Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus among pregnant women and control subjects in China.

Hepatitis E infection, caused by the hepatitis E virus (HEV), is an important global public health concern, with particularly high mortality in pregnant women. China is generally judged to be an HEV-endemic area, but epidemiological data for HEV among pregnant women are limited. Between June 2011 and July 2013, a case-control study was conducted to estimate the seroprevalence and potential risk factors associated with the acquisition of HEV infection by pregnant women in China.

Primary cutaneous sweat gland carcinoma.

Primary cutaneous sweat gland carcinoma is a rare neoplasm of malignant sweat gland lesions. It is characterized clinically with non-symptomatic, slow-growing nodules. We report the case of a patient with cutaneous sweat gland carcinoma with local recurrence and metastasis to the lung that was treated with surgical resection therapy and chemotherapy.

Distal Bone Metastasis From Primary Rectal Cancer: A Case Report.

Distal bone metastases from rectal cancer are uncommon. Our case report is from a patient with rectal carcinoma who presented with symptomatic middle finger metastases, and we describe the clinical characteristics of this presentation and the treatment provided. Metastases in bone tissues are a sign of a grave prognostic outcome due to the association of this with advanced terminal disease.

Analysis of the causes and clinical characteristics of jejunoileal hemorrhage in China: a multicenter 10 year retrospective survey.

Background: A retrospective study was performed to assess the causes, diagnostic methods for, and clinical features of, jejunoileal hemorrhage in Shandong province, China and to derive recommendations for management of this condition from these data.

Methods: We performed a retrospective systematic collection of data from between January 1999 and December 2008 in seven cities in Shandong province, China, identified 72 patients with jejunoileal hemorrhage and analyzed the relevant clinical data.

Results: Overall, tumors were the most common cause of jejunoileal hemorrhage (42 patients, 58.