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There are reports of a hitherto unknown bovine disease in Germany. The symptoms are, in general, indigestion (constipation alternating with diarrhoea), non-infectious chronic laminitis, engorged veins, oedemas, retracted abdomen, emaciation and apathy. Most cases occur during the peripartal period and often result in unexpected death. In addition, there are findings of delayed growth and wasting in heifers, as well as decreasing milk yield. Clinical and standard laboratory examinations leave the origin undisclosed. Bioassays for Clostridium botulinum, its spores and toxins in animals of affected farms revealed the presence of free botulinum toxin in the contents of the lower sections of the intestine. In two control farms without signs of the disease, the tests remained negative. This seems to support our hypothesis that long-lasting absorption of low quantities of botulinum toxin may interfere with the neurological control of intestinal physiology. The authors propose to name this disease complex 'visceral botulism'.
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PMID:Visceral botulism--a new form of bovine Clostridium botulinum toxication. 1155 95

A retrospective study was performed on patients diagnosed of gastric cancer, younger than 40 years old, in the Hospital Arzobispo Loayza, from January 1991 to December 1998.We found 81 patients younger than 40 years old, with confirmed diagnosis of gastric adenocarcinoma; we reviewed the records of 59 patients.There were 44 (74.6%) women and 15 (25.4%) men. The mean age was 31.644 +- 5.437 years and the mean duration of symptoms was 13.189 months.The most common symptoms were: epigastric pain (89.8%), weight loss (86.4%), dyspepsia (64.4%),vomiting (64.4%) and nausea (62.7%). The most frequent physical findings were pallor (62.7%), epigastric tenderness (40.7%) and emaciation (37.3%). 57.8% of patients had hemoglobine levels of less than 11 gr/dl.The most frequent location of the neoplasm was the antrum (31.1%) followed by the body (27.3%).On endoscopy, we observed that the most frequent lesion was advanced gastric cancer, Borrmann III (48%), followed by Borrmann IV (27.3%). The predominant histologic type was undifferentiated adenocarcinoma.
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PMID:[GASTRIC CANCER IN PATIENTS YOUNGER THAN FORTY YEARS OLD.HOSPITAL LOAYZA EXPERIENCE BETWEEN 1991 - 1998] 1214 May 86