EHD virus (EHDV) is transmitted between ruminant hosts by species of Culicoides biting midges, thus EHD infections are strongly seasonal. White-tailed deer is the most severely affected species, with the peracute form having a high mortality rate. In cattle, clinical signs occur rarely but fever, anorexia, dysphagia, emaciation, ulcerative stomatitis, lameness, respiratory distress and erythema...

By Surgeon-Major H. W. Hill, M.B. . / Case I. Hepatic abscess.?Nogendra Nath V Sen, of village Moubazar, a boy of 9 years of age, admitted as an out-door patient on the 18th April 1886, for hepatic abscess. On the above date the patient was brought before Civil Hospital Assistant Bhola Nath Gangooly, in charge of the dispensary, who kept the case till I visited the dispensary that day. The foll...

Imidacloprid is newer systemic insecticide, a nicotine analogue, acts on the nervous system. Patient can present with variable manifestations like irritability, labored breathing, emaciation, twitching and delirium. Here we report a case presented with sever neuropsychiatric symptoms with respiratory failure following self ingestion of poison. Patient recovered with supportive and symptomatic t...

PEARL Anorexia and emaciation result from various conditions, including digestive diseases, metabolic disorders, chronic inflammation, chronic infections, malignancies, and psychiatric problems. Intracranial tumors can also cause a reduction in food intake, thus mimicking anorexia nervosa, through various mechanisms. Fourth ventricular tumors, particularly hemangioblastomas, can cause prolonged...

A 41 year old woman with severe emaciation due to longstanding anorexia nervosa presented with recurrent hypoglycaemia. During an episode of hypoglycaemia, serum insulin and C peptide were undetectable and plasma beta hydroxybutyrate, free fatty acids and lactate were inappropriately low. Response to intravenous glucagon was poor. Muscle enzymes were grossly elevated until she gained weight. Hy...

A 56yearold woman with a 10year history of eating disorders and alcohol dependence was admitted at another hospital for the treatment of emaciation. Her body weight was 54 kg in her 20s. On admission, her body weight was 31 kg and her height was 153 cm (body mass index, 13.2). Intravenous hyperalimentation was initiated; however, liver dysfunction, peripheral edema, and ascites appeared 2 weeks...