protein-losing enteropathies/diarrhea

Introduction Food allergy is defined as an adverse health effect arising from a specific Immune response that occurs following ingestion of a given food . Cow's milk protein (CMP) is the leading cause of food allergy in infants and young children younger than 3 years .Cow's milk contains at least 25

Investigations: • Routine laboratory investigation: Complete blood picture and differential WBCs count, liver, kidney function tests, RBG, Na, K, CRP, ESR. • Microbilogical Investigations: To ensure that good specimens are provided for examination, it is important to note the following: - A sterile

Within this definition, patients can further be defined as having silent, potential, or latent celiac disease. The term silent celiac disease refers to patients fulfilling the definition above, but presenting no symptoms. Typically, such diagnoses are made by screening asymptomatic individuals, who

CHAPLE syndrome is a newly discovered genetic disorder characterized by excessive loss of proteins in the gastrointestinal tract, referred to as protein-losing enteropathy. The disease typically presents in early childhood with facial and extremity edema in relation to hypoalbuminemia, chronic

Food allergy is an immunological reaction against specific proteins in particular foods. Cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA) is a sensitivity reaction cow's milk protein via immunological pathways. CMPA is the most common food allergy under 3 years of age and its incidence is increasing in developed

The Gut Barrier and Pathological Bacterial Translocation: The "Achilles Heel" of Hepatology The intestinal wall is a complex barrier that exists between humans and their environment. Inside the intestinal lumen, the commensal flora exposes the epithelium to nearly 100 trillion bacteria.1 This

The study is a single center Phase 1 double blind placebo controlled trial of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 in children aged 2-24 months. The study population is based in a community with a registered clinical trial center in rural Peru where this protocol can be done in a highly controlled

The Action Contre la Faim (ACF) nutrition project in Kanem started in 2008, and now is set up in 35 health facilities divided across 2 health districts: Mao and Mondo. The management of severe acute malnutrition is done in both OTP (Outpatient Therapeutic Programme) and in TFC (Therapeutic Feeding

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders, with a global prevalence of 11%. IBS manifests itself in 3 major forms; diarrhea-predominant (IBS-D), constipation-predominant (IBS-C), and mixed (IBS-M), and is predominantly characterized by symptoms of abdominal

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety/tolerability and efficacy of using ustekinumab in subjects with common variable immunodeficiency CVID or selective IgG subclass deficiency (functional agammaglobulinemia) who have associated symptomatic gastrointestinal inflammation (CVID

Background: - Celiac disease is a complex inflammatory disorder with an autoimmune component characterized by a dramatic expansion of intraepithelial cytotoxic T lymphocytes that usually regress on a gluten-free diet. - It is estimated that approximately 10% of patients become refractory on a

Protein losing enteropathy (PLE) has emerged as an increasingly common complication of single ventricle palliation in children born with cyanotic congenital heart disease. This entity becomes manifest months or years after the modified Fontan operation and is thought to affect 5-15% of all patients

Protein Losing Enteropathy (PLE)is a serious and sometimes fatal condition that develops in approximately 10% of children who have undergone the single ventricle palliative surgery known as the Fontan procedure. The mechanisms by which PLE develops are not fully understood, however a recent