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Case Report: Anal canal duplication associated with anorectal stenosis—A rare presentation
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 Anal canal duplication is a rare gastrointestinal malformation characterized by extra anal orifices at 6 o'clock in the lithotomy position. To date, there have been only 110 reported cases. The purpose of this study is to contribute two infant cases, one
Zhen Zheng +6 more
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Profile of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in a Tropical Medicine Reference Center, Northern Italy [PDF]
, 2014 Chagas disease (CD) is endemic in Central and South America, Mexico and even in some areas of the United States. However, cases have been increasingly recorded also in non-endemic countries.
Angheben, A +10 more
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Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to assess the diagnostic yield of pathogenic or likely pathogenic (P/LP) single nucleotide variants (SNVs) using whole genome sequencing (WGS) in congenital heart disease (CHD). Methods A systematic search of three databases (2000–2024) was conducted, and two reviewers independently ...
Hiba J. Mustafa +7 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 We present a rare case of Shigella flexneri bacteraemia and toxic megacolon, and discuss the challenges of conventional laboratory techniques versus molecular PCR platforms in differentiating between Shigella species and Escherichia coli.
Emma McGuire +3 more
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Gastrointestinal Parasites and the Neural Control of Gut Functions [PDF]
, 2015 Gastrointestinal motility and transport of water and electrolytes play key roles in the pathophysiology of diarrhea upon exposure to enteric parasites.
André G. Buret, Marie C. M. Halliez
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Toxic Megacolon – A Three Case Presentation
The Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2017 Introduction: Toxic megacolon is a life-threatening disease and is one of the most serious complications of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), usually needing prompt surgical intervention. Early diagnosis and adequate medical treatment are mandatory.
I. Dumitru +3 more
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British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.Background and Purpose Whereas the effects of Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) infection are well‐characterised in the heart, its impact on the vasculature has received little attention. In this study, we investigated the effects of acute and chronic T. cruzi infection on vascular responsiveness and the underlying mechanisms.
Thales M. H. Dourado +6 more
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A Rare Presentation of Crohn's Disease [PDF]
, 2008 Free peritoneal perforation is a rare complication of Crohn's disease with a report of only 100 cases in the literature. It needs an emergency exploration and an unaware general surgeon is confounded in intraoperative decision-making.
Bhat, Sriram M +4 more
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Controlling clostridium difficile [PDF]
, 2013 Clostridium difficile infection causes colitis and is closely associated with the use of antimicrobials, probably due to disruption of the normal bowel flora.
Hajkowicz, Krispin, McFarlane, Mark
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