A kidney and skin biopsy were performed on a patient who developed cryoglobulinemia, polyarthritis, a purpuric skin rash, and acute renal failure four years following jejunoileal bypass for morbid obesity. Morphologic studies revealed a diffuse glomerulonephritis characterized by the presence of
Seventeen consecutive patients subjected to jejunoileostomy for obesity have been investigated for complement abnormalities and cryoglobulinaemia. The study took place 1-9 1/2 years after the operation. A concomitant clinical examination revealed recurrent arthritis in 6 (30%) of the patients. In 6
A characteristic intermittent neutrophilic dermatosis, associated with polyarthritis, tenosynovitis, malaise, fever, and cryoglobulinemia, occurs in 20% of patients who undergo ileojejunal bypass surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity. The clinical syndrome may mimic gonococcal sepsis. The
In addition to the link with development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with several extrahepatic manifestations such as essential mixed cryoglobulinemia, porphyria cutanea tarda or Sjögren's syndrome. A role of hepatic steatosis in the
Of the 31 patients who developed polyarthritis following jejunoileal bypass for obesity, 24 had cutaneous vasculitis (urticarial, pustular, and nodular), 11 paresthesias, 10 Raynaud's phenomenon, and 1 pericarditis. Blind loop symptoms (14 of 26 patients), cryoglobulinemia (10 of 28), and immune
Although persons with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection may experience nonhepatic illnesses, little is known about the frequency of and trends in such conditions in a population-based sample of HCV-infected persons. Using hospitalization data collected during 2004-2011 from the Nationwide Inpatient
The most complete medicinal herbs database backed by science
Works in 55 languages
Herbal cures backed by science
Herbs recognition by image
Interactive GPS map - tag herbs on location (coming soon)
Read scientific publications related to your search
Search medicinal herbs by their effects
Organize your interests and stay up do date with the news research, clinical trials and patents
Type a symptom or a disease and read about herbs that might help, type a herb and see diseases and symptoms it is used against. *All information is based on published scientific research