Tuberculosis of aortic aneurysm was first 1 reported in 1882 . It usually results from direct extension of the disease from the contagious tuberculous spines and clinically present with backache, low grade fever, weight loss and abdominal pain. . Early diagnosis and a combination of surgical intervention (aortic reconstruction and extensive excision of the infected field) and prolonged anti tub...

A 74-year old man on hemodialysis developed a mycotic aneurysm caused by Clostridium difficile. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the second case of such an aneurysm reported in the literature. He had previously undergone axillobifemoral bypass grafting because of symptomatic infrarenal aortic stenosis. Although no blood flow was detected in his occluded right common iliac artery, it e...

Introduction:Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is divided into two traumatic and non-traumatic categories. The present study sought to investigate the anatomical properties of non-traumatic intracranial hemorrhage in Kerman, Iran. Method:A total of 305 non-traumatic ICH cases were chosen in Shafa medical center. Data from patients’ files and CT scan images, including demographic factors and type o...

Dear Editor,Abdominal aortic aneurysm is often asymptomatic, less recognized, and causes considerable mortality and morbidity, if missed. The incidence varies from country to country and the occurrence is influenced by modifiable (smoking, coronary heart disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and prolonged steroid therapy) and non-modifiable risk factors (increasing age, male gender, and positive...

Nontyphoidal salmonellae are among the most common causes of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. They are also notable causes of extraintestinal infections, including bacteremia and vascular infections. Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis is typically associated with invasive infections. We report a patient who had an infected intra-abdominal aortic aneurysm due to an unusually mucoid st...

Attempts at vaccine development for feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) have been extensive, both because this is a significant health problem for cats and because FIV may be a useful vaccine model for human immunodeficiency virus. To date, only modest success, producing only short-term protection, has been achieved for vaccine trials in controlled laboratory settings. It is unclear how relevan...

Normal piglets weaned onto soy- or egg-based diets generated antibody responses to fed protein. Concurrent infection with transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) did not affect the responses to dietary antigens at weaning, nor did it affect the subsequent development of tolerance. However, TGEV infection did enhance the primary immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG1, but not IgG2, antibody response...

superior mesenteric artery (sma) aneurysm is a rare disease. in this case report, we present a 32 years old woman who was admitted to our hospital with chronic abdominal pain. sma aneurysm was diagnosed after radiological evaluation. the patient underwent ligation of the superior mesenteric artery aneurysm and remained well 12 months after the surgery.