Haematemesis and malena are the two most important symptoms of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The most common cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding is due to a peptic ulcer. In this paper, the authors research the cause of bleeding. Contrary to previous studies, results favor esophageal varices, e.g., alcoholism or cirrhosis liver post necrotic, as the most common cause of bleeding rather ...

Digital ulcers are a burdensome and painful condition with sparse options of treatment. We report the case of a 78-year-old female patient with limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis that sequentially developed digital ulcers. After the appearance of digital ulcers in the soles of her feet she was successfully treated with bosentan. The report of two new digital ulcers in her hands 9 months later...

YYI1H GURJON OIL* By Surgeon-Major J. Dougam,, ii.d., Officiating Senior Medical Officer, Port Blair. Soon after I came to this settlement in March 1873,1 had occasion, in the ordinary course of duty, to visit the barrack occupied by tlie lepers, when the subject of their treatment forced itself upon my attention in such a manner that it wag next to impossible to cast it aside. In one corner of...

Lameness is the most significant challenge for the dairy industry to overcome, given its obvious disruption of animal welfare and severe economic losses. Sole ulcers and white line abscesses are ubiquitous chronic diseases with the highest associated economic losses among all foot lesions. Their underlying causes are still not fully understood. An observational cross-sectional study was carried...

Results No differences were found in the lesions in patients younger than 65 (not statistically comparable number), while in the others (patients over 65 years old) there was a clear difference of site: in naturopathic patients the most part were found in the plantar surface of the foot (51.4%), especially in metatarsal heads area (49.1%). The ischemic group had the most frequent site in extrem...

A 2-year experiment on the effect of claw trimming on hoof health was performed in 77 Swedish dairy herds (3444 dairy cattle) selected on herd size, breed composition and membership in the official milk-recording scheme. In the autumn, cows within each herd were blocked according to breed, parity and stage of lactation and allocated to two treatments: autumn trimming (AT) or no autumn trimming ...

The widespread incidence of peptic gastroduodenal ulcer represents a social and economic factor of some consequence. Over the last 100 years much attention has therefore been devoted to the subject, but not even on the fundamental questions of the origin and essential nature of ulcers has agreement been reached. The cause lies in the considerable variability of the clinical manifestations and c...

The widespread incidence of peptic gastroduodenal ulcer represents a social and economic factor of some consequence. Over the last 100 years much attention has therefore been devoted to the subject, but not even on the fundamental questions of the origin and essential nature of ulcers has agreement been reached. The cause lies in the considerable variability of the clinical manifestations and c...

In the ALERT leprosy control programme, 75 people affected by leprosy, in three different geographical areas, were investigated. Each person was documented as having anaesthesia to the 10 g monofilament. The study sought to determine why some people developed ulcers whilst others did not. According to the records, 43 had an ulcer during the last 5 years but 32 had never had an ulcer. In order t...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the virulence potential of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from diabetic foot ulcers and to discriminate noninfected from infected ulcers. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Diabetic patients hospitalized in a diabetic foot department with a foot ulcer were prospectively enrolled if they had been free of antibiotic treatment over the previous ...