M. Lesna

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura mimicking acute small bowel Crohn's disease.

Winwood, P J, Iredale, J P, Williamson, P J, Lesna, M, Loehry, C A

A 39 year old woman presented with a short history of bloody diarrhoea. She subsequently developed microangiopathic haemolysis, platelet consumption, and renal impairment. Initial investigations...

Chronic laxative abuse associated with pancreatic islet cell hyperplasia.

Lesna, M, Hamlyn, A N, Venables, C W, Record, C O

Marked pancreatic islet cell hyperplasia was found in a patient with laxative-induced diarrhoea. It is suggested that laxative abuse might be an important aetiological factor in patients with...

Nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver with membranous glomerulonephritis.

McCulloch, A. J., Morley, A. R., Wilkinson, R., Lesna, M.

Nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver is an uncommon disorder, the main consequence of which is portal hypertension, hepatocellular decompensation being uncommon. A case associated with...