linguatula serrata (l. serrata), an aberrant arthropod of the pentastomida phylum, inhabits the canine respiratory system as its final host. intermediate hosts include humans and herbivores. humans can be infected via consumption of raw or under-cooked liver or lymph nodes of sheep, goats, and cattle. a few human cases have been reported from iran. here, we have reported a case of pentastomiasi...

A five-week-old male child weighing 2950 g was admitted with history of loose stools of four days duration. The child was being given formula feed. This was followed by marked abdominal distension. Plain X-ray abdomen revealed grossly dilated bowel loops and mottled soft tissue density appearance in the region of right iliac fossa (Fig. 1). Barium enema study done did not contribute further. As...

A 68-year-old male with moderate mental retardation presented to the emergency department with anorexia, constipation, and abdominal distension for 4 days. Medical history was significant for partial colon resection for presumed bowel obstruction 3 years previously (no true anatomic cause for obstruction was identified at surgery). On examination, he was dehydrated and tachycardic, with blood p...

Abdominal disease is common in camelids and can present many diagnostic and treatment challenges. The presentation of mild colic with abdominal distension and decreased or abnormal fecal output in camelids may indicate either mechanical or functional (ileus) intestinal obstruction. Differentiation of the possible causes and their management is important for a successful outcome and often relies...

Vanek’s tumor is a rare benign inflammatory fibroid polyp like localized lesions originating in the submucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. Intussusceptions due to inflammatory fibroid polyps are uncommon; moreover, ileo-ileal Intussusception presenting as subacute small bowel obstruction has rarely been reported. We report a 49-year-old man who came with complaints of indigestion, flatulence,...

The abdominal wall was infiltrated with lignocaine and incised in the mid-line. 3 litres of semisolid food was removed from the stomach and exploration revealed gross gaseous distension of small and large bowel, with infarction of the small bowel, and gas bubbles in the mesenteric veins. The ischaemic bowel was decompressed and packed with hot towels without any improvement and the patient died...

A 23 years female presented with history of generalised weakness and easy fatigability of 3 months duration, pain and distension of abdomen since 15 days and difficulty in breathing since 3 days due to abdominal distension. .She had no history of fever, cough, jaundice, decreased urine output, chest pain, palpitations or any bleeding tendency. On physical examination, patient was emaciated, afe...

We report herein the case of a 76-year-old woman with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and chronic renal failure resulting in intractable abdominal distension and anorexia. Computed tomography (CT) showed enlarged and cystic kidneys. We performed transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) for renal arteries with ethanol. Absolute ethanol with iodinated contrast medium or Lipi...

Van Wyk-Grumbach syndrome (VWGS) is characterized by juvenile hypothyroidism, delayed bone age, isosexual precocious puberty and massive ovarian cysts. We report such a case in a 7-yearold girl who presented with a bilateral pelvic pain, abdominal distension and signs of hypothyroidism. Physical examination showed a breast development and lack of pubic and axillary hair. There was no clitoromeg...

although involvement of the heart by malignant lymphoma is relatively common, it is unusual to be detected premortem. we report a case of hodgkin's lymphoma who presented with systemic signs and symptoms including abdominal distension, weakness, pallor, chills and fever, hepatosplenomegaly and generalized lymphadenopathy as well as signs of heart failure. echocardiography revealed lucent myocar...