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Beyond the gut: Non‐specific interstitial pneumonia in pediatric ulcerative colitis—A rare extra‐intestinal manifestation

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder often presenting with extra‐intestinal manifestations (EIMs) involving the skin, joints and eyes. However, pulmonary manifestation, such as interstitial lung disease (ILD), is a rare complication, particularly in the pediatric population. We report a case of a 10‐year‐old boy,
Harshit Vachher, Vishrutha Poojari, Shivangi Tetarbe, Parmarth Chandane, Lakshmi Shobhavat, Ira Shah   +5 more
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Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Ardabil City from 2005 to 2010 [PDF]

Background & Objectives: Tuberculosis is a chronic bacterial disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis that occurs in pulmonary formin 85% of cases. Epidemiologic study of disease has an important role on evaluation of disease control strategies and ...
خلیق, نغمه, قیوم امانی, سعیده, معینی جزنی, آرزو, حضرتی, صادق, رحیمی, گیتی, براک, منوچهر, امانی, فیروز   +6 more
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Tuberculosis screening and efficacy of prophylaxis in contacts of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

, 2016
Introduction: To evaluate tuberculosis screening and efficacy of prophylaxis in contacts of patients with pulmonary ...
KISA, Bektas, BABALIK, Aylin, SAYICI, Sevket, SARIMURAT, Nesrin, KOYMAN, Sinem, Kilicaslan, Zeki   +5 more
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Lack of Association of 1513 A/C Polymorphism in P2X7 Gene with Susceptibility to 7 Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2014
Introduction: Tuberculosis, is one of the a leading causes of death worldwide, is characterized by different clinical forms including: latent, localized pulmonary infection and extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
Deveci, Figen, Ozdemir, Fethi Ahmet, Konar, Vahit, Senli, Ebru Kara, Bulut, Funda, Erol, Deniz, Yuce, Hueyin   +6 more
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Vedolizumab use for severe chronic enterocolitis in a child with Hoyeraal–Hreidarsson syndrome: A case report

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract We report a patient with Hoyeraal–Hreidarsson syndrome (HHS), a telomere biology disorder, who developed severe chronic enterocolitis with inflammatory bowel disease‐like features. Vedolizumab led to improvement in stool frequency, reduced fecal calprotectin, and clinical remission without infectious complications.
Yasutaka Chiba, Manabu Takahashi, Taro Yoshida, Seiya Tagane, Takeshi Shiohata, Shoko Miura, Manami Akasaka   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polymorphism in the EREG gene confers susceptibility to tuberculosis

BMC Medical Genetics, 2019
Background Host genetic factors affect the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection as well as the progression of the disease. Epiregulin (EREG) belongs to the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family, which binds to the epidermal growth
Wen Cao, Liu-lin Luo, Wei-wei Chen, Li Liang, Ran-ran Zhang, Yan-lin Zhao, Jin Chen, Jun Yue   +7 more
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Diagnostic performance of adenosine deaminase activity in pleural fluid in tuberculous pleural effusion and relevant factors: a single-center experience with 1,491 consecutive patients

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Objective Adenosine deaminase (ADA) is a widely-used diagnostic test for tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE), but its accuracy, optimal diagnostic threshold and relevant factors are controversial or unclear. We aimed to reassess these diagnostic variables
Chi Yang, Xiang Shi, Shaojun Zhang, Mengting Xiong, Haili Hu, Xiaohui Hao, Wei Sha   +6 more
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The development and validation of a diagnostic scoring system to differentiate pulmonary tuberculosis from non-tuberculosis pulmonary infections in HIV-infected patients with severe immune suppression. [PDF]

BMC Infect Dis, 2021
Ouyang J, Yuan J, Chen Y, Zeng Y, Harypursat V, Lu Y, Chen H, Chen Y.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The role of the Interferon gamma release assay in assessing recent tuberculosis transmission in a hospital incident [PDF]

, 2011
In 2007, an extensive contact screening investigation into onward transmission of tuberculosis was instigated at a hospital in Northern Ireland following diagnosis of pulmonary multi-drug resistant TB in a healthcare worker.
Abubakar, Ibrahim, Nikolayevskyy, V, Elizabeth Davies, Abubakar, I, Flanagan, P, Paul Kelly, Davies Elizabeth, Abubakar Ibrahim, O'Connor, K, Vladislav Nikolayevskyy, Davies, E, Nikolayevskyy Vladislav, Bradshaw Louise, Flanagan, Peter, Davies, Elizabeth, Devine, M, Devine, Michael, Kevin O'Connor, Peter Flanagan, Drobniewski, F, Kelly Paul, Nikolayevskyy, Vladislav, Drobniewski, Francis, Ibrahim Abubakar, O'Connor Kevin, O'Connor, Kevin, Louise Bradshaw, Francis Drobniewski, Bradshaw, L, Bradshaw, Louise, Kelly, Paul, Michael Devine, Flanagan Peter, Devine Michael, Kelly, P, Drobniewski Francis, O'Connor, K   +36 more
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Subcorneal Pustular Dermatosis, a Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis of a Rare and Underdiagnosed Disease

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Subcorneal pustular dermatosis (SPD), or Sneddon–Wilkinson disease, is a rare, relapsing pustular skin condition of unknown cause, characterised by subcorneal pustules. Objectives To summarise the demographic, clinical, histopathological, management and disease course of SPD.
Mason H. Crossman, Jeffrey Weng, Alysha Vuong, Lawrence Lin, Zhao Feng Liu, Christopher Y. Chew   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source