Polyarteritis Nodosa – Risk of Stopping Immunosuppressent and a Rare Fatal Complication [PDF]
Background: Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a systemic necrotising vasculitis which can cause multifocal aneurysms of visceral arteries, which may rupture causing haemorrhage, thrombosis, organ ischemia and infarction While the treatment of vasculitis ...
Akhil PAUL +2 more
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Diagnosis of isolated hepatic tuberculosis in an immunocompetent individual: a case report and review of misdiagnosed cases. [PDF]
IntroductionHepatic tuberculosis is a rare disease entity even in endemic areas of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is usually accompanied by pulmonary tuberculosis or enteric tuberculosis. Due to the non-specific clinical symptoms and imaging features may
Li L, Zhang J, Song Q, Cheng L.
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Assessing the response of T cells to "Mycobacterium tuberculosis" lipids [PDF]
Most vaccines used nowadays are created using inactivated or attenuated compounds from micro-organisms. Advances in basic immunology and molecular biology opened the gate for consequent improvement of vaccination strategies.
Collmann, Anthony
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Effects of tuberculosis and HIV infection on whole-body protein metabolism during feeding, measured by the [15N]glycine method [PDF]
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV infection are wasting diseases that frequently occur together and have severe consequences on nutritional status.Objective: The objective was to determine the effects of TB and HIV, separately and together, on ...
Jackson, Alan A. +9 more
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p53 positively regulates the proliferation of hepatic progenitor cells promoted by laminin-521
Hepatic progenitor cells (HPCs) hold tremendous potential for liver regeneration, but their well-known limitation of proliferation hampers their broader use.
Mingyang Ma +9 more
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Macronodular hepatic tuberculosis mimicking hydatid cyst Macronodular hepatic tuberculosis mimicking hydatid cyst: A case report [PDF]
Isolated hepatic tuberculosis is called hepatic tuberculoma disease and constitutes less than 1% of all tuberculosis cases. Its clinical features are non Imaging-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy by ultrasonography or computed tomography (CT) is the ...
Celaletin Haksal +3 more
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Radiological findings of isolated hepatic tuberculosis in a child with tubulointerstitial nephritis-uveitis syndrome [PDF]
Isolated hepatic tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of tuberculosis in children although its incidence has been increasing, especially in immunosuppressed patients.
Dursun, Ismail +4 more
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A rare case of miliary tuberculosis accompanying perihepatitis [PDF]
Perihepatic capsulitis is associated with various diseases, such as Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, perforated cholecystitis, perforated hepatic abscess, and tuberculous peritonitis. Miliary tuberculosis is present in about 2% of
Ou Jun Kwon +5 more
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Case Report - Isolated hepatic tuberculosis [PDF]
Hepatic tuberculosis is usually associated with an active pulmonary or miliary tuberculosis, but rarely localizes as a liver tumor mass. The clinical presentation of isolated liver tuberculosis is so rare and atypical that it challenges the clinical ...
Amit Singh Malhotra, A.K. Bangroo
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We report a case of carcinoma stomach who had fever of three weeks duration. On evaluation he was detected to have hepatic nodules. It was initially presumed to be due to metastasis. The biopsy of the nodules showed it to be of tubercular in origin. He was treated with antitubercular treatment (ATT) and the fever resolved.
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