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BACKGROUND
Hypoalbuminemia is an important complication after Mini Gastric Bypass (MGB) and is more frequent in vegetarians, diabetic nephropathy, and alcoholic and liver disease patients. The patients must be followed in regular intervals and serum albumin must be checked in every visit after MGB.
BACKGROUND
Menetrier's disease is a rare premalignant hypertrophic gastropathy. It is characterized by huge gastric mucosal folds, peripheral edema due to protein loss and upper GIT symptoms such as epigastric pain, discomfort, nausea and vomiting.
METHODS
Female patient 35 years old complaining of
To identify easily ascertainable sociodemographic and health characteristics that are associated with hypoalbuminemia in community-dwelling older persons, we used data from the first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. This population-based stratified probability sample survey included
Objective: To describe 2 dogs with acute kidney injury secondary to type III hypersensitivity reaction to 25% human serum albumin (HSA).
Case series summary: Two dogs were
BACKGROUND
Ménétrier's disease (MD) is a rare gastric disorder closely associated with Helicobacter pylori infection characterized by enlarged gastric mucosal folds and hyperplasia of surface mucus-secreting cells classically localized to the gastric body. This disease has significant morbidity and
Menetrier`s disease is a rare form of acquired gastropathy that presents mostly during adulthood, but is extremely rare in children. It is a clinicopathological diagnosis that typically presents with abdominal pain, vomiting, and edema secondary to hypoalbuminemia. Endoscopy usually shows giant
BACKGROUND
We reviewed the clinical and laboratory manifestations and analyzed the outcome in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) and gastrointestinal involvement.
METHODS
The medical records of 158 children who had Henoch-Schönlein purpura with gastrointestinal (GI) involvement admitted to
Two new cases plus 13 previously reported cases of Menetrier's disease in childhood are reviewed. The most common features of this illness are severe upper gastrointestinal symptoms (abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, hematemesis) followed by the onset of generalized edema and ascites. Significant
OBJECTIVE
To raise awareness among healthcare providers about the clinical and laboratory findings in acute and chronic food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES).
RESULTS
FPIES can be caused by trivial exposure or rare foods.
CONCLUSIONS
FPIES is a non-IgE-mediated reaction that usually
A 39-year-old female presented to our hospital with diarrhea, vomiting, anemia, and hypoalbuminemia. Virtual enteroscopy was performed to evaluate the small bowel; we found annular stenoses at 89, 100, 116, 147, and 154 cm from the ligament of Treitz. Small bowel resection was performed, and annular
METHODS
A 6-month-old spayed female Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier and 8-month-old spayed female Shih Tzu were referred because of complications related to inadvertent ureteral ligation and transection during recent ovariohysterectomy.
RESULTS
The Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier had a 2-day history of
From 1980-1986 intestinal mucosal lymphangiectasia was diagnosed histologically in eight patients (6 weeks to 16 years; four males/four females; seven white). The presenting features were diarrhea (six/eight), vomiting (four/eight), and growth deficit (seven/eight). Additional conditions in these
A 9-year-old boy with petechiae on the legs and abdominal pain was unsuccessfully treated with steroids. He was admitted to our hospital for the onset of fever, ecchymosis, and arthralgia. Skin lesions suggested vasculitis, but they were not typical of Henoch-Schönlein purpura. He showed ecchymosis
A 58-year-old man with end-stage renal failure secondary to polycystic kidney disease developed a profoundly elevated mycophenolic acid (MPA) free fraction and associated severe toxicity after cadaveric renal transplantation. Initial immunosuppressive therapy was 4 mg/kg body weight bid cyclosporin
OBJECTIVE
Eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs) are a rare group of disorders that can have varied clinical presentations dependent on the involved segment within the gastrointestinal tract. Eosinophilic gastritis presents with abdominal pain or vomiting, eosinophilic gastroenteritis