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Treatment response of cystic echinococcosis to benzimidazoles: A systematic review
(2009)
Over the past 30 years, benzimidazoles have increasingly been used to treat cystic echinococcosis (CE). The efficacy of benzimidazoles, however, remains unclear. We systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, SIGLE, and CCTR ...
A case of congenital agenesis of the right pulmonary artery presenting with hemoptysis and mimicking pulmonary hemosiderosis
(2009)
Congenital unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery is a rare anomaly most frequently accompanied by other cardiovascular anomalies. We report a 10-year-old girl presenting with fatigue and recurrent hemoptysis who was ...
TAP1 and TAP2 gene polymorphisms in childhood cystic echinococcosis
(2010)
The incidence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) due to Echinococcus granulosus is as high as 2000-2500 patients per year in Turkey. Whether genetic characteristics of the Turkish population cause a tendency to the disease is ...
TAP1 and TAP2 gene polymorphisms in childhood cystic echinococcosis
(2010)
The incidence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) due to Echinococcus granulosus is as high as 2000-2500 patients per year in Turkey. Whether genetic characteristics of the Turkish population cause a tendency to the disease is ...
Does Defective Apoptosis Play A Role in Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease?
(2009)
Background and Aims: Although apoptotic dysfunction has recently been suggested in cystic fibrosis (CF), there are few studies reported concerning apoptosis in CF with controversial results. The aim of this study was to ...
Treatment and follow-up of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis with disodium editronate: Radiological demonstration
(2002)
A 9-year-old girl with pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is presented. She was asymptomatic except for failure to thrive. Plain chest radiographs on admission showed sand-like opacities with calcific densities throughout ...
A 4-month-old boy with acrodermatitis enteropathica-like symptoms
(2009)
A 4-month-old boy was admitted for having diffuse eruption in the perianal region, legs, trunk hands, and face with failure to thrive, edema, hypoalbuminemia, and anemia. The patient was thought to have acrodermatitis ...
An epidemic of pseudo-Bartter syndrome in cystic fibrosis patients
(2008)
Introduction
Pseudo-Bartter syndrome (PBS) is characterized by hyponatremic, hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis that mimicks Bartter syndrome but with no pathology in the renal tubules [5]. This article reports the ...
Is calprotectin a marker of tobacco smoke related inflammation: A pilot study in children
(2012)
Context: Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) related inflammation has an anorexigenic effect through affecting the release of appetite-modulating mediators, leptin and ghrelin. Elevated serum calprotectin levels are found ...