leukemoid reaction/diarrhea

Antibody responses to the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of shigellae were compared between children with uncomplicated and complicated Shigella dysenteriae 1 infection. One hundred fifteen children between 12 and 60 months of age with S. dysenteriae 1 infection were studied. Of these children, 42 had

The clinical presentation of colitis associated with Clostridium difficile infection in immunosuppressed patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has not been completely characterized. Previous reports suggest that these patients present with low blood leukocyte counts, consistent

A case of appendiceal abscess presenting leukemoid reaction is reported. A seven-month-old male infant was admitted because of fever and diarrhea. Anemic conjunctiva and mild abdominal distension were the only physical findings on arrival. Progressive leukocytosis with left shift maturation was

OBJECTIVE The aim of the work was a presentation of one case with Thrombocytopenia absent radius (TAR) syndrome. METHODS Diagnosis of TAR syndrome has been established on the basis of pedigree, laboratory findings (hemogram, platelet count, peripheral smear), bone marrow biopsy, radiological

Granulocytic leukemoid reactions (white blood cell counts greater than 50,000 with myelocytes and promyelocytes in the peripheral blood) were documented in 15 per cent of 273 patients with dysentery due to Shigella dysenteriae, type 1 (Shiga bacillus) in Bangladesh. Peak granulocytosis occurred

Clostridium difficile is the most frequently identified enteric pathogen in patients with antibiotic-associated diarrhea and colitis. It accounts for 10%-25% of all cases of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and virtually all cases of antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis. Clinical features