Gastrointestinal tract involvement in melioidosis

Gastrointestinal tract involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis

INTRODUCTION Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a necrotising vasculitis of small arteries and veins. In its classical manifestation GPA affects the upper and lower respiratory tract and kidneys. However, other organs, including those of the gastrointestinal tract, may be affected as well. AIM To present the clinical manifestations of gastrointestinal tract involvement in patients with...

Pancreatic involvement in melioidosis.

CONTEXT Melioidosis is endemic to tropical regions and, despite the common occurrence of intra-abdominal abscesses, pancreatic involvement in melioidosis has not previously been reported. OBJECTIVE We report our experience with pancreatic melioidosis. PATIENTS All 65 patients treated for melioidosis who had computed tomography (CT) scans were identified from prospective databases and were r...

Mediterranean spotted fever with involvement of the gastrointestinal tract.

To cite: Pereira MJF, Romãozinho JM, Sofia C. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-200186 DESCRIPTION A previously healthy 62-year-old man, resident in a rural environment, was admitted to the intensive care unit of gastroenterology with a 5-day history of fever (39°C), upper abdominal pain, nausea, emesis and cutaneous rash, complicated in the pr...

Gastrointestinal tract.

The developing gastrointestinal tract from conception to adolescence is in constant direct interaction with an increasingly complex environment. This sets up the potential for unrecognized acute as well as chronic disorders, some of which may be difficult to pinpoint in a developing infant and child, given the wide variations that exist. It is startling to note how early some environmental toxi...

Equine Melioidosis in Iran