pleuropneumonia/diarrhea

A 7-year-old Thoroughbred gelding was admitted to Equine Hospital, Korea Racing Association for evaluation and treatment of colic. Based on the size and duration of the large colonic and cecal impaction, a routine ventral midline celiotomy and large colon enterotomy were performed to relieve the

Pentoxifylline, a methylxanthine derivative and nonspecific type 4 phosphodiesterase inhibitor, has been used to improve survival of animals with sepsis and to attenuate lung injury in acute lung inflammation. The purpose of this study was to examine whether pentoxifylline would inhibit the

In this study, pathological, serological and virological examinations were performed on 15 sheep from a flock of 250 sheep and lambs that suffer from simultaneous naturally occurring BTV, PPRV and SPV outbreaks. SPV was diagnosed macroscopically and histopathologically, BTV was diagnosed by ELISA,

Little is known about the effects of primary splenic irradiation (SI) in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) on subpopulations of lymphocytes, immunoglobulins, and the induction of autoantibodies against erythrocytes and platelets. Twenty-four untreated patients with B-CLL were studied

Report on a patient in whom an extensively metastasizing medullary carcinoma of the thyroid was diagnosed at the age of 32 years. Noteworthy in her case history were watery diarrheas that had persisted for two years, suggesting that the medullary thyroid carcinoma had already existed for some time.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the most common adverse events (AEs) linked to everolimus therapy, a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor, in children and adolescents with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) hospitalized in one medical center. The study group included 18 patients with a

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is the leading bacterial cause of diarrhea in the developing world, as well as the most common cause of traveler's diarrhea. The main hallmarks of this type of bacteria are the expression of one or more enterotoxins and fimbriae used for attachment to host

The incidence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is about 4.8/10,000 live births. Its typical clinical presentation is respiratory distress occurring immediately after birth or in the first few hours or days of a child's life. It is characterized by a high mortality rate. Exceptionally, CDH

A dairy goat operation in Minnesota experienced a sudden, markedly increased mortality among its neonatal goats. Approximately 60 of 130 kids (46%) died. The animals had diarrhea and dyspnea of 1-2 days duration before death. Necropsy of 4 goat kids revealed marked, acute, catarrhal enteritis and