Thyroid acropachy complicated by lymphatic obstruction

Metastatic acropachy in lymphatic leukemia.

By ROWLAND J. CALVERT AND ERIC SMITH P ERIPHERAL MANIFESTATIONS in lymphatic leukemia are well recognized. They may domimiat.e the climiical picture amid closely simulate other diseases. The unique amid confusimmg acral sighs imi this illustrative case merit detailed description. The only similar case recorded is that of Schit.tenhelm.’ Rhinophyma ‘as, how-ever, an additional feature in our pat...

Giant Omphalocele Complicated by Postoperative Duodenal Obstruction

Omphalocele is a congenital defect in the abdominal wall, usually treated at birth or within 1-2 years of life depending on condition of patient and size and contents of the defect. We repaired a giant omphalocele without mesh in a 9-year-old girl. She developed duodenal obstruction in the postoperative period requiring another laparotomy and duodeno-jejunostomy to bypass obstruction.

Lymphatic obstruction in carcinomatous ascites.

The i.p. inoculation of C3H mice with 5 times 10-6 cells of a transplantable ovarian carcinoma invariably evokes accumulation of large amounts of ascitic fluid. Histological and pharmacotherapeutic studies indicate that obstruction to peritoneal lymphatic drainage is a key factor in the formation of carcinomatous ascites in this model. In the early stages of ascites formation, an intense inflam...

Complicated Jejunal Diverticulosis: Small Bowel Volvulus with Obstruction

he incidence of the diverticulum of the small bowel varies from 0.2-1.3% in autopsy studies to 2.3% when assessed on enteroclysis. It occurs mostly in patients in the 6th decade of their life. Of all the small bowel diverticuli, jejunal diverticulum is the most common type. This rare entity is usually asymptomatic. However, they may cause chronic non-specific symptoms for a long period of time ...

A case of T4 toxicosis complicated by thyroid storm with an unusual precipitant