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Intestinal tuberculosis: a challenge diagnosis
Archivo Médico de Camagüey, 2019 Background: tuberculosis is a public health problem to a world scale. It is a systemic illness that can rarely affect the gastrointestinal tract and it is not very frequent in pediatrics. Its diagnosis constitutes a great challenge.
Bárbara Maitee Carmenates-Álvarez +4 more
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JPGN Reports, EarlyView.Abstract Infantile exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is a rare condition, most often encountered in the context of cystic fibrosis or Shwachman–Diamond syndrome. The SPINK1 gene encodes a trypsin inhibitor protein that prevents the premature activation of digestive enzymes in pancreatic tissue.
France Chalon +10 more
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Anemia: An approach to evaluation, 2014
CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2015 Anemia is very commonly encountered in general clinical practice among all age groups. The more commonly used way to classify anemia has been to categorize it as being microcytic (mean corpuscular volume [MCV] 100 fL), which in turn allows for a more ...
Philip Kuriakose
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Conserved metabolic enzymes as vaccine antigens for giardiasis
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 Giardia lamblia is a leading protozoal cause of diarrheal disease worldwide. Infection is associated with abdominal pain, malabsorption and weight loss, and protracted post-infectious syndromes. A human vaccine is not available against G. lamblia.
Sozaburo Ihara +7 more
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Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: A Case-Based Review
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2015 Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a condition of increased microbial load in the small intestine. The microbes feed on dietary carbohydrates and starches via fermentation, leading to gas production, inflammation and damage to the lining of ...
Kristen H. Reynolds
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JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Skin changes such as xerosis and pruritus are common complications among diabetes patients and may lead to serious adverse events such as diabetic foot syndrome and amputations. Evidence suggests that daily application of optimal skincare, including gentle cleansers and moisturizers, may help improve skin barrier function, preventing ...
Robert S. Kirsner +5 more
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Celiac disease and autoimmune thyroid diseases
Medicine Science, 2016 Celiac disease (CD) is a disease that characterized with small intestinal injury by the ingestion of gluten, the major protein of wheat and similar grains in genetically predisposed persons.
Cigdem Ozkan, Ilhan Yetkin
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Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background Esophagectomy causes anatomical changes that can lead to rapid food transit and reactive hypoglycemia (RH). Patients are advised on eating patterns postesophagectomy to prevent RH, but its true incidence and the impact of dietary recommendations remain under‐researched.
Rachel O'Kelly +9 more
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Clinical Aspects of Trace Elements: Zinc in Human Nutrition – Zinc Deficiency and Toxicity
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1996 Available evidence suggests that trace elements, such as zinc, once thought to have no nutritional relevance, are possibly deficient in large sections of the human population.
Michelle M Pluhator +2 more
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Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background Nutrition status significantly influences outcomes after solid organ transplantation, yet data on energy and protein intake in lung transplantation (LTx) patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are scarce. The objective is to examine the medical nutrition therapy and clinical outcomes in mechanically ventilated post‐LTx adults ...
Malika Udagedara +7 more
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