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BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study was to identify the frequency of fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies in children with celiac disease (CD) and to determine the value of routine testing for these deficiencies.
METHODS
We conducted a retrospective medical record review of patients with a confirmed
During the second winter of the war (1937-38) most of the patients showed a picture of classic pellagra, with a number of neurological disorders which in same cases appeared with no other manifestations of Pellagra. The clinical picture was dominated by the appearance of famine edema, with less
Prolonged diarrhea is usually defined as acute-onset diarrhea lasting 7 days or more, but less than 14 days. Its trend has been declining in recent years because of improvement in the management of acute diarrhea, which represents the ideal strategy to prevent prolonged diarrhea. The pathogenesis of
Studies in young animals have shown an association between vitamin deficiencies and increased risk of infectious disease; however, there is a paucity of information regarding the effect of acute infection on the vitamin status of the vitamin-replete neonate. To characterize the effects of acute
Pellagra is a disease largely associated with alcohol abuse, poverty, and malnutrition and is very common in developing countries. However, in the wake of "slimmer is better" fads and the ever-growing population of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus, it may be on the surge in the
OBJECTIVE
Direct pancreatic function tests (PFTs) are often used to diagnose chronic pancreatitis (CP). We aimed to determine the temporal relationship between an abnormal PFT result, cross-sectional imaging, and clinical symptoms.
METHODS
All patients referred for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and
Findings on the benefits and mechanism of action of vitamin A in measles and other infectious diseases and immunocompromised states are discussed. Vitamin A deficiency is one of the world's major malnutrition problems and is most commonly found in children under the age of five years. An association
BACKGROUND
Folate and cobalamin are essential cofactors for homocysteine (HCY) metabolism. Hyperhomocysteinemia, a multifactorial condition, may reflect B vitamin deficiency and is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, thrombosis, and neurodegenerative and chronic
OBJECTIVE
The presentation of celiac disease (CD) has changed over the past decades. We aimed to describe the incidence of CD and its complications at diagnosis in a historical cohort in a well-defined population in Denmark.
METHODS
We included all patients aged 15+ years, who lived in Aarhus
Patients with gallstones are often affected by alimentary disorders contributing to the onset of gallstones disease. Cholecystectomy can have nutritional and metabolic consequences in the short-term (diarrhea, abdominal pain and bloating) and in the long-term (increased Body Mass Index with
An outbreak of infectious catarrhal enteritis, associated with the flagellated protozoan Spironucleus meleagridis (syn. Hexamita meleagridis), is reported from a commercial flock of chukar partridges in California. The disease affected birds between the ages of 4 and 6 wk and resulted in diarrhea,
We describe three patients with Anderson's disease who are members of one family; the father and mother are close relatives and three of seven children show symptoms of the disease. All patients suffered from diarrhea, failure to thrive, and recurrent infections during infancy. Although these
A total of 200 cases aged 10-30 years complaining of symptoms suggestive of giardiasis in addition to thirty cross matched normal individuals as a control group was examined clinically and laboratory using stool examination and detection of Giardia coproantigen in faeces by the Dot-ELISA. Stool
A total of 200 cases aged 1-13 years complaining of symptoms suggestive of giardiasis in addition to thirty normal healthy children as a control group was examined clinically and laboratory using stool examination and detection of Giardia coproantigen in faeces by Dot ELISA and direct IFA. Stool