P.A.S. and Jaundice

Erythromycin estolate and jaundice.

Using prescription-event monitoring to determine whether erythromycin estolate was a more frequent cause of jaundice than erythromycin stearate or tetracycline 12 208 patients, for whom 5343 doctors had prescribed one of the three drugs, were identified by the Prescription Pricing Authority. Of the questionnaires sent to general practitioners about the possible occurrence of jaundice, 76% were ...

Jaundice and infantile diarrhoea.

Although it is recognized that infantile diarrhoea may sometimes be complicated by jaundice, the pathogenesis of this jaundice has not been fully eltucidated. The only detailed account of the hepatic lesions in infantile diarrhoea is that of Wainwright (1950), who described in 11 of his 16 cases a form of 'hepatitis' characterized by periportal parenchymal necrosis, infiltration by polymorphonu...

Jaundice and factor VII deficiency in newborn

Resistance to thyroid hormone is an uncommon condition. We report the clinical and laboratory findings of a case with both resistance to thyroid hormone and, a reduced capacity to produce and respond to thyroid hormone. RTH is a disorder characterized by elevated circulating thyroid hormones, state of non-suppressed pituitary TSH secretion and refractoriness to hormone action in peripheral tiss...

Duodenal diverticula and jaundice.

DIVERTICULA of the small bowel occur most commonly in the duodenum; two-thirds of these are found in the second part. In this site 88% (Jones & Merendino, 1960) arise along the concave border, usually near the ampulla of Vater. Jaundice occurs more frequently in those with a diverticulum in this situation than in the general population. This is because of complications that may arise from the d...

Para-Aminosalicylic Acid: Pas