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Veterinary Hospital in Tampa Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Free Pet Diagnostic Services
TAMPA, Fla., June 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cross Creek Animal Medical Centre in Tampa, FL announced that the veterinary hospital is celebrating its 10th anniversary this summer. In celebration of the animal hospital's 10th anniversary, the vet clinic is offering the following services for free: heartworm testing, microchip insert or an intestinal parasite test. In addition to the free anniversary services, the veterinary hospital is equipped to provide pet acupuncture, custom and holistic therapies, wellness packages, pet vaccinations, allergy testing, DNA testing, lab work, digital radiology, ultrasounds, pet dental c...
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - June 16, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Diet of hookworms to tackle a bread allergy
James Logan, a biologist at the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine also tried leeches and is thinking about maggot therapy• Read about more scientists who go to extremes lengthsA lot of people don't realise that just one metre below your feet walking along Gower Street or Malet Street in London, you have thousands upon thousands of very hungry, potentially dangerous insects.In the basement we have our insectary colonies where we keep lots of different species of mosquitoes, found in all parts of the world. None of them are infected with malaria, but they are in very high numbers. We also have bed bugs, house dust mi...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 1, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Josh Davis Tags: Allergies Health Medical research Society Technology Features Animals Insects The Observer Environment Science Wildlife Source Type: news
Ultrasound images in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis and clinical stage of the disease
ConclusionsThe ultrasonographic appearance of the lesion in liver AE cannot determine the therapeutic management. Treatment plan should be established based on the PMN classification.
Source: Advances in Medical Sciences - April 18, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research
Human cystic echinococcosis in Morocco: Ultrasound screening in the Mid Atlas through an Italian-Moroccan partnership
by Houda Chebli, Abderrhamane Laamrani El Idrissi, Mustapha Benazzouz, Badre Eddine Lmimouni, Haddou Nhammi, Mourad Elabandouni, Mohammed Youbi, Rajaa Afifi, Sara Tahiri, Abdellah Essayd El Feydi, Adbellatif Settaf, Carmine Tinelli, Annalisa De Silvestri, Souad Bouhout, Bernadette Abela-Ridder, Simone Magnino, Enrico Brunetti, Carlo Filice, Francesca Tamarozzi
BackgroundCystic echinococcosis (CE) is a neglected parasitic zoonosis with considerable socioeconomic impact on affected pastoral communities. CE is endemic throughout the Mediterranean, including Morocco, where the Mid Atlas is the most prevalent area for both huma...
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - February 28, 2017 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Houda Chebli Source Type: research
Scrotal Paragonimiasis in adults: Two case reports and review of literature
Rationale:
Paragonimiasis is a parasitic disease caused by Paragonimus in the lungs; it can be divided into intrapulmonary type and extrapulmonary type. Adult patients with scrotal paragnonimus are rarely seen clinically and not widely reported in the literature. Here, we report 2 cases of scrotal paragonimiasis in adults and their treatment process.
Patient concerns:
Two young males sought medical advice because of scrotal masses. Both patients had the previous history of eating uncooked river crabs and presented with palpable quasicircular nodules of about 1.5 × 1.0 cm in testicles, which were well-defined, r...
Source: Medicine - April 1, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research
Albendazole-induced toxic hepatitis: A case report.
We report herein a case with rarely published toxic hepatitis induced by administration of albendazole treatment for HC. A 28-year-old male patient diagnosed with allergic dermatitis and bronchitis was under follow-up at Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Pulmonary Diseases Department. His complaints had increased within the last year, so thorax computed tomography (CT) scan was requested. The patient was then directed to the General Surgery Department due to the demonstration of multiple cysts in the liver. In his detailed questionnaire, it was revealed that he had no history of alcohol consumption, had taken minimal anti-a...
Source: The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology - February 1, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Gözüküçük R Tags: Turk J Gastroenterol Source Type: research
The Case Files: Right Flank Pain and Nausea
Bremjit, Prasheeda MD; Sheele, Johnathan M. MD, MPH
A 27-year-old woman with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections presented to the emergency department with right-sided flank pain and nausea. She denied fevers, chills, urinary symptoms, diarrhea, and constipation, though she did report some mild dyspnea and cough. She reported that she had had a normal spontaneous vaginal delivery of a healthy infant two weeks earlier. Pregnancy was complicated only by a urinary tract infection.
The patient was febrile to 38.6°C. She did not have right costovertebral tenderness or right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Urinaly...
Source: The Case Files - September 7, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: research
Clinical presentation, diagnosis, therapy and outcome of alveolar echinococcosis in dogs
The objective of this study was to describe the clinical signs and diagnostic procedures in dogs with AE and to evaluate outcome following medical treatment alone or surgery and medical treatment. Of 23 putative AE cases between 2004 and 2014, 20 were classified as confirmed (n=18) or probable (n=2) AE, based on abdominal ultrasound, serology, cytology, histology and/or PCR. Most dogs presented with abdominal distension in an advanced stage of disease. Dogs receiving specific treatment (radical or debulking surgery together with medical treatment, or medical treatment alone) survived longer than dogs left untreated, but no...
Source: Veterinary Record - December 4, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Corsini, M., Geissbühler, U., Howard, J., Gottstein, B., Spreng, D., Frey, C. F. Tags: Research Source Type: research
Lyme: Fight Harder For Science and End This War
I just had a flashback. When I was diagnosed with Lyme, I knew little about it. I went to the first infectious disease doctor with my bullseye still present, asking lots of questions. Among them, are you sure this three weeks of doxycycline is enough. He smiled, and with his eyes fixed on his computer, he said, "Yes, it's more than enough. In fact, I could just tell you to take ten days but then you'd come back later if anything went haywire and ask why I didn't give you twenty-one." He looked up, "Call me if anything goes crazy." A month later, I called. I woke up with a very sore throat and fever two days before my broth...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 25, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Progress towards international adoption of the World Health Organization ultrasound classification of cystic echinococcosis.
Abstract
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a global parasitic zoonosis for which ultrasound (US) is the gold standard modality for diagnosis. In 2003, the WHO published a standardized US classification of CE, on which WHO treatment guidelines are based. In 2014, global adoption of the classification was questioned by a publication which indicated that, between 2004 and 2014, only half of studies utilizing a classification used the WHO classification. More recent studies have demonstrated that the WHO classification best reflects the natural history of CE, and is used with high reliability by experts in the field; desp...
Source: Acta Tropica - September 26, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Mirabile E, N S, Fields PJ, Macpherson CNL Tags: Acta Trop Source Type: research
Validation of a new experimental model for assessing drug efficacy against infection with Trypanosoma equiperdum in horses
Publication date: Available online 9 October 2018Source: Veterinary ParasitologyAuthor(s): Laurent Hébert, Edouard Guitton, Anthony Madeline, Tristan Géraud, David Carnicer, Latifa Lakhdar, Pierre-Hugues Pitel, Margaux Coste, Eve Laloy, Aude Giraudet, Stéphan Zientara, Philippe Büscher, Claire Laugier, Aymeric Hans, Sandrine Petry, Julien CauchardAbstractTrypanosoma equiperdum, the causative agent of dourine, may affect the central nervous system, leading to neurological signs in infected horses. This location protects the parasite from most (if not all) existing chemotherapies. In this context, the OIE terrestrial cod...
Source: Veterinary Parasitology - October 9, 2018 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research
Albendazole alone or in combination with microfilaricidal drugs for lymphatic filariasis.
CONCLUSIONS: There is good evidence that albendazole makes little difference to clearing microfilaraemia or adult filarial worms in the 12 months post-treatment. This finding is consistent in trials evaluating albendazole alone, or added to DEC or ivermectin. Trials reporting mf density included small numbers of participants, calculated density data variously, and gave inconsistent results.The review raises questions over whether albendazole has any important contribution to the elimination of lymphatic filariasis. To inform policy for areas with loiasis where only albendazole can be used, it may be worth conducting placeb...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - January 8, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Macfarlane CL, Budhathoki SS, Johnson S, Richardson M, Garner P Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research
What Treatment is Available for Malaria?
Discussion
Malaria is a life-threatening yet preventable and curable disease caused by parasites. In humans, there are 4 species that cause malaria: Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae,and Plasmodium ovale. Plasmodium falciparum is the most deadly and Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are the most common. Plasmodium parasites are transmitted by bites from Anopheles mosquitoes from an infected human. The incubation period is 7-30 days. In 2012, it is estimated to have caused 627,000 deaths mostly among African children. Mortality rates have been decreasing but children, pregnant women, peop...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 7, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Test your USMLE Step 2 readiness with this most missed question
If you’re gearing up to take the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) Step 2, this series is for you. Each month, we’re giving you an exclusive scoop on the most missed USMLE Step 2 test prep questions and expert strategies to help you beat them. Check out this month’s most challenging question, and view an expert video explanation of the answer from Kaplan Medical.
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A 22-year-old African immigrant presents to the hospital with acute abdom...
Source: AMA Wire - March 26, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
The Re-Education of the Referring Physician
Recently, as I was reviewing emergency studies with one of our diagnostic radiology residents, the conversation turned to the noticeable increase in emergency physicians performing their own ultrasound examinations. It was then that the resident brought to my attention an article published in Emergency Physician Monthly by William Mallon, MD, titled “The Life Cycle of a Parasitic Specialist” []. To give you a sample of the tone of the article, here is a quotation:
I have been asked many times “What is the most horrific parasite you have ever seen?” [Dr Mallon trained in tropical medicine at the Gorgas' School of Tr...
Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - May 10, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: David A. Bloom Tags: Opinion Source Type: research
