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PubMed1990

Hexamitiasis and an emaciation syndrome in pheasant poults: clinical aspects and differential diagnosis.

Clinical hexamitiasis was recorded in pheasant poults between six and 12 weeks old, after placing the birds into release pens, and was characterised by reduced appetite, lethargy and emaciation. Post mortem the carcases were dehydrated. The presence in the lumen of the gut of characteristic motile organisms which could often be found several hours after death, provided a good clinical diagnosis. An emaciation syndrome, clinically similar but not associated with hexamitiasis or other pathogens also occurs in poults. It is characterised by extreme emaciation, largely confined to the pectoral muscles, and dehydration although the birds continue to eat and drink; the cause is unknown. Both hexamitiasis and the emaciation syndrome can cause high morbidity and mortality.

Animals↗
PubMed1987

[Effect of leanness and emaciation on the development of intravital and post-slaughter macroscopic changes in the cattle].

The purpose of the studies was to determine the pre-and postslaughter characteristics of the body and selected organs of cattle in relation to their degree of fatness which are important for veterinary inspection. The studies were carried out on 60 cows of the lowland black-and-white breed at about 4 years of age, divided into 4 groups according to the degree of fatness: well fed, lean, moderately emaciated and completely emaciated. It was found that: a) the preslaughter macroscopic features of the animal body does not permit to differentiate the leannes from two states of emaciation, they are important only in the postslaughter quality grading of carcasses, b) for the differentiation of fatness of cattle from the sanitary point of view only postslaughter evaluation based on the characteristics of carcass (index of beef round and loin eye area) and some organs (liver), is significant, c) for the use in veterinary inspection three states of the degree of fatness, i.e. well-feeding, leannes and emaciation are recommended.

Adipose Tissue↗
PubMed1987

[Effects of leanness and emaciation of cattle on quantitative characteristics of meat].

The studies were carried out on 60 cows of the lowland black-and-white breed at about 4 years of age, which were divided into 4 groups according to the degree of fatness: well-fed, lean, moderately and completely emaciated. The basic composition, water holding capacity, miofibrillar protein, collagen, amino acid composition of proteins, biological value of muscle proteins, DNA level, pH, physical parameters of muscle fibres and sensory properties of meat were determined. It was found that: a) with the decrease of the fatness degree changes in the basic composition of muscle tissue follow; the most significant is the decrease in the content of total protein, particularly that of miofibrillar protein, b) the water to protein ratio over 4 to 1 is a good index for determination of emaciation, c) the biological value of protein is the same regardless the degree of fatness, d) distinct organoleptic changes of meat occur only in extreme cases of emaciation.

Animals↗
PubMed1982

Diencephalic syndrome of emaciation (Russell's syndrome).

Diencephalic syndrome of emaciation (Russell's syndrome) characteristically presents with the symptoms of marked emaciation in spite of normal linear growth and marked increased of serum growth hormone in infancy and early childhood. It is usually caused by a low-grade glioma, most often an astrocytoma, of the anterior third ventricle including the optic nerve and chiasm. Usually it is not associated with von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis. We describe two unusual cases of diencephalic syndrome; one case was caused by a low-grade astrocytoma involving the anterior third ventricle associated with neurofibromatosis, and the other by a malignant astrocytoma of the anterior third ventricle.

Astrocytoma↗
PubMed1988

[The prevalence of emaciation in 2 populations (nomadic herdsmen and sedentary agricultural workers) of the Gao region in Mali].

A cross-sectional survey using a cluster sampling method made it possible to calculate the Weight-for-Height index of 1830 children aged 0-5 years. With the index, we were able to compare the distribution and prevalence of emaciation between the population of nomadic herdsmen of the Adrar of Iforas and the population of sedentary agriculturalists of the Region of Gao in Mali. The results show that the nutritional status of both populations stands below the reference population; the prevalence of emaciation (Z-score less than or equal to -2 standard deviations) is significantly higher among the agriculturalists than among the pastoralists (34% and 9% respectively). The results stress the usefulness of functional classification as a tool for identifying vulnerable groups in the context of nutritional aid programs.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed1985

A syndrome with nodular erythema, elongated and thickened fingers, and emaciation.

A 5-year-old boy had a nodular erythema, elongated and thickened fingers, and emaciation. His condition was a rare congenital disease inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. Eleven cases have been previously reported in the Japanese literature. The onset is early in childhood, and nodular erythema is an essential and initial finding. Growth retardation and emaciation progress slowly with age. The characteristic clinical features include large eyes, nose, lips, and ears, disproportionately long and thick fingers, and the loss of adipose tissue from the upper half of the body. Cardiomegaly and hypertrophy of the periosteum of the phalanges have been described in some cases.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed1978

Endocrine dysfunction in the diencephalic syndrome of emaciation in infancy.

A 10-month-old boy with the clinical features of the diencephalic syndrome of emaciation due to a suprasellar spongioblastoma is described. The patient showed high basal levels of growth hormone (GH greater than 80 muU/ml on several occasions). In addition, elevated concentration of plasma testosterone (125.5 ng/100ml) was combined with a relatively high LH-increase to LHRH (45.6 mU/ml). After completion of irradiation basal GH-levels had been normalized, and GH responses to insulin induced hypoglycemia (IIH) and propranolol-glucagon (PG) were adequate. Complete clinical remission of emaciation occurred soon after radiation therapy and went parallel with the normalization of GH-regulation.

Astrocytoma↗
PubMed1976

[The differential diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. Coincidence of somatic disease and psychogenic emaciation (author's transl)].

Three female patients with cachexia are reported in whom a psychogenic emaciation (anorexia nervosa) had been assumed. The postpubertal onset of the disease, deliberate limitation of diet, vomiting and subsequent emaciation and--in 2 patients--amenorrhea, as well as demonstrable experience of conflict supported this. The disease ran a lethal course. Autopsy revealed serious somatic diseases (stenosis of the ileum in two cases and brain tumor in one); their symptoms had been largely overlapped by those of anorexia nervosa.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1988

Atypical Prader-Willi syndrome with severe developmental delay and emaciation.

A young boy showed features of Prader-Willi syndrome including hypotonia, cryptorchidism, a mildly dysmorphic facial appearance, a high-arched palate and an open triangular-shaped mouth, but had additional symptoms such as simian creases and multiple joint ankylosis in early infancy. Deletion of the long arm of chromosome 15(q11.2 to q13) was recognized. A muscle biopsy specimen showed variation in fiber size with hypertrophic type 1 fibers, type 2 fiber smallness, type 2B fiber paucity and an increased number of type 2C fibers. At the age of 4 1/2 years, he still showed severe developmental delay with severe muscle hypotonia, weakness and emaciation.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed1990

Diencephalic syndrome of emaciation in an adult associated with a suprasellar craniopharyngioma--a case report.

An unusual association of diencephalic syndrome of emaciation, pituitary insufficiency for 2 years and suprasellar craniopharyngioma is described in a 45-year-old male. The tumour was found to be adherent to the anterior hypothalamic structures. Following partial excision, irradiation and hormonal replacement he regained his appetite, subcutaneous fat and body weight gradually.

Brain Neoplasms↗
PubMed1987

[Effects of leanness and emaciation on qualitative characteristics of the fatty tissue of cattle].

The purpose of the studies was to determine the basic composition, the total content of saturated, unsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids of perirenal fat of cattle according to the degree of fatness. The studies were carried out on 60 cows of the lowland black-and-white breed at about 4 years of age, which were divided into 4 groups according to the degree of fatness: well-fed, lean, moderately and completely emaciated. It was found that with decrease of the fatness degree only the basic composition of perirenal fat changed significantly; the chemical composition of triglycerides remains virtually unchanged.

Adipose Tissue↗
PubMed1985

Diencephalic syndrome of emaciation (Russell's syndrome). Long-term survival.

Three cases of diencephalic syndrome are reported. Two of them, which have been observed postoperatively for more than 7 years, showed typical clinical and endocrinologic features at the time of their first admission, but showed mass signs uncharacteristic of diencephalic syndrome after recurrence of the tumor. Recent data showed a normal baseline for plasma growth hormone but abnormalities in provocation tests. The significance of age in the manifestation of the syndrome is briefly discussed, especially in relation to the tendency toward normalization in the growth hormone level at a later age.

Astrocytoma↗