A 45-year-old female with oophoritis (pelvic inflammatory disease) caused by Campylobacter fetus (C. fetus) is reported. She was admitted to the hospital because of high fever and an acute abdomen. On admission, severe inflammation was observed by the laboratory findings, and abdominal X-ray and CT scan revealed ileus with marked swelling of the right ovary. Laparotomy was performed with adonexooophrectomy due to the tubo-ovarian abscesses. C. fetus was isolated from the right ovary, salpinx and ascites. Erythromycin was administered after a sensitive test of C. fetus as the bacteria was isolated at operation. She was discharged on the 17th day after her admission. Indirect immunofluorescent test with hyperimmune rabbit sera to isolated C. fetus revealed a fine to coarse granular immunoreaction in the cytoplasm of the macrophages infiltrated in the tissue. This result was interpreted as the existence and growth of bacteria in the right ovarian tissue. Oophoritis due to C. fetus subspecies fetus is very rare. To our knowledge, this case is the second case reported in Japan.
SUMMARYVentral stabilization using Kirschner's pins and methylmethacrylate (bone cement) was conducted in six dogs with atlantoaxial subluxation.After the operation the cervical pain disappeared and the walking ability was significantly improved in all cases without recurrence.The reduction of the atlantoaxial joint was easily performed, and the respiration was stable during the operation.No distinct clinical post surgical signs appeared except for loosening of the tightened pins in one of 6 cases 45 days after operation and temporary laryngeal stridor in another case.
SUMMARYOmental pedicle flaps were created in cats having chronic, non-healing suppurative wounds with a chest-wall defect and constrictive pleuritis resulting from the wound. In the case of constrictive pleuritis complicated by severe dyspnea, after surgery, the wound healed, and dyspnea was alleviated. The 2 cats with large non-healing skin wounds recovered without any complications. In the animal with skin lesions at hock and abdomen, the abdominal wound healed, whereas the hock wound suffered a relapse resulting from suture dehiscence.
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