Of 50 rabbits, otherwise regarded as normal, three adult females and two adult males (10 per cent) have been found to have in their genitoperineal region certain papulosquamous, often ulcerating, lesions. A recently purchased group of twenty rabbits contained six females (30 per cent) with similar lesions. This condition runs a chronic course and is characterized by the presence of a spiral org...

A 37−year−old man presented with severe myalgia associated with abdominal pain and offensive−smelling diarrhea. He had an erythematous rash on his face, torso, and arms. His creatine kinase was raised at 30 145 IU/l (normal range 33 ± 199 IU/ l). Electromyography suggested myositis and a muscle biopsy confirmed a diagno− sis of dermatomyositis. On abdominal computed tomography he was found to h...

This guideline intents to offer guidance on the diagnosis and management of patients with gastrointestinal symptoms a suspected sexually transmitted cause. Proctitis is defined as an inflammatory syndrome anal canal and/or rectum. Infectious proctitis can be via genital–anal mucosal contact, but some also digital contact toys. Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis (including lymphogranul...