BACKGROUND/AIM Pancreatic sepsis secondary to infected necrosis, pseudocyst, or pancreatic abscess is a well-known clinical entity. Acute suppuration of the pancreatic duct (ASPD) in the setting of chronic calcific pancreatitis and pancreatic ductal obstruction with septicemia is a rare complication that is seldom reported. It is our aim to report a case of ASPD with Klebsiella ornithinolytica,...

In the course of an extended investigation into the nature of inflammation, and the healthy and morbid conditions of the blood in relation to it, I arrived several years ago at the conclusion that the essential cause of suppuration in wounds is decomposition, brought about by the influence of the atmosphere upon blood or serum retained within them, and, in the case of contused wounds, upon port...

The following observations are based upon a consideration of 28 cases of operation for appendicitis: one half of which were performed for suppurative lesions, and the other half for the removal of the appendix in the interval between attacks. The patients all completely recovered except one who had pneumonia at the time of operation, but for whom it was decided in

The perusal of Mr. Bishop's case, published in the Indian Medical Gazette for December last, induces me to send'you the following, which may not be deemed uninteresting. Under circumstances similarly situated as Mr. Bishop I had some time ago under my observation a young'mnn (European) suffering from the above-named compbint. He beinothen in a very debilitated condition, due apparently to malarial

on chronic pulmonary suppurations and have contributed greatly to a clearer understanding of the conditions, still all the factors responsible for the causation of bronchiectasis are not yet well understood. Our knowledge on the subject has, however, become much more precise since the introduction of lipiodol bronchography by Sicard and Forestier (1922), the use of the bronchoscope in examining...