BACKGROUND In contrast with other elastographic techniques, ascites is considered an exclusion criterion for assessment of fibrosis stage by transient elastography. However, a normal liver stiffness could rule out hepatic causes of ascites at an early stage. The aim of the present study was to determine whether liver stiffness can be generally determined by transient elastography through an asc...

Background: Differential diagnosis of ascites is a common clinical problem and is usually done by Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG).However many other markers can also be utilized for the same. Aims & Objective: This study was carried out to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of ascitic fluid cholesterol, serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) , Total protein Ratio and serum ascites choleste...

Fetal ascites is an uncommon abnormality usually reported in relation to non- immunological causes. The prospect for fetal and neonatal mortality is high, particularly when the ascites develops before 24 weeks of gestation. The diminution of severe fetal ascites without intrauterine management, especially with an uncomplicated neonatal outcome, is unusual. We report a case of isolated fetal asc...

The cohort comprises all 14 611 births in the Uppsala Academic Hospital between 1915 and 1929. Socioeconomic circumstances and neonatal characteristics, including gestational age (number of completed weeks since last menstrual period), were available for 96% of the subjects from hospital records and follow up is 98% complete. Analyses were restricted to singletons born at 30-45 weeks’ gestation...

Background: Renal impairment is regularly seen in hospitalized stroke patients, affecting the outcome of patients, as well as causing difficulties in their management. A prospective cohort study was conducted to assess the trend of renal function in hospitalized ischemic and haemorrhagic stroke patients. The incidence of renal impairment in these subgroups, the contributing factors and the need...

We present a case of fatal hemorrhagic pneumonia secondary to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia. S. maltophilia is commonly a non-virulent pathogen. However, in the immunocompromised, it is generally associated with bacteremia after central venous catheter placement or pneumonia. Hemorrhagic pneumonia is a rare presentation of this bacteria, with only 31 case...

BACKGROUND Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a significant pathogen of mink and the cause of haemorrhagic pneumonia, an acute fatal disease in farmed mink. RESULTS Among 90 P. aeruginosa isolates from haemorrhagic pneumonia in mink from 16 farms in Shandong province, China, 43 genotypes were identified by enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCR (ERIC-PCR), with a diversity index of 0.96. ...

BACKGROUND Early recognition and treatment of meningococcal disease improves its outcome. Haemorrhagic rash is one of the most specific signs that parents can learn to recognise. OBJECTIVE To determine the percentage of parents able to recognise a haemorrhagic rash and perform the tumbler test. METHODS 123 parents of children consulting for mild injuries were interviewed about the significa...

The mechanism of bleeding in haemorrhagic thrombocythaemia is obscure. Although by definition there is always a raised platelet count, the haemorrhagic episodes cannot be satisfactorily correlated with the level of the count. In fact, thrombocythaemia can exist without bleeding manifestations (Fanger, Cella, and Litchman, 1954). The most commonly occurring laboratory defect is an abnormal bleed...