abscess/diarrhea

BACKGROUND Several complications have been reported with diverticular disease of colon. Perforation of the diverticulum of colon may lead to development of abdominal abscesses which can have diverse manifestations. METHODS This report describes a 72 year-old woman presented with a one month history

The first, to our knowledge, case of the aseptic abscesses syndrome as a complication of traveler's diarrhea after a trip to Malaysia is presented. The patient failed to respond to several antimicrobials. The diagnosis was histologically confirmed and the patient only responded to immunomodulatory

Perinephric abscess is an uncommon diagnosis with a variable presentation and high mortality. We report an unusual case of a patient with a perinephric abscess who presented with chronic diarrhea and weight loss.

Piglets aged approximately 50 days exhibited diarrhea and wasting. Multiple white foci were detected in the colon of a dead piglet; histopathological findings revealed multifocal ulcers and crypt abscesses with Entamoeba trophozoites and gram-negative bacilli in the piglet. These pathogens were

A survey of the histology of 2,024 small intestinal suction and forceps biopsies in 400 dogs, consisting of 17 clinically healthy control dogs and 383 dogs with chronic diarrhea is presented. Three and a half percent of the suction biopsies and 22.6 percent of the forceps biopsies were unsuitable

Oral features of Crohn's disease include ulcerations, lip fissuring, cobblestone plaques, and mucosal tags. We report the case of a 16-year old male patient with a 3-month history of abdominal pain, diarrhea, and oral ulceration. Clinical examinations revealed established intestinal lesions, a

Klebsiella pneumoniae (K.pneumoniae) is a known cause of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) in the absence of hepatobiliary disease. In settings of hepatic infection, it has also been known to cause disseminated infections including meningitis and endopthalmitis. Several groups of patients are

All 69 patients with amebic liver abscess that we treated in 1981-1992 were studied retrospectively. Men predominated by a 10:1 ratio. Of our 227 patients with amebiasis, some 30% yearly had liver involvement. The incidence peaked in 1988, decreasing later but increasing again in 1992. Most patients

METHODS A 60-year-old man had a dacron aortofemoral bypass graft inserted to replace a ruptured infrarenal aortic aneurysm rupture. He subsequently had tachyarrhythmic atrial fibrillation with heart failure, NYHA class IV, and diffuse abdominal pain associated with watery diarrhea. METHODS Stool

In order to know the incidence and epidemiologic features of the Amebic Hepatic Abscess we realized this study in the medicine service. 86.67% were males, the average age was 41.38 +/- 18.60 years old being more frequent between 30 and 69 years old (74.48%). The more affected were farmers (60%),

Streptococcus constellatus infection is a rare cause of myocardial abscess. The complication of cerebritis is also rare. We report a case of S. constellatus bacteremia in a 21-year-old woman who developed fever and watery diarrhea 7 days prior to admission. Computed tomography of the brain showed

Patients with penetrating head trauma with retained projectiles develop intracranial abscesses as a common complication. The most common presentation is a suddenly worsening headache. The most common pathogen identified is staphylococcus. Outcomes are related to adherence of Matson's tenets. This