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  1. George CR, O'Neill BJ, Garth JM
    Med J Aust, 1971 May 22;1(21):1110-3.
    PMID: 4932319
  2. Tay CH, Lopez CG, Lazarus AR
    Med J Aust, 1970 Nov 28;2(22):1024-9.
    PMID: 5494950
  3. Brennan DJ
    Med J Aust, 1970 Dec 26;2(26):1257-8.
    PMID: 4939067
  4. Cheah JS, Chia BL, Tay HH, Tan BY
    Med J Aust, 1970 Nov 28;2(22):1029-30.
    PMID: 5494951
  5. Alhady SM, Buttery JE
    Med J Aust, 1970 Jan 31;1(5):218-9.
    PMID: 4908222
  6. Dore GJ, Kaldor JM, Ungchusak K, Mertens TE
    Med J Aust, 1996 Nov 4;165(9):494-8.
    PMID: 8937371
    The incidence of new HIV infections in Asia and the Pacific will soon pass that in Africa and is projected to increase into the next century. The AIDS epidemic arising from these infections will have enormous consequences for the health and socioeconomic development of a region encompassing more than half the world's population.
  7. Watson DA, Andrew JH, Banting S, Mackay JR, Stillwell RG, Merrett M
    Med J Aust, 1991 Jul 01;155(1):47-50.
    PMID: 2067439
    OBJECTIVE: To report a case of enteritis necroticans acquired in Australia, and to review the history, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, management and prevention of this disease.

    CLINICAL FEATURES: A 44-year-old diabetic and alcoholic restaurateur of Chinese-Malay origin, who had been living in Australia for over 20 years, was admitted to hospital with bloody diarrhoea which progressed to fulminant toxaemia and circulatory collapse, and ultimately required laparotomy. Typical pathological features and the isolation of Clostridium perfringens type C from faeces confirmed the diagnosis of enteritis necroticans.

    INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME: He was treated initially with ampicillin, gentamicin, metronidazole and chloramphenicol, and later with penicillin and metronidazole, and he required large volumes of intravenously administered fluid and blood for his toxaemic, hypotensive state. Laparotomy was performed as a life-saving procedure. Despite a lengthy convalescence, the patient recovered.

    CONCLUSIONS: Enteritis necroticans is a rare disease in developed countries, however it is likely to be underdiagnosed. Clinicians are encouraged to be on the alert for signs of severity that may indicate the need for laparotomy in a predisposed individual with features of this condition.

  8. Arumugam K, Templeton AA
    Med J Aust, 1990 Nov 05;153(9):567.
    PMID: 2233493
  9. Chan YC, Wong TW, Yap EH, Tan HC, Lee HW, Chu YK, et al.
    Med J Aust, 1987 Sep 07;147(5):248-9.
    PMID: 2890086
    A case of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome that originated in Malaysia is reported. The patient presented with clinical symptoms which were not typical of the disease as seen in endemic regions. Renal involvement, which is characteristic of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, was mild, and the predominant symptom was a persistently marked elevation of serum transaminase levels that was suggestive of hepatitis. Liver involvement has not been described in the Asian form of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. The patient developed a petechial skin rash and had severe thrombocytopenia. Serological confirmation of the diagnosis of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome was obtained by the demonstration of significant antibody rises to hantaviruses in the patient's acute- and convalescent-phase sera.
  10. Yovich JL, Hamzah H, Massouras H
    Med J Aust, 1987 Jun 15;146(12):657-8.
    PMID: 3626918
  11. Sivanesaratnam V, Singh A, Rachagan SP, Raman S
    Med J Aust, 1986 Apr 14;144(8):411, 413-4.
    PMID: 3959969
    During the 10-year period 1974-1983, 68 patients with intraperitoneal haemorrhage as a result of the rupture of a corpus luteum were managed at the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Most of the patients were aged between 18 and 35 years. In 63% of the patients the rupture occurred between the 14th and the 35th day of the menstrual cycle, and 10 patients had intraperitoneal bleeding severe enough (450-1500 mL) to require blood transfusion. The condition is often confused with other surgical emergencies such as appendicitis and ectopic pregnancy. An increased awareness of the problem in women of reproductive age and the use of laparoscopy, when indicated, will allow a more conservative approach to be adopted for those patients with minimal bleeding. The performance of an appendicectomy in the presence of blood in the peritoneal cavity did not appear to increase morbidity in those patients with a preoperative diagnosis of "appendicitis".
  12. Burton-Bradley BG
    Med J Aust, 1968 Feb 17;1(7):252-6.
    PMID: 5642836
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