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Chronic gastrointestinal illness of unknown etiology is a significant problem in the United States. Using a real-time LightCycler PCR assay we detected Blastocystis in nine patients from a metropolitan area of Corvallis, Oregon who presented with diarrhea, abdominal pain, fatigue, joint pain, skin
BACKGROUND
Wide variations in disability duration and magnitude have been noted among recipients of workers' compensation for low back pain. Findings from recent studies have indicated that inclusion of a broad array of variables (i.e., physical, occupation, social, economic) is needed to understand
OBJECTIVE
To determine the feasibility of collecting symptom data at home from school-age children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and from their fathers and mothers and to obtain initial descriptions of pain, sleep disturbance, and fatigue experienced by the family members at
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the clinical usefulness of methotrexate for patients with non-infectious orbital inflammatory disease who fail to respond to systemic corticosteroids and/or orbital irradiation.
METHODS
The medical records of patients with non-infectious orbital inflammatory disease who were
BACKGROUND
To determine the natural history of eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, we followed up all patients with eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome reported to the Oregon Health Division, Portland, during the recent epidemic caused by contaminated tryptophan.
METHODS
Patients were interviewed by telephone