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Gastrointestinal effects of long-term colchicine therapy in patients with recurrent polyserositis (familial mediterranean fever).

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Twelve patients with recurrent polyserositis (RP, familial Mediterranean fever) on colchicine prophylaxis (1.0-2.0 mg daily) for three years or more were evaluated for the presence of gastrointestinal effects possibly attributable to the drug. Two patients had bulky stools, two others had transient

Anasarca, steatorrhea, and hypoalbuminemia 18 years after total gastrectomy: a case report.

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Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) is known to occur after total gastrectomy. We experienced a case of PEI occurring 18 years after surgery, leading to a potentially fatal condition of capillary leak syndrome (CLS).The case is a 58-year-old man on a

Pellagra: an analysis of 18 patients and a review of the literature.

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The clinical and laboratory features of 18 adult pellagrins are reviewed. Only four patients (22%) had the full trial of dermatitis, diarrhea and dementia. Dermatitis alone occurred in six(33%), dementia in five(28%) and dermatitis and diarrhea in three(17%). In one patient, dermentia was the

Zinc status in pregnancy: the effect of zinc therapy on perinatal mortality, prematurity, and placental ablation.

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Zinc is present in and indispensable to all forms of life. Zinc is essential for the normal growth of human beings, and zinc proteins have been shown to be involved in the transcription and translation of the genetic material. Zinc deficiency has been incriminated in infertility, abortions,

Chronic pancreatitis in China: etiology and management.

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The incidence of chronic pancreatitis in China is unknown. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), surgery, and autopsy demonstrated that chronic pancreatitis in China is mainly secondary to cholelithiasis and other diseases of the bile ducts. Stones in the common bile duct, both

Celiac disease and malignancy.

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Fifty-five patients with celiac disease and coexistent malignant disease (27 lymphoma, 28 other malignancies) are described. The important clinical features at presentation of lymphoma were weight loss, abdominal pain, diarrhea, profound weakness and fever, associated with anemia, raised ESR,

[Clinical manifestations and gene analysis of 2 Chinese children with cystic fibrosis].

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OBJECTIVE Cystic fibrosis (CF) is rare in Chinese mainland. We present two cases of CF patients diagnosed by gene analysis. Their clinical manifestations and genetic mutation features are analyzed in this article. It will be of special interest to pediatricians in recognition of CF. METHODS The

Whipple's disease: a granulomatous masquerader.

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Whipple's disease is a multisystemic infection that affects middle-aged white men. It typically presents with fever, polyarthritis, diarrhea, steatorrhea, and weight loss. Many other systems can be involved, however, including the central nervous system, heart, lymphatics, lungs, bone marrow, and

Chylomicron Retention Disease in A Male Infant: A Rare Case from Pakistan.

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Chylomicron retention disease (CMRD), also known as Anderson's disease, is an autosomal recessive condition with a genetic mutation in the secretion associated Ras related GTPase 1B (SAR1B) gene, a protein coding gene. CMRD classically manifests as steatorrhea, vomiting, failure to thrive or

Systemic mastocytosis with review of gastrointestinal manifestations.

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A 63-year-old man presented with fever, splenomegaly, steatorrhea, diarrhea, and weight loss. A tissue diagnosis of systemic mastocytosis was made. This case is unusual in that diarrhea and steatorrhea were present in the absence of skin lesions and because fever was a prominent symptom. Thus,

Nongranulomatous ulcerative jejunoileitis.

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Nongranulomatous ulcerative jejunoileitis is a rare cause of small intestinal ulceration. Clinical features include fever, pain, steatorrhea, and protein-losing enteropathy with an unremitting downhill course. Some cases have shown similarities to gluten-sensitive enteropathy. However, the small

[Tropical sprue revealed by severe anemia in a woman from Guadeloupe].

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The case of a young woman from Guadeloupe developing severe megaloblastic anemia is reported. She presented with fever and hemolysis (she had heterozygotic beta-thalassemia) after a six month history of diarrhea. She was shown to have folate deficiency, steatorrhea, vitamin K and B12 malabsorption.

Bypass enteropathy: an inflammatory process in the excluded segment with systemic complications.

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Evidence is presented that many of the enteric and systemic manifestations after jejunoileal bypass can be related to an inflammatory process within the bypassed small bowel rather than to the surgically induced sequelae of a short bowel syndrome with malabsorption. Invasion of the excluded segment

Intractable nausea, vomiting and diarrhea in a Mexican woman with No recent travel history.

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A 45-year-old Mexican woman with a history of noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), hypertension, and coronary artery disease presented to the hospital after 2 months of intractable nausea, vomiting and diarrhea-all made worse by eating and drinking. She reported fever, chills, anorexia

Pancreatic insufficiency due to antituberculous therapy.

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OBJECTIVE To describe a case of chronic pancreatic insufficiency related to antituberculous therapy. METHODS A 57-year-old man developed rash, fever, and hepatitis (aspartate aminotransferase 369 IU/L, alanine aminotransferase 506 IU/L), 6 weeks after starting isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, and

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