A 5-week-old male infant presented with a 1-week history of vomiting. His mother stated that the vomiting generally occurred soon after the infant was fed. Initially, the vomiting was infrequent but was progressively worsening. The patient’s mother reported that the infant had been feeding well and had a good appetite. However, he had begun vomiting the entire volume of formula shortly after be...

Whereas the epidemiologic study of parasitic helminth in Thailand have been reported by several authors, that of Laos and Cambodia is little known at present. We have an opportunity of visiting South Laos and Cambodia along Mekong River Basin in order to make a survey on schistosomiasis in 1960. During the staying period of one and a half months in that region, our survey was focused on three s...

The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of a reagent strip test for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni by detecting circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) in urine were evaluated using 184 stool and urine samples collected from schoolchildren living in relatively low endemic area of schistosomiasis mansoni in Ethiopia. A combined result of stool samples processed...

Although several invasive and noninvasive tests have been developed for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection, all of the tests have their limitations. We conducted a study to investigate and compare the suitability of rapid urease test (RUT), serology, histopathology and stool antigen tests with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detection of H. pylori, and correlate the diagnostic m...

Background. Recurrent perianal inflammation has great etiologic diversity. A possible cause is cow's milk allergy (CMA). The aim was to assess the magnitude of this cause. Subjects and Methods. This follow up clinical study was carried out on 63 infants with perianal dermatitis of more than 3 weeks with history of recurrence. Definitive diagnosis was made for each infant through medical history...

A 71-year-old man who had small cell lung cancer was referred to our institution. Before starting chemotherapy, anemia progressed and stool examination was positive for occult blood. An abdominal computed tomography scan with contrast medium enhancement of the gastrointestinal tract disclosed a small intestinal tumor. Histological examination after the surgery confirmed that the tumor was metas...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the burden of intestinal infectious disease (IID) in the UK and determine whether disease burden estimations using a retrospective study design differ from those using a prospective study design. DESIGN/SETTING A retrospective telephone survey undertaken in each of the four countries comprising the United Kingdom. Participants were randomly asked about illness either in...

minutes 00 seconds), clotting time (4 minutes 10 seconds), active partial thrombin time (27.4 seconds; normal range-24-32 seconds), prothrombin time, blood peripheral smear examination, liver function tests and renal function tests were all within normal limits. Urine and stool examination did not reveal erythrocytes or any abnormalities. Upper gastro-intestinal endoscopy and ultrasound of the ...

An 11-year-old girl presented with history of frequent passage of small amounts of bright red blood per rectum without mucus since the age of 2 years. There was no history of abdominal pain, tenesmus, constipation, diarrhea, weight loss, fever, joint paints, skin rash, hematemesis, rectal prolapse, anal intercourse or insertion of foreign bodies. Physical examination was normal except for findi...

Meckel's diverticulum which has been involved in an intussusception. Polyps Painless bleeding suggests a solitary rectal polyp. These are almost always not adenomatous. The bleeding, separate from the stool and of moderate quantity, necessitates sigmoidoscopy and snaring of the polyp. Such polyps should be sent for histological examination to check that they are not premalignant. Multiple polyp...