Leishmaniosis causing chronic diarrhoea in a dog

The diagnosis and management of a case of leishmaniosis in a dog imported to Australia.

This case study discusses in detail for the first time the diagnosis and management of a case of leishmaniosis in a dog imported to Australia. The dog presented with epistaxis and a non-regenerative anaemia five years after being imported from Europe. Protozoa were identified within macrophages in bone marrow and splenic cytology. A Leishmania indirect fluorescent antibody test was performed an...

Investigation of chronic diarrhoea

I congratulate the authors of the recently revised ‘‘BSG guidelines for the investigation of diarrhoea’’ for their excellent overview of this important clinical problem.(Gut 2003; 52(suppl V):v1–15). I would however take issue with the suggestion that measurement of stool volumes in outpatients is impractical. In my experience such measurement is readily achievable and cheap, merely requiring a...

Lactulose in baby milks causing diarrhoea simulating lactose intolerance.

Gastrointestinal amyloidosis: a case of chronic diarrhoea.

Amyloidosis is a rare disease caused by extracellular deposits of insoluble fibrillar proteins in various organs and tissues. There are different forms of amyloidosis distinguished by the type of protein fibrils, by the sites of deposition and by associated conditions. Gastrointestinal involvement is common both in primary and secondary amyloidosis, while isolated gastrointestinal amyloidosis i...

Wernicke's encephalopathy following chronic diarrhoea.

A 62-year-old man, admitted to our hospital to investigate a chronic diarrhoea, developed a con fusional state. Clinical history revealed intestinal symptoms since four weeks and a weigh loss of two kilograms. neurological examination disclosed intermittent upbeat nystagmus and a severe gait ataxia. Laboratory findings were normal. Based on clinical features, Wernicke’s encephalopathy (We) was ...