INTRODUCTION Before choosing the initial therapeutic approach for the patient with ulcerative colitis (UC), three issues must be clarified: 1) demonstration that the diagnosis is ulcerative colitis and not another cause of bloody diarrhea, 2) determination of clinical and endoscopic disease severity, and 3) documentation of disease extent. An accurate diagnosis remains the foundation for a succ...

ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 9 (2017) pp. 1764-1769 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com The present study was conducted on early postpartum (PP, n=30) crossbred cows under field conditions to evaluate their endometrial cytology, pH and Whiteside test score of genital discharge in relation to fertility post-treatment. The puerperal discharge aspirated was categorized based on the quality ...

We present an analysis of strain and patient factors associated with the development of bloody diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) among Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) patients registered in Denmark in a 6-year period. Of 343 STEC patients, bloody diarrhea developed in 36.4% and HUS in 6.1%. In a multivariate logistic regression model, risk factors for bloody diarrhea we...

We herein report a case of adenomyoepithelioma (AME) of the breast with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) involving a 71-year-old Japanese woman. She presented with bloody discharge from the left nipple. Mammography and ultrasonography showed a well-defined polygonal tumor. Fine-needle aspiration cytology of the mass and stamp cytology of the bloody nipple discharge showed malignancy. Mastectomy ...

Seven of the nine people present at the barbeque developed diarrhea with abdominal cramps between 3 to 10 days following the barbeque (Fig.1). Two had bloody diarrhea. The two children with bloody diarrhea (an 11-month-old male and a 15-year-old female) and one with non-bloody diarrhea (a 4-year-old female) sought medical attention. There was sufficient stool from two of these children (the 11-...

Well-known causes of blood-tinged epiphora are conjunctival lesions, tumors of the lacrimal apparatus, and systemic bleeding disorders. We describe an unusual patient who presented with recurrent episodes of bloody tearing which began following an erythema multiforme-like drug eruption. He experienced chronic conjunctivitis which resulted in a few minor symblephara. One year later, the patient ...

Background: Cow milk allergy is one of the most common food allergies in young children causing a wide range of clinical syndromes due to immunologic responses to cow milk proteins. In this report we introduce an infant with dietary protein proctitis due to a cow’s milk referred with hematuria and bloody stool. Case Presentation: Our case was a 10- month old m...

BACKGROUND Previous reports have suggested that the appearance of pleural effusions (i.e., the presence or absence of blood) might help to establish the etiology of the effusions. This study explores the relationship between pleural fluid appearance and the results of chemical and cytological analyses in a group of patients with recurrent symptomatic pleural effusions and a diagnosis of cancer....

CONTEXT Traumatic or bloody lumbar puncture (LP) reduces the diagnostic value of the procedure and may worsen the outcome of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Little is known about the risk factors for traumatic and bloody LP. OBJECTIVES To determine the risk factors for traumatic and bloody LP. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS Retrospective cohort study of 956 consecutive pati...