Revue médicale suisse
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Genetic tumor syndromes reflect an inherited predisposition to develop benign and malignant tumors. Increased frequency of neoplasms within the family or occurring at an early age are clinical clues for a possible underlying genetic susceptibility. Awareness of their associated cutaneous manifestations can facilitate early detection of risk for tumors. The goal of this article is to review clinical and molecular features of some genetic tumor syndrome which present with skin involvement at birth or during childhood.
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Revue médicale suisse · Mar 2008
Review[Medical care of renal transplant recipients after the first year post-transplantation].
Kidney transplant recipients are a growing population in ambulatory care. Medical follow up after the first post transplant year requires a tight collaboration between transplant centers, primary care physicians and community nephrologists. ⋯ Mortality of kidney transplant recipients remains higher than that of the general population, due to the high incidence of cardiovascular disease, infection and malignancies related to progressive renal failure and also to immunosuppressive treatment. We review here the optimal ambulatory medical care needed by these patients after the first post transplant year.
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The autoinflammatory diseases should be considered in the differential diagnosis of recurrent fever in childhood. These diseases are characterized by inflammatory episodes without an evident cause. ⋯ The treatment is still controversial. One dose of Prednisone is able to interrupt the flare and tonsillectomy may induce a remission in the majority of the cases.