Inhaled hydrogen ameliorates endotoxin-induced bowel dysfunction.

Aim: Gastrointestinal dysmotility frequently occurs during sepsis and multiple organ failure, remaining a major cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Previous studies have shown that hydrogen, a new therapeutic gas, can improve various organ damage associated with sepsis. In this study, we investigated the protective efficacies of inhaled hydrogen against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ileus.

Ileum perforation due to cytomegalovirus infection in a patient with adult T-cell leukemia.

Case: A 73-year-old woman was transferred to our department due to severe abdominal pain with peritonitis. Her laboratory data showed that her white blood cell count was elevated to more than 50,000/mm. Antibodies to HTLV-I were positive and we made the diagnosis of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL).