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OBJECTIVE
Indeterminate intestinal inflammation may result from a variety of inflammatory conditions in addition to ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease. The primary systemic vasculitides may present with intestinal inflammation and an indeterminate colitis. We set out to describe a series of
BACKGROUND
Chronic diarrhea (CD) is common in dogs, and information on frequency and distribution of primary and secondary causes is lacking.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate underlying causes and predictors of outcome in dogs with CD.
METHODS
One hundred and thirty-six client-owned dogs with CD (≥3 weeks
A clinico-morphological description is presented of a severe systemic disease in 36-year-old male, the trigger factor of which was Yersinia enterocolitica. The patient developed a peculiar nosological variant of systemic necrotic vasculitis of infectious-allergic genesis with signs of nodular
Lymphocytic enteritis and systemic lymphocytic vasculitis may be a new or previously unrecognized syndrome in sheep suffering from chronic wasting. Seven cases in three separate flocks were seen over an eight-year period at Veterinary Laboratory Services in Brighton, Ontario. Most of the animals
The aim of our study was to estimate etiology, most common clinical findings, the course and peculiarities of treatment in children to whom Henoch-Schönlein purpura was diagnosed during 1996-2002 at Clinic of Children's Diseases of Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital.
METHODS
The Henoch-Schönlein
We reported clinical and laboratory findings of 5 patients with Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS), especially association with asthma symptoms. Subjects included 3 males and 2 females with a mean age of 53.8 year-old. In all 5 patients symptoms of neuropathy; mononeuritis multiplex and in some patients,
The records of 106 consecutive patients referred to the University of Colorado Medical Center (UCMC) vasculitis study group during a 5-yr period were evaluated for gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations attributable to vasculitis. There were 3 groups: 18 with leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV) on skin
BACKGROUND
Churg-Strauss is a rare, idiopathic, hypereosinophilic disease characterized by blood, tissue, and systemic vasculitis in patients with a history of asthma or allergic rhinitis. Gastrointestinal manifestations of Churg Strauss appear in a 31-45% of the patients according to some series of
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) rarely occurs with systemic vasculitis. A 17-year-old girl presented with non-bloody diarrhea, menorrhagia, and syncope. She had severe anemia (hemoglobin = 3.8 g/dl), thrombocytopenia (platelet = 7,000/mm(3)), and acute kidney injury (serum creatinine, Cr =
The authors describe a case of severe debilitating diarrhea due to isosporiasis in a two year old child, a known case of systemic vasculitis receiving prolonged corticosteroids therapy, an association rarely reported previously. It was refractory to treatment with dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor
OBJECTIVE
To describe an unusual case of Whipple disease (WD) with confusing clinical features at onset and to discuss the diagnostic challenges for the clinician.
METHODS
Description of a new case of this rare disease and thorough discussion of the atypical clinical manifestations at onset. A
Intestinal vasculitis is a rare cause of mesenteric ischemia. It results in chronic arterial insufficiency in most cases, sometimes in acute mesenteric ischemia. Abdominal symptoms like postprandial intestinal angina, diarrhea, anorexia, and perforation are nonspecific and do not allow for
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute systemic vasculitis syndrome occurring mostly in children younger than 5 years of age. Especially young infants (<1 year) have an increased risk of coronary artery lesions (CAL). Whereas the etiology of KD is still unknown, progress in treatment during its acute
Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitis of the small vessels of the skin, joints, GI tract, and kidney. It preferentially affects children but may also occur in adults. We report a 60-year-old man with HSP who presented with colicky abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, arthralgia, and
IgA vasculitis, formerly known as Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP), is the most common form of systemic vasculitis in children and is characterized by inflammation of the small vessels with typical deposition of IgA immune complexes. It is a leukocytoclastic type of vasculitis and is characterized by