Biomedical subjects

L W Marshall

Publications and source records attributed to L W Marshall.

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PubMed1980

Unilateral hindleg spasticity: outbreak of a specific clinical condition in suckling piglets.

A specific clinical condition of unilateral hindleg spasticity is described which affected all the piglets of 8 litters in one piggery. Histopathological examination of 3 of the piglets revealed changes involving some of the large neurons in the red nucleus, cerebellar nuclei and lumbar spinal cord. These changes were absent from 2 control piglets of the same age which were studied. The clinical and histopathological findings are discussed in relation to the possible aetiology of the condition.

Animals↗

PubMed1979

Tularemia pneumonia in Washington, DC. A report of three cases with possible common-source exposures.

In June 1978, three cases of tularemia pneumonia occurred in persons residing in the Washington, DC, area. The patients, all men, became ill three to four days after a brief session training their hunting dogs in an undeveloped wooded area adjacent to a housing complex. One of the dogs, which later died, had captured a wild rabbit during the training session. All three men had handled the rabbit while familiarizing their dogs with the rabbit's scent. The men had no other common exposure that was a likely source of infection.

Adult↗

PubMed1976

Infective endocarditis as a complication of heroin use.

Infective endocarditis in heroin addicts has been reported to have a mortality as high as 85% and reports have varied widely regarding predominant valvular involvement and infecting microorganisms. A retrspective study was done and 61 cases of heroin-associated infective endocarditis were identified at Freedmen's Hospital and the District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, DC between January 1969 and January 1973. Our results indicate that staphylococcal infection of the tricuspid valve has a much higher incidence in this population than has generally been believed and that it is the predominant presentation of infective endocarditis in these patients. The outcome of patients in our series compares favorably with previous reports and suggests that early diagnosis and prompt institution of appropriate antimicrobial therapy are important and may lead to improved survival in addicts with tricuspid endocarditis.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1976