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OBJECTIVE
To determine the presence of vascular periodic acid-Schiff's reagent (PAS) positive deposits in the gastric and duodenal mucosa of diabetic patients and controls.
METHODS
Forty-six poorly controlled diabetic patients with digestive symptoms, aged 23 to 63 years (32 type I patients on
Hypertrophic hypersecretory gastropathy with protein loss (HHGP) is a rare form of acquired gastropathy characterized by giant gastric rugal folds and hypoalbuminemia. It is often misdiagnosed as Ménétrier's disease. We report the case of a 45-year-old man with HHGP who presented with nausea and
The cases of 43 patients with hypoproteinemic hypertrophic gastropathy (Ménétrièr's disease) seen at the Mayo Clinic during 1970 to 1980 are reviewed. Characteristically, patients with Ménétrièr's disease are older than 60 years of age and have epigastric pain, weight loss, nausea, diarrhea, and
Celiomesenteric ischemia has an insidious onset and the non-specific symptoms are often misdiagnosed as cholecystitis or peptic ulcer disease with a consequential delay between the onset of symptoms and radiological evidence of vascular occlusive disease. A elderly man was hospitalized after a 2-3
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most widely used drugs in the United States. Ulcers are found with an endoscopy in 15%-30% of patients who are using NSAIDs regularly, and the annual incidence of upper gastrointestinal (GI) clinical events is 2.5%-4.5% among those who use NSAIDs
We examined fecal specimens of Japanese residents in developing countries in order to know the prevalence of intestinal parasites in the group. One fecal specimen was collected from each 981 (in 1995) and 1275 (in 1996) Japanese living in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Latin America. The
BACKGROUND
Echinostomiasis is a food-borne infection caused by an intestinal trematodes belonging to the family Echinostomatidae. They infect the gastrointestinal tract of humans. Patients are usually asymptomatic. However, with heavy infections, the worms can produce catarrhal inflammation with
BACKGROUND
Treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) as a major cause of gastric diseases is of utmost concern.We aimed to assess efficacy of triple therapy (amoxicillin, clarithromycin and pantoprazole) plus probiotic yogurt (PY) on eradication of H.pylori.
METHODS
Total 102 H. pylori positive
Gastrointestinal complications associated with non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID) represent a frequent and expensive drug side effect. Recent publications have shown that the deleterious effect of NSAID is not limited to the gastroduodenal tract but can involve all segments of the gut.
Diabetic neuropathy is a most-convoluted complication. Diabetic gastropathy, ulcers, diarrhea, and bladder dysfunction are the major peripheral neuropathies. Peripheral neuropathies have been the primary neuroscience focus of diabetes research. In contrast to the periphery, the brain is not usually
BACKGROUND
Almost one third of the global population is living in developing South Asia where disease occurrence is high especially in rural areas and people are unaware of water-borne diseases and cost of illness.
METHODS
The quantitative approach involved questionnaire based study (n=50
Toxoplasmosis is a common opportunistic pathogen in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It usually presents with ocular, central nervous system, or pulmonary disease. Gastric toxoplasmosis is uncommon in AIDS patients, especially in the absence of central nervous system
Since 1971, 45 of 259 male rhesus monkeys housed in a primate building have died of a chronic and progressive disease characterized by diarrhea, dehydration, weakness, gingivitis, emaciation, and alopecia. The principal necropsy finding in these monkeys, and in eight others killed for experimental
OBJECTIVE
To assess the prevalence of gastric and duodenal bacterial colonization in HIV-infected patients.
METHODS
Twenty-three consecutive outpatients at various stages of HIV infection were examined. No patient received antibiotic therapy or antisecretory drugs, and none presented with digestive
Misoprostol is a synthetic 15-deoxy-16-hydroxy-16-methyl analog of PGE1, and the first prostaglandin to be registered for the treatment of peptic ulcer disease. Misoprostol is a safe and well-tolerated drug that exerts potent gastric antisecretory effects and mucosal protective actions on the