We report the case of an afebrile 59-year-old heart transplant recipient presenting with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss, and diffuse lymphadenopathy. Lymph node biopsies revealed non-caseating granulomatous inflammation. Cat-scratch disease was confirmed by serologic studies, Warthin-Starry
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Telotristat ethyl (TE) was recently approved for carcinoid syndrome diarrhea (CSD) in patients not adequately controlled with somatostatin analog long-acting release (SSA LAR) therapy alone. A budget impact model was developed to determine the short-term affordability of reimbursing TE in
Autosomal-recessive congenital sodium diarrhea (CSD) is characterized by perinatal onset of a persistent watery diarrhea with nonproportionally high fecal sodium excretion. Defective jejunal brush-border Na(+)/H(+) exchange has been reported in three sporadic patients, but the molecular basis of the
Objectives: We estimated the indirect costs of work productivity burden from carcinoid syndrome diarrhea (CSD) among employed, insured adults in the United States. Methods: Retrospective cohort study of patients ≥18 years old with CS who did and did not have CSD (2014-2016). Eligible
The burden of carcinoid syndrome (CS) among patients with neuroendocrine tumors is substantial and has been shown to result in increased healthcare resource use and costs. The incremental burden of CS diarrhea (CSD) is less well understood, particularly among working age adults who
When carcinoid syndrome (CS) diarrhea (CSD) is inadequately controlled with long-acting somatostatin analogs (SSAs), clinical practice guidelines recommend addition of the tryptophan hydroxylase inhibitor telotristat ethyl (TE). In a 12-week multinational, randomized controlled trial,
Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lymphadenitis is a rare disease of children under 5 years. Its treatment is not standardized, even a "wait-and-see" approach is shown to be effective in the literature. Here, we discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies employed in
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