Spontaneous cryptococcal peritonitis is an uncommon infection that predominantly encountered in immunocompromised. Its clinical presentation is indistinguishable from spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and often results in fatal outcome. Liver disease is an under recognized predisposition for cryptococcal disease. We report a case of spontaneous cryptococcal peritonitis in HIV-negative, non-diab...

The aim of the study was to evaluate Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) in ascitic dogs. Study was conducted at Referral Veterinary Poly Clinic, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar. Sick dogs were brought with clinical signs suggestive of distended abdomen and inappetance. General clinical examination, biochemical, ultrasound examination, abdominocentesis and peritoneal fluid exa...

Keyword: Ovarian yolk sac tumor Endometrioid adenocarcinoma Endometriosis Alpha-fetoprotein imaging (MRI) demonstrated a 12 × 10 cmmultilocular cystic mass containing several solid portions with multiple disseminations and ascites in her pelvis. Computed tomography (CT) did not detect any sign of distant metastasis or lymphadenopathy. Preoperative CA125was 88.6 U/ml (normal b35 U/ml), and alpha...

This study was aimed to evaluate the efficacy of dipstick tests (leukocyte esterase and nitrite) in diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in cirrhotic patients. Forty six children with ascites hospitalized between 2009 and 2010 in Children Medical Center were enrolled in this study. Reagent strip assays for leukocyte esterase and nitrite were performed on ascetic fluid and the re...

BACKGROUND Herpes B virus (BV) is a zoonotic disease caused by double-stranded enveloped DNA virus with cercopithecidae as its natural host. The mortality rate of infected people could be up to 70% with fatal encephalitis and encephalomyelitis. Up to now, there are no effective treatments for BV infection. Among the various proteins encoded by monkey B virus, gD, a conserved structural protein,...

conclusions the cell lines obtained in this work secreted potent, stable and specific anti-bv mabs, which were suitable for the development of herpes b virus diagnosis reagents. background herpes b virus (bv) is a zoonotic disease caused by double-stranded enveloped dna virus with cercopithecidae as its natural host. the mortality rate of infected people could be up to 70% with fatal encephalit...

the critics and the literary figures believe that abu al atahiyeh (213 or 209-230) is the leading poet of arabic ascetic poetry, and this poetry is embossed on the temple of arabic ascetic poetry. his innovation and creativity on ascetic poetry have made the researchers draw various interpretations. some believe that he has been inspired by hassan basri, and some claim that he has cherished the...