Evaluation of C-reactive protein and its kinetics as a prognostic indicator in canine leptospirosis.

Objective: To evaluate C-reactive protein at presentation and during hospitalisation in dogs with acute kidney injury resulting from leptospirosis to compare C-reactive protein at presentation in dogs with acute kidney injury of different aetiology and to study its correlation with markers of inflammation, azotaemia and survival.

Materials And Methods: Prospective observational study of 41 dogs with acute kidney injury secondary to leptospirosis and 15 control dogs with acute kidney injury of different aetiology. C-reactive protein was measured at presentation in both groups and daily for 7 days in a subgroup of 28 dogs with leptospirosis.

Magnification requirement after photodynamic therapy with verteporfin for subfoveal predominantly classic choroidal neovascularization due to age-related macular degeneration.

Purpose: To prospectively assess the magnification requirement after repeat photodynamic therapy (PDT) with verteporfin in patients with predominantly classic subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Methods: A total of 103 patients were treated for the first time with PDT between November 1999 and September 2002. These patients were followed up at 3-month intervals for a minimum of 12 months.

Lipid screening in paediatrics for early detection of cardiovascular risks.

The purpose of the study was to try to detect at an early stage the important cardiovascular risk factors associated with increased concentrations of blood lipids, notably cholesterol. The trial was based on the screening of 102 families, including 219 children, 8-18 years of age and their parents. A group of young adults, 19-25 years of age, was included in the study.