Myasthenia gravis in a polar bear (Ursus maritimus).

A 14.6-yr-old, female, multiparous polar bear (Ursus maritimus) acutely developed an apparent hind limb weakness. Physical examination and diagnostic tests including a hemogram, serum biochemistry, electrolytes, radiographs, and myelogram did not provide a definitive diagnosis.

Presumptive Sry-negative XX sex reversal in a llama with multiple congenital anomalies.

Multiple congenital abnormalities of the external genitalia consistent with XX sex reversal were detected in a juvenile llama. The llama had a typical female karyotype (74, XX) and did not have a Y chromosome, but a minute chromosome was detected. To determine whether a piece of Y chromosome containing the Sry gene might be located in a small translocation, DNA analysis by polymerase chain reaction was performed; the Sry gene was not detected.

A review of portal screen-film technology and five radiologists' evaluations of some existing products.

Portal radiographs, radiographs made to document the accuracy of radiotherapy treatment fields, are typically of poor image contrast. Recently, a new portal film and screened-cassette system was marketed, the Kodak EC-L system, with the claim of greatly improved image contrast. This new EC-L system was tested on a canine cadaver exposed to Cobalt-60 teletherapy gamma radiation, and image quality was compared to earlier marketed Kodak portal film products.

The efficacy of mechanical abrasion and talc slurry as methods of pleurodesis in normal dogs.

Objective: To determine the efficacy of mechanical abrasion and talc slurry as methods for pleurodesis in normal dogs.

Study Design: Experimental study.

Animals Or Sample Population: Ten normal beagle dogs.

Change of causative organisms under antifungal treatment in immunosuppressed patients with HIV-infections.

Oral and esophageal candidosis are very common in HIV-infected patients. Due to the lack of efficacy of topical antimycotics in advanced stages of HIV-infection oral azoles are mainly used for treatment. Azoles most often used are ketoconazole and fluconazole.