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A coordination polymer formulated as [Sr(H2BTEC)(H2O)] n (H4BTEC = benzene-1,2,4,5-tetra-carb-oxy-lic acid, C10H6O8), was synthesized hydro-thermally and characterized by single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and thermal analysis. Its crystal structure is made up of a zigzag inorganic chain formed by edge-sharing of [SrO8] polyhedra running along [001]. Adjacent chains are connected to each other via the carboxyl-ate groups of the ligand, resulting in a double-layered network extending parallel to (100). O-Hâ¯O hydrogen bonds of medium-to-weak strength between the layers consolidate the three-dimensional structure. One of the carb-oxy-lic OH functions was found to be disordered over two sets of sites with half-occupancy.
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Coordination of the anions of benzenecarboxylic acids with metal cations leads to coordination polymers with various structural features. Very few examples of strontium-based structures have been reported. A new three-dimensional coordination polymer, namely poly[aqua(µ12-benzene-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylato)distrontium(II)], [Sr2(C10H2O8)(H2O)]n, has been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and characterized by thermal analysis, vibrational spectroscopy (Raman and IR), single-crystal X-ray diffraction and powder X-ray diffraction. The coordination geometries around the two independent SrII ions can be described as a distorted dodecahedron and a distorted monocapped square antiprism. The compound features a three-dimensional structure containing inorganic motifs, with two-dimensional layers connected through organic linkers, and possesses a topologic structure of a binodal (6,12) connected alb net with the Schläfli symbol {415}2{448.618}. The final product of thermal decomposition is strontium oxide (SrO).
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this article is to describe the different stages of spinal neuroarthropathy as assessed by CT and MRI and to discuss their contribution to the management of affected patients. CONCLUSION: Early-stage findings consisted of inflammatory changes involving adjacent vertebral endplates and mimicking degenerative disk disease with inflammation. Subsequently, progression of the lesions led to complete destruction of the intervertebral joint. Knowledge of the initial features of spinal neuroarthropathy may allow earlier treatment, which may improve outcomes.
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Arthropathy, Neurogenic/diagnosis , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods , Spinal Diseases/diagnosis , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods , Adult , Aged , Arthropathy, Neurogenic/diagnostic imaging , Biopsy , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted , Imaging, Three-Dimensional , Male , Middle Aged , Risk Factors , Spinal Diseases/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
Pasteurella multocida is a rare cause of infective endocarditis that occurs mostly in immunocompromised patients and is therefore associated with a high mortality rate. The case is reported of a 48-year-old male patient with liver cirrhosis, who developed aortic valve endocarditis caused by P. multocida. The infection was detected by blood cultures. The patient presented with generalized symptoms and initial neurologic symptoms suggestive of meningitis. Transthoracic echocardiography conducted after the discovery of a diastolic murmur revealed a large vegetation on the aortic valve, and notable insufficiency. These findings were confirmed at surgery, where-upon the patient underwent aortic valve replacement using a bioprosthetic valve. Subsequently he developed a recurrent episode of endocarditis that was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy. Other similar cases reported in the literature are reviewed.
