La Revue de médecine interne
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Review Case Reports
[Lambert-Eaton syndrome and small cell cancer. Etiopathogenic considerations apropos of 2 cases].
The authors report two cases of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome associated with small cell lung carcinoma. Following the observations, the clinical diagnosis of this syndrome is considered. ⋯ Small cell carcinoma cells appear to express calcium channels, suggesting that autoantibody production may be triggered by tumor calcium channels determinants. The autoimmune paraneoplastic syndrome theory refers to cross-antigenicity.
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Review Case Reports
[Septic Campylobacter fetus thrombophlebitis: a new case].
The diagnosis of septic thrombophlebitis is difficult and often delayed, but it must be borne in mind in all cases of venous thrombosis accompanied by signs of local and/or systemic infection, or deteriorating under heparin therapy. We report a case of septic thrombophlebitis caused by Campylobacter fetus subspecies fetus. The characteristic features, obtained from the literature, of septic thrombophlebitis caused by Campylobacter spp are presented.