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Infection Secondary (infection + secondary)
Selected AbstractsAudit of the multidisciplinary management of orbital infection secondary to sinusitisJOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE, Issue 6 2005N. Eze BSc MRCS MRCS (Ed) DO-HNS [source] Septic pericarditis in a Yorkshire TerrierJOURNAL OF VETERINARY EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE, Issue 2 2006Amanda Wagner DVM Abstract Objective: To describe a novel case management strategy for a small breed dog diagnosed with septic pericarditis. Case summary: An 8-year-old spayed female Yorkshire Terrier presented for evaluation of pericardial effusion and persistent hypoglycemia. The dog had been hospitalized at a primary care facility for acute onset of vomiting, lethargy, inappetance, and painful abdominal distension. Pericardial effusion was detected and upon referral, cytologic examination revealed a suppurative exudate with Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The dog was treated with pericardiocentesis and placement of an indwelling pericardial catheter. Subtotal pericardiectomy was performed and a thoracotomy tube was utilized postoperatively. A penicillin-susceptible Bacteroides species was cultured from the pericardial fluid and was treated with a 6-week course of antibiotics. The dog was discharged from the hospital and clinical signs have not recurred in over 2 years. New or unique information provided: Septic pericarditis, an uncommon cause of canine pericardial effusion, has been described primarily in large breed dogs and in association with bacterial infection secondary to Hordeum grass (foxtail) awn migration. This case was unique in that the dog was a small breed with no evidence of foreign body penetration or other precipitating cause for the pericarditis. In a novel management plan, an indwelling pericardial catheter was employed to stabilize the dog before subtotal pericardiectomy. [source] Classic pyomyositis of the extremities as an unusual manifestation of Blastomyces dermatitidis: a report of two casesMYCOSES, Issue 4 2010Michael Y. Lin Summary Pyomyositis is an infection of skeletal muscle that, by definition, arises intramuscularly rather than secondarily from adjacent infection. It is usually associated with bacterial infection, particularly Staphylcococcus aureus. Fungi are rare causes, and Blastomyces dermatitidis has not been reported previously. In this case series, we report two cases of pyomyositis caused by B. dermatitidis. Cases were prospectively identified through routine clinical care at a single academic referral hospital. Two patients with complaints of muscle pain and subacute cough were treated at our hospital in 2007. Both patients were found to have pyomyositis caused by B. dermatitidis, in the quadriceps muscles in one patient, and in the calf muscle in another , by radiological imaging and fungal culture. Both were also diagnosed with pneumonia caused by B. dermatitidis (presumptive in one, confirmed in the other). There was no evidence of infection of adjacent structures, suggesting that the route of infection was likely direct haematogenous seeding of the muscle. A review of the literature confirmed that although B. dermatitidis has been described as causing axial muscle infection secondary to adjacent infection such as vertebral osteomyelitis, our description of isolated muscle involvement (classic pyomyositis) caused by B. dermatitidis, particularly of the extremity muscles, is unique. We conclude that B. dermatitidis is a potential cause of classic pyomyositis. [source] Mycobacterium abscessus infection secondary to mesotherapyCLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY, Issue 5 2008X. Garcia-Navarro No abstract is available for this article. [source] | ||||||||||