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The patient is status post 2 surgical resections for Crohn's ileocolitis and has just resolved an intra-abdominal abscess with percutaneous drainage and antibiotics. Would you have concern about ...
Background: Ciprofloxacin is the antibiotic most frequently used in the treatment of Crohn’s disease (CD). We attempted to identify the microorganisms present in CD-related intra-abdominal abscesses, ...
The patient: A 45-year-old man in Saudi Arabia The symptoms: The patient went to the hospital after experiencing 10 days of gut pain and fever. Doctors performed an ultrasound of the man's abdomen and ...
Bacterial infections can lead to the formation of abscesses—pockets of dead cells and debris surrounded by inflammatory immune cells. Bacteria multiply within abscesses, causing more inflammation and ...
A 58-year-old, white man presented to the emergency department 3 weeks after first being evaluated at another clinic where he was told he had an inguinal hernia and should seek further medical ...
Rumors surrounding the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez continue to spread like wildfire – especially since the controversial leader hasn’t been seen since in public since a June 10 ...
IN REVIEWING case records in two of the larger hospitals of New York over a period of twenty-seven years, I have been disturbed by the frequency with which patients suffering from acute abdominal pain ...