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The present study evaluated serum levels of urea, creatinine, calcium and phosphorus in non-azothemic dogs by continued use of lactulose orally. Serum levels of urea, creatinine, calcium and phosphorus were determined in Beagle dogs, clinically healthy and without biochemical changes (non-azothemic), undergoing oral treatment with lactulose (n = 6), for a period of 30 days. The prebiotic showed no significant lowering effect on serum urea and creatinine, but the values of calcium and phosphorus, as well as their relation, were modified with reduced serum phosphorus levels in animals treated with lactulose compared to controls, with a significant difference...
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Animals , Dogs , Azotemia/therapy , Azotemia/veterinary , Dog Diseases/pathology , Lactulose/administration & dosage , Calcium/metabolism , Phosphorus/metabolismABSTRACT
Hepatic, lienal and left gastric arteries are the "classical branches" of the celiac artery in dogs. This report describes a rare case in which the celiac artery emitted a branch to the caudal lobe of the right lung in an adult male mongred dog. The celiac artery and its proximal branches were dissected in situ, and measured with a digital pachymeter.This vascular variation was not previously known in the canine species. The knowledge about the presence of the celiac artery variations in dogs will contribute to a better understanding of the anatomical alterations that can occur in the vascularization of the abdominal region in dogs. The report is also important for angiographic, surgical and clinical procedures that involve this region.
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Animals , Male , Adult , Dogs , Celiac Artery/anatomy & histology , Lung/anatomy & histology , Vascular Malformations , Cadaver , DissectionABSTRACT
Relatamos um caso de Fasciíte Necrotizante da regiäo cérvico-facial após abcesso dentário, em um paciente portador de Diabetes melito descompensado. Esta infecçäo aguda resultou numa invasividade profunda com necrose da fáscia, gordura subcutânea e pele da regiäo cervical. O sucesso do tratamento baseou-se no diagnóstico precoce da doença básica, na terapia antibiótica de largo espectro e no desbridamento agressivo
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Humans , Male , Adult , Abscess , Fasciitis, Necrotizing , Diabetes Mellitus , PenicillinsABSTRACT
Os autores estudaram uma populacao de 96 escolares quanto a manifestacao clinica de faringite, presenca de estreptococo beta-hemolitico do grupo A, encontrando nesses casos 296UT como media de titulos de AEO contra 192UT de media para os controles (soros colhidos na ocasiao do exame clinico). Em 4 dos 8 casos de individuos sem clinica de faringite e com isolamento de estreptococo beta-hemolitico do grupo A, constataram uma duplicacao no titulo de EAO em um 2o. soro obtido, o que fica consistente com a presenca de infeccao subclinica nesses individuos. Enfatizam a necessidade de uma variacao mais ampla da relevancia das faringites estreptococicas assintomaticas no nosso meio
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Child , Adolescent , Humans , Pharyngitis , Streptococcal Infections , Streptolysins , BrazilABSTRACT
O autor apresenta um estudo feito com 198 criancas brasileiras da area do Rio de Janeiro, sobre a incidencia de estreptococos beta hemoliticos em clima tropical.Pretende determinar a frequencia de anginas de etiologia estreptococica entre o grupo etario mais exposto e determinar a taxa de portadores entre criancas sadias, buscando a possivel significacao dos aspectos epidemiologicos documentados