OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical presentation, possible etiological factors, management and outcome of patients in our hospital with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO). MATERIALS AND METHODS This study included patients with EHPVO followed up in our department during last 10 years. Patients of cirrhosis with EHPVO were excluded. Patients' clinical presentation, etiology of EHPVO, ...

BACKGROUND Umbilical cord hemangioma is very rare and may not be detected prenatally. However, it should be considered in differential diagnosis with other umbilical masses because it can cause significant morbidity. METHODS We report the case of a newborn referred with suspected omphalitis and umbilical hernia. RESULTS Physical examination showed an irreducible umbilical tumor, the size of...

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat gangguan pertumbuhan jaringan limfoid primer dan sekunder yang menderita omphalitis dengan pemeriksaan histopatologi diwarnai pewarnaan hematoksilin-eosin rutin imunohistokimia streptavidin biotin terhadap interleukin-10 (IL-10) pada ayam muda. Ayam umur 24 hari (DOC) broiler digunakan dikumpulkan dari tempat penetasan sama di Jawa Tengah Indonesia. Semua ...

In a prospective randomized study 2 different regimens for umbilical disinfection in newborn infants were tested: (i) a bandage of hydrophobic material (Sorbact; n = 1,213), and (ii) daily cleansing with 0.5% chlorhexidine in 70% ethanol (n = 1,228). Infections were registered in the nursery as well as after discharge until 6 weeks of age, and bacterial cultures taken from infected areas. A tot...

Escherichia coli is probably the most famous bacteria in broiler production .... Along with Mycoplasma, it is responsible for many economical losses (meat produced of antibiotics spent to fight against). Colibacillosis is indeed the most frequently reported disease in surveys of poultry diseases or condemnations at processing. Yogaratnam in 1995, for instance, showed that 43% of broiler carcass...

BACKGROUND Clean birth practices can prevent sepsis, one of the leading causes of both maternal and newborn mortality. Evidence suggests that clean birth kits (CBKs), as part of package that includes education, are associated with a reduction in newborn mortality, omphalitis, and puerperal sepsis. However, questions remain about how best to approach the introduction of CBKs in country. We set o...

hundred and forty nine (60.9. p e r c e n t ) m o t h e r s a p p l i e d methylated spirit, 145 (25.3 percent) used hot compress, while 50 (8.7 percent) applied toothpaste on the cord. Twenty (3.5 percent) others applied herbs, while nine (1.6 percent) applied dusting powder to the umbilical stump. Cord sepa ra t ion t ime was significantly shorter among babies whose mothers were of high parit...