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S C Sood

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Salmonella enteritis in children in Libya: role of antibiotic therapy.

In vivo sensitivity of salmonella has been studied in 38 children with acute gastroenteritis. They were treated for 7 days with gentamicin, to which the organisms were sensitive in vitro. Stool culture remained positive in 30 of the 38 cases. The children improved on supportive and symptomatic therapy. This study shows that antibiotics have no role to play in the management of acute salmonella gastro-enteritis in children.

Anti-Bacterial Agents

Pulmonary embolism associated with hemolymphangioma of lower extremity.

We present a case of major pulmonary embolization from a hemolymphangiomatous malformation of the loin and lower extremity. Treatment was with a low-dose infusion of urokinase for a short period directly into the pulmonary artery, and dramatic clinical improvement was noted. Prolonged maintenance therapy was with a low dose of heparin.

Adult

Results of various operations for sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease.

A comparative evaluation of 4 operations designed to treat sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease is presented, to show the duration of treatment time and the recurrence rate. Case records of 112 patients (131 operations) were studied. The results indicate that the healing times with the excision and Z-plasty operation are clearly less than those obtained by incision with drainage and packing, excision with primary closure, or excision and lay open. The overall recurrence rate in this series was 28 percent, all occurring within 3 years of the first operation. With the exception of the Z-plasty operation, other methods required considerable outpatient treatment time and were more susceptible to recurrence. We suggest that by reconstructing the intergluteal cleft, the likely effect of the Z-plasty operation is to eliminate factors that may promote pilonidal disease in this region.

Ambulatory Care