Haemorrhagic States

Ebola haemorrhagic fever.

Ebola viruses are the causative agents of a severe form of viral haemorrhagic fever in man, designated Ebola haemorrhagic fever, and are endemic in regions of central Africa. The exception is the species Reston Ebola virus, which has not been associated with human disease and is found in the Philippines. Ebola virus constitutes an important local public health threat in Africa, with a worldwide...

Dengue haemorrhagic fever

Acute haemorrhagic stroke.

OBJECTIVE To review the management and some of the recent advances in acute haemorrhagic stroke. DATA SOURCES Articles and published reviews on acute haemorrhagic stroke. SUMMARY OF REVIEW Hypertensive intracerebral haemorrhage or subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) from a ruptured intracranial saccular aneurysm are the commonest causes for an acute haemorrhagic stroke. Both lesions are often cl...

Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease

Rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) is a highly contagious and acute fatal disease of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), caused by a calicivirus (genus Lagovirus). A similar disease, [caused by a different calicivirus and] termed European brown hare syndrome (EBHS), has been described in the hare (Lepus europaeus). Its aetiological agent is a different species of lagovirus [calicivirus]...

Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia.

Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (Osler-Rendu-Weber syndrome) is an autosomal dominant vascular disorder, manifesting with telangiectases and bleeding in different parts of the body. We report a patient who presented with bleeding from various sites.