RESUMO
Massive haemorrhagic pleural effusion secondary to pancreatitis in a five year old girl is described. The diagnosis was established on the basis of an exudative pleural effusion with an amylase level above 4,000 IU/l. Management of effusion was by intercostal tube drainage and antibiotics.
Assuntos
Doença Aguda , Antibacterianos , Pré-Escolar , Drenagem , Quimioterapia Combinada/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Hemorragia/etiologia , Humanos , Pancreatite/complicações , Nutrição Parenteral Total no Domicílio , Derrame Pleural/diagnóstico , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
Liver necrosis was produced in rats by administering 3 doses of a mixture of carbon tetrachloride + olive oil, 2 ml/kg, ip. The liver damage was evidenced by the elevated levels of serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (gamma-GT) and by histopathological observations of liver sections. Aspartate and glutamate administration (100 mg/kg, ip) significantly reduced these elevated levels of AST, ALT, and gamma-GT. Carbon tetrachloride induced liver necrosis was also found to be significantly reduced in aspartate and glutamate pretreated animals as observed macroscopically and histologically.