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Gluten intolerance is an autoimmune enteropathy caused by heterogeneous mixture of wheat storage proteins. Malabsorption symptoms imply diarrhoea, abdominal pain/bloating and weight loss. This case describes a 22-year-old female subject, who had chronic headache, joint pain, urticaria and long
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of a point-of-care test (POCT) based on deamidated gliadin peptides (DGP) compared to the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) criteria diagnosis in the early detection of celiac
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It has been reported that occult gastrointestinal bleeding as detected by faecal occult blood (FOB) testing can occur in coeliac disease. This study examines whether a positive FOB is a feature of coeliac disease and whether FOB-positive subjects need investigation for coeliac
Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis (HSPN) is the principal cause of morbidity and mortality in Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). However, there is no absolute consensus for the best management of severe HSPN till now. Qingzixiaoban Granule (QZXB GR), a traditional Chinese medicine 1. Budesonide is a glucocorticosteroid with a local anti-inflammatory effect. Coeliac disease is an immune-mediated disease caused by gluten ingestion in intolerant patients. The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of budesonide in malabsorptive coeliac patients and its effect
Intolerance of gluten, resposible for Coeliac disease, is essentially shown by an auto-immune enteropathy, even if the cutaneous manifestation (herpetiform dermatitis) and perhaps certain neurological signs (cerebral syndrome, peripheral neuropathy) may be independent as well as associated with the
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We evaluated the gastrointestinal permeability and bacterial translocation in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension (PHT) prior to and after non-selective betablocker (NSBB) treatment.
METHODS
Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) was measured prior to and under NSBB treatment.