Capnocytophaga canimorsus septicemia in an asplenic patient.

We present a classic case of Capnocytophaga canimorsus septicemia. C. canimorsus (from the Latin canis, dog; and morsus, a bite), formerly called CDC group DF-2, is a gram-negative rod that typically causes septicemia with disseminated intravascular coagulation in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts.

Effects of exposure period and nutrition on the developmental neurotoxicity of anticonvulsants in rats: short and long-term effects.

The results of three experiments on the functional neuroteratogenicity of anticonvulsants in rats are presented. Two of the experiments have been reported previously and are reviewed here, while the third experiment is presented here for the first time. The first experiment examined prenatal phenytoin (200 mg/kg), trimethadione (250 mg/kg), and phenobarbital (80 mg/kg) for critical period effects by exposing separate groups of rats to the drugs or to vehicle on embryonic (E) days 7-10, 11-14, or 15-18.