calcinosis/vomiting

Intravenous sodium thiosulfate (ivSTS) is a promising new therapeutic option for calciphylaxis related to end-stage renal disease. However, its effect on tumoral calcinosis (TC) complicating autoimmune connective-tissue diseases has been scarcely described. We report here 4 cases (3 adults and 1

A 4-year-old spayed female mixed breed dog was referred to the Michigan State University, Veterinary Teaching Hospital (MSU-VTH) with vomiting, lethargy and anorexia of 2 weeks duration. Abdominal radiographs and ultrasonography showed hepatosplenomegaly. Cytological evaluation of ultrasound-guided

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to describe the efficacy of sodium thiosulphate (STS) in tumoral calcinosis (TC). METHODS The methodology involved the reporting of four retrospective case reports of TC complicating end-stage renal disease (ESRD). RESULTS We investigated STS treatment in

A 21-year-old neutered female domestic shorthaired cat was presented with a history of inappetence, vomiting and haematuria. The cat was humanely destroyed at the owner's request and a necropsy examination was performed. A 0.8 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm mass was located in the left lobe of the pancreas. The

To assess esophageal involvement (EI) in juvenile localized scleroderma (JLS) population and the possible association between this gastrointestinal manifestation and demographic data, clinical features, laboratory exams, treatments and outcomes. For a period of 30 years, 5881 patients with rheumatic

Rosette-forming glioneuronal tumor (RGNT) of the fourth ventricle is a mixed glio-neuronal neoplasm recently codified by the World Health Organization WHO Classification of Central Nervous System (CNS) Tumors (2007). To date, 43 cases have been described in the literature; most occurring in the

Acute to subacute vitamin D toxicosis is described in two different fattening pig herds. A few days after admixing a new batch of vitamin/mineral-premix most of the fattening hogs developed anorexia, polydipsia and polyuria. Emesis was seen in some of the animals. About two weeks after consumption