thrombophlebitis/diarrhea

We report a 67-year-old male with Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia who developed Campylobacter fetus subspesis fetus (C. fetus) bacteremia and thrombophlebitis. The patient developed a fever and pain in his left lower limb, and could not walk because of the pain. Radioisotopic venography showed

BACKGROUND Non-typloid salmonella can cause septicemia and extradigestive disorders in immunodepressed adults. These frequent diseases can be life-threatening. METHODS A 76-year-old woman was treated with corticosteroid therapy for 1 year for suppurated thrombophlebitis of the right greater

A 7-year-old Thoroughbred gelding was admitted to Equine Hospital, Korea Racing Association for evaluation and treatment of colic. Based on the size and duration of the large colonic and cecal impaction, a routine ventral midline celiotomy and large colon enterotomy were performed to relieve the

Pylephlebitis is a rare complication of intra-abdominal infections and describes thrombosis and infection as two different pathophysiological phenomena in the cause of this disease. The nonspecific presentation of disease makes its diagnosis difficult and thus leads to high mortality. The treatment

Seventeen children aged 3 weeks to 19 months with severe Protracted Diarrhea (PD), and who were deteriorating on our standard management protocol (including special diets) were given Parenteral Nutrition (PN) for 4 to 19 days with crystalline aminoacid solution (Vamin N) in 10% dextrose and lipid

Four cases of acute thrombophlebitis and cellulitis due to C. fetus ssp. fetus are reported, with a review of 18 previously reported cases. Vascular infection with thrombophlebitis due to C. fetus ssp. fetus occurred predominantly in adult male patients with underlying debilitating,

OBJECTIVE To describe a technique for colopexy via a left ventral paramedian incision and report postoperative clinical outcomes. METHODS Retrospective case series. METHODS One hundred fifty-six thoroughbred broodmares treated with a colopexy through a left ventral paramedian incision between 1999

OBJECTIVE To compare in geriatric and mature horses the occurrence of short-term complications and short-term outcome associated with complications after colic surgery. METHODS Retrospective case-control study. METHODS Horses aged ≥20 years (geriatric, n = 78) and 4-15 years (mature non-geriatric, n

This study was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of seaprose S and serratio-peptidase in the treatment of venous inflammatory disease. Forty patients entered the study (11 males, 29 females), mean age 54.3 years (range 30-77), mean weight 74.8 kg (range 51-96), with superficial

OBJECTIVE Objectives of this study were to compare the ability of serial thromboelastography, Sonoclot, and traditional coagulation panels to detect coagulopathies associated with disease category, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), complications, and nonsurvival in horses with

OBJECTIVE To characterize clinical findings and compare effects of treatment and outcome for horses treated medically or surgically for impaction of the small colon. METHODS Retrospective study. METHODS 84 horses with impaction of the small colon. METHODS Medical records were reviewed for history,

BACKGROUND The proliferation of multidrug-resistant gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF), has created a pressing need for effective alternative antibiotics. Quinupristin/dalfopristin is a new combination

Thrombophlebitis of the portal vein (pylephlebitis) is a rare but serious condition with a high mortality rate of 11-50%. A 56-year-old male patient presented with a two-day history of postprandial, colic-like epigastric pain, nausea, fever, chills, and diarrhea. Clinical workup showed peritonism,

Orbital venous vasculitis has been suggested to cause characteristic periorbital pain in patients with pathologic changes in their orbital phlebograms. The orbital pain is characterized by being unilateral, not shifting side, boring and pressing, but not throbbing, increasing on eye strain, exposure