Amoebiasis masquerading as inflammatory bowel disease

Invasive amoebiasis complicating iflammatory bowel disease

Introduction Amoebiasis, which is caused by the intestinal protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, is a ubiquitous parasitic infection affecting approximately 10% of the world's population and causing more deaths every year (100,000 deaths) than any other parasitic infection, with the exception of malaria and schistosomiasis [1–3]. Most individuals with an E. histolytica infection are asymptomatic, bu...

Neonatal Presentation of Unremitting Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Very-early-onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD) has a distinct phenotype and should be considered a specific entity. VEO-IBD presents with very severe clinical pictures and is frequently known by an indeterminate colitis whose clinical remission is unmanageable. This study examines the case of a neonate with VEO-IBD, not responding to medical and surgical treatment. A 7-day-old Iranian fe...

Look both ways: gastrojejunocolic fistula masquerading as irritable bowel disease.

Evaluation of Bcl2/BAX genes expression ratio as a marker of inflammatory bowel disease

Background: Apoptosis is an essential physiological process to maintain immune homeostasis. T-cell incorrect apoptosis appears to be involved in chronic inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the Bcl2/BAX genes expression ratio in patients with IBD (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) compared to healthy persons. Materials and M...

inflammatory bowel disease

inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) is the term used for a group of diseases with yet unknown etiology, prevalence of which is increasing almost everywhere in the world. the disease was almost non-existent four decades ago in the east, including the middle-east, while now a days it is seen more and more. in addition to the increasing prevalence, our knowledge about its pathogenesis, clinical cours...