The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak started in December 2019. can manifest various respiratory and non-respiratory symptoms clinical findings. signs of this children are not entirely known yet. Ground-glass opacity pleural effusion the chest computed tomography scan have been reported infected patients. has a few cases. present case report describes pediatric patient with chief com...

aim and background: there are no questionnaires to assess the psychosomatic complaints of university students in iran. the purpose of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of takata and sakata's psychosomatic complaints scale among iranian university students. methods and materials: in this study, multistage cluster sampling was used to select 291 individuals from all male and f...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is an effective treatment for morbid obesity, but might aggravate gastrointestinal complaints and food intolerance. The long-term prevalence of these symptoms has not been well studied. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, all patients who underwent primary LRYGB from May to October 2012 were approached 2 years after surgery to complete ...

GOAL To determine the effect of a prebiotic chicory-derived inulin-type fructan on the tolerance of intestinal gas. BACKGROUND Subjects with gas-related complaints exhibit impaired handling of intestinal gas loads and we hypothesized that inulin would have a beneficial effect. STUDY Placebo-controlled, parallel, randomized, double-blind trial. Subjects with abdominal symptoms and reduced to...

Background: The garments sector in Bangladesh is fronting prospective growth with millions of workers at the forefront. Workers suffered from different health problems due to extensive workload, inadequate personal protective equipment and poor or non-existent facilities workplace. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done determine subjective complaints 180 among two factories Dhaka. ‘Subjecti...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is the most frequent condition found in a group of gastrointestinal disorders called eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases. The hypothetical pathophysiological mechanism is related to a hypersensitivity reaction. Gastroesophageal reflux disease-like complaints not ameliorated by acid blockade or occasional symptoms of dysphagia or food impaction are likely present...

Enteric infections Outbreaks of suspected foodborne disease Six outbreaks of gastrointestinal disease thought to be due to consumption of contaminated food were reported in November and December 2011. These outbreaks occurred in restaurants or cafes (5) and in a private residence (1); 63 people were affected. Four outbreaks were identified through complaints to the NSWFood Authority (NSWFA) and...

Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract originating from the interstitial cells of Cajal. Giant oesophageal GISTs are rare since the oesophagus is rarely the primary site of GISTs, and they are usually diagnosed early due to complaints such as dysphagia. We present the case of a giant oesophageal GIST presenting with prominent clubbing. T...

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is a common disease of the oral mucous membranes. Currently a hypothesis is being discussed that it might be pathogenetically related to coeliac disease. We evaluated the frequency of coeliac disease anti-endomysial (or anti-transglutaminase) antibodies in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis. Blood samples from 42 patients were evaluated and 2/42 (4.7%) wer...

a Sección de Neumología Pediátrica y Fibrosis Quística, Hospital Universitario Vall dH́ebron, Barcelona, Spain b Sección de Neumología Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain c Departamento de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, UPV/EHU, San Sebastián, Spain d Sección de Neumología Pediátrica, Consorci Hospitalari Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, S...