scholarly journals Physiotherapeutic methods in treatment and rehabilitation of the patients with asthma

2005 ◽  
pp. 47-56
Author(s):  
A. G. Maliavin
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Gland ◽  
Adrenal Glands ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Moderate Asthma ◽  
Laboratory Parameters ◽  
Electromagnetic Stimulation ◽  
Hypoxic Training ◽  
Electric Impulse ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
Transcranial Electromagnetic Stimulation

Effect of different physiotherapeutic methods (transcranial electromagnetic stimulation combined with other positions of electrodes (adrenal glands, spleen, thymus or thyroid gland); transcranial electric impulse therapy; cryomassage of the chest; interval normobaric hypoxic training and silvinite speleotherapy) on clinical signs, blood and sputum laboratory parameters, immune and endocrine systems, spirographic, echocardiographic and cardiointervalographic parameters were investigated in 308 patients with moderate asthma. As a result efficacy of the methods was evaluated and differentiated indications for their administration were developed with regards to characteristic features of the disease and co morbid status.

scholarly journals FUNCTIONAL STATE OF THE THYROID GLAND AND ADRENAL GLANDS IN PATIENTS WITH PSORIASIS

2021 ◽  
pp. 58-67
Author(s):  
T.A. Sikorskaya ◽  
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M.V. Kachuk ◽  
A.V. Sikorsky ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Gland ◽  
Functional State ◽  
Adrenal Glands ◽  
Adrenal Function ◽  
Microbial Association ◽  
Characteristic Features

The article defines the characteristic features of thyroid and adrenal function in patients with psoriasis, taking into account the pituitary regulation and streptococcal association of dermatosis. Patients with psoriasis, regardless of the form of dermatosis and microbial association, experience a non-thyroid syndrome with a high T3 concentration, increased glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid function of the adrenal glands.

scholarly journals Electron-microscopic features of changes in the adrenal and thyroid glands in chronic hypoxia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Yagubova
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Gland ◽  
Adrenal Glands ◽  
Chronic Hypoxia ◽  
Ultrastructural Changes ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
White Rats ◽  
Thyroid Glands ◽  
Healthy Adult Male ◽  
Microscopic Features ◽  
Characteristic Features

The aim of the study was to study the characteristic features of ultrastructural changes in the cellular and extracellular matrix of the adrenal and thyroid glands in chronic hypoxia.Materials and methods. The study used the thyroid and adrenal glands of healthy adult male white rats weighing 180-200 g. The anatomical, histological, histochemical, electron microscopic and morphometric methods were used.Results. We found that the response of thyroid and adrenal cells to hypoxia is different. So, since the processes of proliferation in the cells of the thyroid gland occur faster and earlier, all tissues are restored on the 15th day of the experiment in the thyroid gland, and in the adrenal gland are restored only on the 30th day of the experiment. And this can be regarded as a higher degree of sensitivity of the adrenal glands to hypoxia, which is a stronger stress factor than the thyroid gland.Summary. The structures of the thyroid gland adapt to long-term hypoxia earlier, and responds to this with ultrastructural rearrangement – hyperplasia, hypertrophy and proliferation of thyrocytes.

scholarly journals Exploring alterations in hematological and biochemical parameters, enzyme activities and serum cortisol in Besnoitia besnoiti naturally infected dairy cattle

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Villa ◽  
Alessia Libera Gazzonis ◽  
Sergio Aurelio Zanzani ◽  
Silvia Mazzola ◽  
Alessia Giordano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activities ◽  
Biochemical Parameters ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Serum Cortisol ◽  
Lower Percentage ◽  
Besnoitia Besnoiti ◽  
Laboratory Parameters ◽  
Bovine Besnoitiosis ◽  
Hematological And Biochemical Parameters

Abstract Background Besnoitia besnoiti is an Apicomplexan protozoa causative of bovine besnoitiosis, a chronic and debilitating disease of cattle, with a variety of pathological findings that could alter some laboratory parameters. A study was conducted in a bovine besnoitiosis endemically infected dairy herd located in Italy characterized by high intra-herd seroprevalence and cattle with clinical signs of the disease. In the study, alterations in laboratory parameters, i.e. hematological and biochemical parameters, enzyme activities and serum cortisol levels, in Besnoitia besnoiti naturally infected cows were investigated in depth. Methods Laboratory parameters in 107 cows, of which 61 were seronegative and 46 were seropositive to B. besnoiti, including 27 with clinical signs of bovine besnoitiosis, were compared. Generalized linear models were used to evaluate the effect of Besnoitia infection on the considered laboratory parameters. Results Hematological analyses revealed that B. besnoiti infection determined a significant alteration to the leukocyte differential, with a higher percentage of granulocytes and a lower percentage of lymphocytes in seropositive and clinically affected animals (Mann–Whitney U-test, P = 0.022); erythrocyte and platelet counts did not show any difference between the considered groups of cows. Biochemistry tests evidenced that the parasite infection influenced serum protein values in seropositive cows and glutamate dehydrogenase values in clinically affected animals. No or only slight differences were revealed for all of the other biochemical and enzyme activity parameters in B. besnoiti-infected animals. In addition, despite the lack of statistical significance, seropositive and clinically affected cows evidenced higher concentrations of serum cortisol values compared to seronegative animals. Conclusions Although physiological, pathological and farm-related factors could have influenced the results in investigated animals, further studies involving more animals from different farms would be advisable to infer the role of B. besnoiti on these alterations, since laboratory parameters could help veterinarians in the diagnosis of bovine besnoitiosis in cattle.

scholarly journals An afebrile heartwater-like syndrome in goats

2013 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhoda Leask ◽  
Kenneth P. Pettey ◽  
Gareth F. Bath
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Febrile Reaction ◽  
Presumptive Diagnosis ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
And Control

Heartwater is a serious limiting factor for sheep and goat production in the major endemic area of sub-Saharan Africa and therefore most knowledge, research and control methods originate from this region. Whilst the usual or common clinical presentations can be used to make a presumptive diagnosis of heartwater with a good measure of confidence, this is not always the case, and animals suffering from heartwater may be misdiagnosed because their cases do not conform to the expected syndrome, signs and lesions. One aberrant form found occasionally in the Channel Island breeds of cattle and some goats is an afebrile heartwaterlike syndrome. The most constant and characteristic features of this heartwater-like syndrome comprise normal temperature, clinical signs associated with generalised oedema, and nervous signs, especially hypersensitivity. The presumption that the disease under investigation is the afebrile heartwater-like syndrome entails a tentative diagnosis based on history and clinical signs and the response to presumed appropriate treatment (metadiagnosis). The afebrile heartwater-like syndrome presents similarly to peracute heartwater but without the febrile reaction. Peracute cases of heartwater have a high mortality rate, enabling confirmation of the disease on post-mortem examination. Recognition of the afebrile heartwater-like syndrome is important to prevent deaths and identify the need for appropriate control measures.

The efficacy and safety of using the topical medicine with combined action in patients with opportunistic vaginal infections

GYNECOLOGY ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 22-26
Author(s):  
Vera N. Prilepskaya ◽  
Giuldana R. Bairamova ◽  
Elena A. Mezhevitinova ◽  
Andrei E. Donnikov ◽  
Dmitry Yu. Trofimov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Vaginosis ◽  
Genital Tract ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Vulvovaginal Candidiasis ◽  
Long Term Results ◽  
Vaginal Infections ◽  
Aerobic Vaginitis ◽  
Laboratory Parameters ◽  
Recommended Treatment ◽  
Gynecological Examination

Relevance.Infections of the lower genital tract are one of the most common reasons for women to visit a gynecologist. According to various authors, among all vulvovaginitis, the highest percentage of patients visiting a doctor is bacterial vaginosis (2050%), vulvovaginal candidiasis (1739%), trichomoniasis (10%) and other genital infections (10%). In the management of patients with infectious processes of the genitals, the choice of the method of therapy is of great importance, which allows not only to influence the microbes-associates, detected in high concentrations in the womans vagina during the initial episode of the disease, but also to prevent the development of relapses. Aim.To evaluate the clinical and laboratory efficacy, adherence and long-term results of benzydamine use in patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis, aerobic vaginitis and bacterial vaginosis Materials and methods.The study included 31 women aged 18 to 49 years, who complained of abundant discharge from the genital tract, itching, burning, dyspareunia. A comprehensive clinical and laboratory examination was carried out, including the collection of anamnestic data, general and special gynecological examination, microscopy of vaginal smears, KOH test, determination of the pH of the vaginal environment, assessment of vaginal microbiocenosis by quantitative PCR in real time. All patients were prescribed benzydamine hydrochloride, which was used as monotherapy in the form of a vaginal solution according to the recommended treatment regimen specified in the instructions for medical use of the drug TantumRosa 1 (irrigation 2 times a day for 10 days). Results.In 1219 days after beginning treatment, 25 (80.6%) of 31 patients with laboratory signs of vaginal microflora alterations showed restoration of the normal vaginal biocenosis laboratory parameters. Of them, 8 patients initially had dysbiosis, 12 patients yeast-like fungi, 4 patients aerobic vaginitis and 1 patient a combination of dysbiosis and fungi. Herewith, all patients also noted clinical signs of improvement. In 1219 days after beginning treatment, 6 (1.4%) of 31 patients with laboratory signs of vaginal biocenosis alterations had unsatisfactory laboratory parameters; that is vaginal biocenosis alterations (a decrease in Lactobacillus spp. percentage). At the same time, there were no clinical signs of pronounced inflammation such as pathological discharge, hyperemia, vaginal swelling. Conclusion.Benzydamine hydrochloride can be widely used in gynecological practice due to its combined effects on inflammation of the vagina, good clinical and microbiological results. It is important to note that additional therapy with drugs which contain lactobacilli is required only in 19.4% of cases. The clinical and laboratory effectiveness of benzydamine hydrochloride (TantumRosa) was 96.8%, since the relapse rate after 3060 days of the study did not exceed 3.2%.

scholarly journals Temporary remission of disseminated paecilomycosis in a German shepherd dog treated with ketoconazole : case report

2001 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M.J. Booth ◽  
J.J. Van der Lugt ◽  
A. Van Heerden ◽  
J.A. Picard
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Initial Diagnosis ◽  
Fungal Culture ◽  
German Shepherd ◽  
Laboratory Parameters ◽  
German Shepherd Dog ◽  
Fungal Hyphae ◽  
Carpal Joint

Disseminated mycosis caused by Paecilomyces varioti in a female German shepherd dog presented with chronic forelimb lameness is described. Radiographs of the swollen carpal joint revealed geographic lysis of the radial epiphysis. Diagnosis was based on cytological demonstration of fungal hyphae and chlamydiospores, as well as fungal culture of fluid obtained by arthrocentesis. Temporary remission was characterised by markedly improved clinical signs and laboratory parameters, following treatment with ketoconazole. The dog was euthanased 9 months after the initial diagnosis, following the diagnosis of multifocal discospondylitis. This appears to be the longest described period of temporary remission obtained with treatment in dogs with paecilomycosis. Clinical, clinicopathological and necropsy findings of this disease in another German shepherd dog are briefly described.

scholarly journals Hyperplastic goiter in two adult dairy cows

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 810-814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chee Bing Ong ◽  
Thomas H. Herdt ◽  
Scott D. Fitzgerald
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Gland ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Subsequent Development ◽  
Dairy Herd ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Adult Cattle ◽  
Follicular Hyperplasia ◽  
Iodine Excess ◽  
Excessive Iodine ◽  
Thyroid Glands

Iodine excess and resultant hyperplastic goiter are well documented in neonatal ruminants, but little is reported on iodine excess in adult ruminants and associated histological changes of the thyroid gland. Two adult Holstein cows from a Michigan dairy herd that had lost several other animals had nonspecific clinical signs of illness and were submitted for necropsy. Thyroid glands of one of these 2 animals were grossly and markedly enlarged, and histologically, thyroid glands from both animals had regions of cystic nodular hyperplasia and follicular atrophy. Thyroid glands from both animals had markedly elevated iodine concentrations. Investigation into the potential source of excessive iodine on the farm revealed multiple sources of supplemental dietary iodine and probable uneven feed and mineral mixing. Based on the findings of this investigation, adult cattle could be susceptible to excessive doses of iodine. Possibility of previous iodine deficiency before supplementation period, with subsequent development and persistence of thyroid hyperplasia and cystic change, cannot be completely excluded. Current findings suggested that iodine excess in adult cattle can result in nodular hyperplastic goiter. Use of iodized salt in mineral supplements in adult dairy herds is common practice, and accidental excessive iodine supplement may be more common than reported. Recognizing gross and histological thyroid gland changes, consisting of concurrent cystic follicular hyperplasia, atrophy, and fibrosis should raise suspicion of iodine excess and/or prior deficiency in a cattle herd, and ancillary tests such as serum iodine measurements should be part of the diagnostic workup in suspected cases.

scholarly journals Outbreak of trichinellosis in eastern Slovakia

2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 209-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Paraličová ◽  
J. Kinčeková ◽  
I. Schréter ◽  
P. Jarčuška ◽  
P. Dubinský ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Meat Processing ◽  
Igg Antibodies ◽  
Raw Meat ◽  
Laboratory Parameters ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Periorbital Oedema ◽  
Laboratory Changes

AbstractTrichinellosis is a zoonosis caused by ingestion of undercooked raw meat from animals that harbour infectious larvae. In most of the Slovak regions there is ongoing life cycle of circulating trichinellosis in wild carnivores and wild boar population. The outbreak of trichinellosis occured in Rožňava district east Slovakia during spring in 2008. Ten members of farmer’s family and their relatives got ill while processing meat from home-made pig-slaughter for meals and meat products intended for wedding dinner. During the meat processing all of them tasted raw meat. Moreover, another 45 persons were exposed to this infection by eating heat-treated meat products. The most common predominant clinical signs were: myalgias, fever, fatigue, exanthema and periorbital oedema. On the 40th day after infection there were intermediate to high titres of trichinella IgG antibodies detected (10 patients), high levels of eosinophilia (10 patients) with maximum of 6.76 × 109/l (55 %) and profound changes in selected laboratory parameters: decreased levels of total proteins, increased levels of alpha 1-globulin and C reactive protein. Presence of IgG antibodies as well as aforementioned laboratory parameters was important markers of trichinellosis in our study, whereas other laboratory changes (leukocytosis, high levels of activity lactate dehydrogenase and creatine kinase) were detected only in few hospitalized patients.

scholarly journals Observations on the effects of fat excess on the growth and metamorphosis of tadpoles

1921 ◽  
Vol 92 (647) ◽  
pp. 295-303 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Gland ◽  
Adrenal Glands ◽  
Disease Type ◽  
Graves Disease ◽  
Cod Liver Oil ◽  
Internal Organs ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Thyroid Hyperplasia

Previous experimentation has shown that in certain circumstances the presence of excessive amounts of fat in the food of animals may be harmful. Thus, an excess of butter in association with a dietary of autoclaved rice hastens the death of both pigeons and monkeys, and gives rise to changes in the internal organs more pronounced than those resulting from an autoclaved rice dietary alone. Again, an excess of butter in association with a dietary of mixed grains and peas causes enlargement, with hyperplasia and vesicular budding, of the thyroid gland in pigeons, identical with that characteristic of Graves' disease. This enlargement of the thyroid gland is associated with a reduction in size of the adrenal glands. If, however, fresh onions be added to the dietary of mixed grains and butter both the incidence of the thyroid enlargement and the intensity of the hyperplasia are reduced; while the associated diminution in size of the adrenal glands is not so marked. This observation as to the effect of an otherwise adequate food containing an excess of butter in producing thyroid hyperplasia of the Graves' disease type has received confirmation from the work of E. and M. Mellanby, who have recently reported identical thyroid changes in puppies to whose food butter had been added. Mellanby has further recorded that not only does butter, and in a lesser degree certain other fats, bring about these changes but they do not arise when the fat used is cod-liver oil.

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