BACKGROUND Hepatic manifestations are one of the unusual manifestations of dengue infection. OBJECTIVES We conducted this study in order to study the pattern of serum aminotransferases and sequential changes before and after shock in Thai children with dengue infection. PATIENTS AND METHODS Children who were clinically and serologically diagnosed as dengue infection and were admitted to Kin...

Pretyrosine, an intermediate of L-tyrosine biosynthesis in blue-green algae, was found to be enzymatically formed and utilized in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The enzymology and regulation of aromatic biosynthesis were re-evaluated in the context of these new findings, Four species of aromatic aminotranaferase were separated and partially purified. Each was reactive with prephenate, phenylpyruvate, ...

In March 2003, an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome started in Hong Kong. A 57-year-old woman had a typical presentation, including fever, non-productive cough, malaise, lymphopenia, and raised liver aminotransferases. The clinical course and successful treatment with convalescent plasma, ribavirin, and corticosteroids are discussed.

background: although several observational and experimental studies have examined the effects of low carbohydrate diets (lcds) on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld), there are considerable inconsistencies among studies. we summarized the effect of lcds on liver function tests, including intrahepatic lipid content (ihlc), alanine transaminase (alt), aspartate aminotransferases (ast),and ga...