
Background Deep vein thrombosis is the development of thrombus in the deep venous system, typically in the legs. Conventional first-line therapy is management with oral anticoagulants or... Read More

Background Deep vein thrombosis is the development of thrombus in the deep venous system, typically in the legs. Conventional first-line therapy is management with oral anticoagulants or... Read More

Sarcina ventriculi is a gram-positive anaerobic bacterium with a characteristic tetrad morphology.[1,2] It is technically part of the Clostridium genus and is therefore occasionally referred to as... Read More

Arsenic is a naturally occurring element in the Earth’s crust and is typically combined with oxygen, chlorine, sulfur (inorganic arsenic), or carbon (organic arsenic).[1,2] Inorganic arsenic has been... Read More

Case data A 91-year-old man was assessed by the infectious diseases service at Surrey Memorial Hospital after 3 months of swelling and erythema in the third digit of his left hand. He reported... Read More

Venous thromboembolism encompasses both deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. The development of a deep vein thrombosis is a significant health condition that affects an estimated 49 000... Read More