Novel Curvularia species causing disseminated phaeohyphomycosis in a dog.

Phaeohyphomycosis is an uncommon disease caused by dematiaceous fungi that is almost exclusively found in immunocompromised dogs. Here we describe the case of a dog treated with prednisone (1.1 mg/kg/day) and cyclosporine (11.

Provision and outcomes of publicly funded bariatric surgery in a metropolitan versus a provincial population of New Zealand.

Background: Obesity is an important health problem worldwide. The prevalence of obesity in Aotearoa New Zealand (AoNZ) is the third highest amongst OECD countries. Previous studies have demonstrated inequity in the provision of bariatric and metabolic surgery (BMS) across AoNZ, but detailed data regarding patients and surgical outcomes is lacking.

The Role of Residential Segregation in Treatment and Outcomes of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast.

Background: It remains unclear whether residential segregation impacts on clinical treatment and outcomes for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a nonobligate precursor to invasive breast cancer (IBC).

Methods: This population-based retrospective cohort study included adult non-Hispanic White and Black women diagnosed with unilateral DCIS between January 1990 and December 2015, followed through December 2016, and identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results dataset. County-level racialized economic segregation was measured using the Index of Concentration at the Extremes.

Alzheimer disease-like neuropathologic changes in a geriatric baboon ().

Importance: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly with the incidence rising exponentially after the age of 65 years. Unfortunately, effective treatments are extremely limited and definite diagnosis can only be made at autopsy. This is in part due to our limited understanding of the complex pathophysiology, including the various genetic, environmental, and metabolic contributing factors.

NOVEL (SIMPLEXVIRUS DOLICHOTINEALPHA1) ASSOCIATED WITH FATALITY IN FOUR PATAGONIAN MARA ().

Four of seven Patagonian maras () at a zoological institution developed acute neurologic signs that progressed to tetraparesis and death. All affected were young adult females (10 mon-5 yr old) that presented over 11 d. Clinical signs were rapidly progressive and unresponsive to supportive therapies.