arteriosclerosis obliterans/fever

The patients with atherosclerosis obliterans of the peripheral arteries received sanatorium treatment at Belokurikha health resort. The treatment (thermoradonotherapy) involved hyperthermia in sauna combined with radon pool. The above combination turned out superior to conventional radonotherapy

Gigantol is a typical bibenzyl compound isolated from Dendrobii Caulis that has been widely used as a medicinal herb in China for the treatment of diabetic cataract, cancer and arteriosclerosis obliterans and as a tonic for stomach nourishment, saliva secretion promotion and fever reduction.

Primary adenocarcinoma of the appendix is rare, especially the colonic type. We report a case of appendiceal adenocarcinoma of colonic type associated with perforating peritonitis after aorto-femoral artery bypass surgery. A 79-year-old woman presented with fever and pain in the right lower abdomen.