman with recurrent fever and multiple joint pain was admitted to Hokkaido University Hospital. Trans-esophageal echocardiogram revealed bacterial vegetation and destruction of the aortic valve. Although few bacteria grew in regular blood agar, Grampositive coccobacillus was specifically grown in chocolate blood agar and Brucella agar, and it was identified to be Abiotrophia defectiva. Infectious endocarditis caused by Abiotrophia defectiva was diagnosed, she was treated with diuretics, penicillin G and gentamicin, and she immediately improved. Infectious diseases caused by Abiotrophia defectiva are extremely rare, and identification of this pathogen is important, as its bacterial characteristics require proper attention.
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Neurologic Diseases
PICTURES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE
Hematological Diseases
Neurologic Diseases
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