Gastrointestinal manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are not uncommon. Non specific symptoms are often observed, such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. On the other hand, pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis, which is characterized by multiple gas-filled cysts located throughout the intestinal wall, is a rare condition in SLE. We describe a case of a 20-year-old m...

Penicillium marneffei infection is a common opportunistic infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, but intestinal penicilliosis marneffei has rarely been reported. In this report, we presented a rare case of an HIV-infected Chinese patient with intestinal penicilliosis marneffei, who was characterized by an insidious onset, initial symptoms with a mild pain in the lowe...

INTRODUCTION coeliac disease (CD) is a chronic disease of the small intestine, which is caused by gluten intolerance, producing malabsorption of nutrients and vitamins. Clinical manifestations of CD in adults are highly variable, including intestinal and extra-intestinal symptoms. The disease may also occur in individuals who are asymptomatic. OBJECTIVE our objective is to describe the incide...

RATIONALE Small intestinal diverticulum with bleeding is an important reason for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGB) , in addition to tumor and vascular diseases. Small intestinal diverticulum with bleeding is difficult to detect by barium meal and angiographic methods and has been regarded as an important cause of obscure gastrointestinal tract bleeding in adolescents. Because of its compl...

The prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) is set to stabilize in Western Europe and North America, as opposed to its increasing trend in developing countries in Asia. The epidemiology of IBDs in areas where the incidence and prevalence are relatively low provides an opportunity for researchers to determine the unknown aspects of them. In this review article, the PubMed and MEDLINE da...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of severe systemic diseases with multiple intestinal and extraintestinal manifestations (EIM). EIM can affect any organ systems, determine the course, therapy prognosis underlying disease. The frequency (6–80%) differs significantly in studies depending on cohort patients (number, age patients, IBD phenotype). In 6–10% children are first symptoms clas...

Introduction. Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease. Primary involvement the colon. Changes in oral cavity may occur as part of extraintestinal manifestations Most common are aphthous ulcers, angular cheilitis and pyostomatitis vegetans which a specific marker ulcerative colitis. Case report. This case describes 53-year-old patient who developed lesions The was without symptoms at...