[Sclerosing peritonitis: presentation of three cases].

It is shown three cases of sclerosing peritonitis, two of them related to gastric adenocarcinoma and the other one associated to thecoma. The clinical picture comprised abdominal pain, ascites and intestinal occlusion. Key words: Sclerosing Peritonitis, Adenocarcinoma, Stomach, Signet Ring Cells, Krukenberg's Tumor, Thecoma, Intestinal Occlusion.

Ertapenem versus ceftriaxone followed by appropriate oral therapy for treatment of complicated urinary tract infections in adults: results of a prospective, randomized, double-blind multicenter study.

The efficacy and safety of intravenous (i.v.) ertapenem (1 g once a day) with the option to switch to an oral agent for treatment of adults with complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) were compared with that of i.

[ASCITES AS MAIN PRESENTATION IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS].

A 40 year-old female patient was admitted to the hospital with ascites and abdominal pain developed in the last five days. The ascitic fluid was an exudate with negative results for common diseases. Antinuclear antibodies and anti-DNA were positive and a low activity of serum complement was found.