Acute Pyogenic Meningitis Probably Due to Acanthamoeba sp.: a Preliminary Report

Abstract

Diverticulum of Female Urethra-Ferris MEDICAL JOURNA urethra.Case 1 had been investigated thoroughly on three different occasions but'not diagnosed, and had the diverticulum not remained filled at the time of the recent examination the nature of the complaint would have again been missed.In Case 2 the problem was of treatment and not of diagnosis.A more conservative approach was employed in the first instance in view of the proximity of the forthcoming confinement.In retrospect it is felt that the use of Ellik's procedure would have been less difficult than surgical excision in the presence of the considerable chronic inflammatory reaction.Case 3 in par- ticular would tend to favour the congenital origin of the lesion.As three cases of urethral diverticulum were diagnosed by me in a period of two years the condition is obviously more common than I suspected.This knowledge should lead to a more frequent diagnosis of the lesion in the future.Summary Diverticula of the female urethra have often been reported in America in the past 20 years, while reference to them in the British literature is still scanty.Three cases of diverticulum are presented and discussed.A short summary of the aetiology, symptomatology, and treatment is presented.