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A 15-month-old black male with trisomy 21 and Hirschsprung's disease developed an inflammatory abdominal pseudocyst 1 month after Swenson pull-through repair. Although abdominal pseudocyst associated with ventriculoperitoneal shunts, peritoneal dialysis catheters, meconium peritonitis, and pancreatitis have been reported, this is the first report of a pseudocyst developing 1 month after a surgical repair of Hirschsprung's disease.
Mil Med 1995 Sep
PMID:Inflammatory pseudocyst associated with trisomy 21 and Hirschsprung's disease. 747 37

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and clinical significance of acute pancreatitis in patients in whom hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) has been diagnosed. We retrospectively reviewed all patients with a diagnosis of HFRS at our institution from 1994 to 1998. The review included medical records, laboratory results, radiologic examinations, and one autopsy report. From 1994 to 1998, 13 patients received diagnoses of HFRS that were confirmed by serology. In 9 patients (69%), serum amylase, serum lipase, or both were assessed during hospitalization. Seven (78%) of the 9 patients had pancreatitis. Four (57%) of these 7 patients with HFRS and pancreatitis had associated pulmonary edema, and 1 patient had rhabdomyolysis. In our small retrospective case series, acute pancreatitis in patients with HFRS was much more common than previously recognized. Patients with HFRS and pancreatitis had increased morbidity. However, the treatment for the associated pancreatitis was conservative.
Mil Med 2001 Feb
PMID:Acute pancreatitis in patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. 1127 16

Unhealthy alcohol use is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Among military personnel, service members between the ages 18 and 25 had a 27.3% prevalence of heavy drinking in the previous 30 days, compared to 15.3% among civilians in the same age group. In the civilian world, > 100 million patients are treated in U.S. emergency departments (ED) annually; 7.9% of these visits are alcohol related. Alcohol is associated with a broad range of health consequences that may ultimately present in the ED setting: traumatic injuries (e.g., motor vehicle crashes, intentional violence, falls); environmental injuries (e.g., frostbite); cardiovascular problems (e.g., hypertension, dilated cardiomyopathy); gastrointestinal disorders (e.g., hepatitis, pancreatitis, gastrointestinal bleeding); neurological problems (e.g., encephalopathy, alcohol withdrawal, withdrawal seizures), as well as psychological problems (e.g., depression, suicide). Seminal work has been done to create behavioral interventions for at-risk drinkers. These motivational interventions have been found to be successful in encouraging clients to change their risky behaviors. We present such a technique, called the Brief Negotiated Interview as performed in a civilian ED setting, in hopes of adapting it for use in the military context. Military health care providers could easily adapt this technique to help reduce risky levels of alcohol consumption among service members, retirees, or military dependents.
Mil Med 2006 Jun
PMID:Brief interventions to reduce harmful alcohol use among military personnel: lessons learned from the civilian experience. 1680 38

A leading cause of biliary tract disease and pancreatitis worldwide is parasitic disease. In the United States, increased global travel and the AIDS epidemic has led to a rise in the frequency of parasitic disease. Biliary disease and pancreatic disease secondary to parasitic infestation is relatively new in this country, with the first case being described in 1977. These diseases are no longer the exclusive realm of infectious disease specialists and require general practitioners and gastroenterologists to be well versed in the spectrum of parasitic pancreatic and biliary disease.
Mil Med 1994 Apr
PMID:Parasitic causes of pancreatic and biliary tract disease: a growing concern in a highly mobile population. 2005 32

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a potentially fatal infectious disease with worldwide distribution. Its etiologic agents are viruses of the genus Hantavirus of the virus family Bunyaviridae. Hypothetical ease of production and distribution of these agents, with their propensity to incapacitate victims and overwhelm health care resources, lend themselves as significant potential biological agents of terrorism. HFRS has protean clinical manifestations, which may mimic upper respiratory tract infection, nephrolithiasis, and Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and may delay proper treatment. Sequelae of HFRS, such as hemorrhage, acute renal failure, retroperitoneal edema, pancreatitis, pulmonary edema, and neurologic symptoms, can be detected by different imaging modalities. Medical providers caring for HFRS patients must be aware of its radiologic features, which may help to confirm its clinical diagnosis. In this article, the authors review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and complications of HFRS.
Mil Med 2011 Nov
PMID:Imaging of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome: a potential bioterrorism agent of military significance. 2216 65

We present a case with extremely late diagnosis of type II hereditary angioedema (HAE). Given recent advances in HAE treatment, we want to bring physician awareness to this condition and aid in earlier detection. HAE is a disorder associated with episodes of angioedema of the face, larynx, lips, abdomen, or extremities. Late diagnosis of HAE can lead to significant morbidity and is severely impairing due to recurring attacks. The diagnosis of HAE is ordinarily made during childhood and adolescence. Delayed diagnoses in early and middle adulthood have been documented in the literature. Gastrointestinal symptoms are common features of HAE and can be misdiagnosed as disease of primary gastrointestinal pathology, such as irritable bowel syndrome, recurrent pancreatitis, or appendicitis. These attacks are characterized by recurrent attacks of subcutaneous and submucosal edema without the presence of urticaria.We present a case of an elderly veteran whose diagnoses was extremely delayed into the eighth decade of life subsequent to unexplained abdominal symptoms. After diagnosis, the patient's symptoms were well controlled with medication due to advances in HAE treatment. To prevent further atypically delayed diagnoses, physicians should consider HAE in patients with recurrent attacks of unexplained abdominal pain.
Mil Med 2018 11 01
PMID:Extremely Delayed Diagnosis of Type II Hereditary Angioedema: Case Report and Review of the Literature. 2959 Apr 44