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A 37-yr-old male chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) was evaluated for intermittent diarrhea, scrotal swelling, and lethargy of 2 days duration. Physical examination revealed marked swelling of the scrotum and perineal tissues with mild pitting edema and crepitus. Computed tomography revealed a mixed gas
The long-term use of proton pump inhibitors has been linked to an increased risk for the development of gastric polyps, hip fractures, pneumonia, and Clostridium difficile colitis. There is evidence that chronic acid suppression from long-term use of proton pump inhibitors poses some risk for the
A case of radiologically demonstrable gas gangrene of the colon was proved pathologically to be caused by C. perfringens. The case was radiologically indistinguishable from that of bowel infarction. When intramural gas is seen in patients with the symptoms of toxemia but without the bloody diarrhea
A 53-year-old male was admitted with a two-day history of abdominal pain, anal bleeding, fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and mental confusion. A diagnosis of thrombosis of very large hemorrhoids (Grade 4) was made. On the day of admission, he underwent an exploring laparotomy followed by abdominoperineal
BACKGROUND
A significant number of acute diarrheal diseases produce severe damage to the bowel wall that can lead the patient to death. Peritoneal fluid (PF) analysis has been proposed as a tool to establish an early diagnosis of these injuries.
METHODS
Thirty patients with a diagnosis of acute
BACKGROUND
Appendicitis is an uncommon diagnosis in very young children. It is frequently complicated by delays in diagnosis, perforation, and lengthy hospital stays.
OBJECTIVE
To review our recent experience with appendicitis among children younger than 3 years old, and to identify the independent
Clostridium septicum (C. septicum) gas gangrene is well documented in the literature, typically in the setting of trauma or immunosuppression. In this paper, we report a unique case of spontaneous clostridial myonecrosis in a patient with Crohn's disease and sulfasalazine-induced neutropenia. The
We report a case of extensive Fournier's gangrene that could not be rescued despite emergent debridement. A 51-year-old man presented at another hospital with cough, diarrhea and abdominal pain. He was diagnosed with acute enteritis and hospitalized. The next morning, he became severely hypotensive
Twenty-six cases of carcinoid-related mesenteric angiopathy and intestinal infarction (three from our institution and 23 previously reported cases) were reviewed. Twenty patients presented with acute abdominal findings, including peritonitis (13 cases), intestinal obstruction (five cases), and
Infection is one of the common causes of death in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It is associated with the use of immunosuppressive agents, renal failure, and increased disease activity. Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis occurring in the genital region. It is rare,
A patient with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) developed peripheral gangrene involving all fingers and toes. There was no history of bloody diarrhea. Hypocomplementemia was present, with a serum C3 concentration of 41 mg/dl. Acute renal failure was treated with peritoneal dialysis for 4 months. He
BACKGROUND
Clostridium perfringens is an opportunistic human pathogen that causes necrotic enteritis, mild diarrhea, clostridial myonecrosis or gas gangrene, sepsis, etc. In this study, we aim to determine the pathogenesis of this bacterium at the genomic level. The genome of strain CBA7123 was
Clostridium perfringens can cause various infections, including food poisoning, gas gangrene, cellulitis and fasciitis. C. perfringens septicemia is rare, but is a known cause of hemolysis by damaging red blood cell, and often proves rapidly fatal in emergency department (ED)