Atrophic enteropathy refractory to a gluten-free diet: what should we consider?

Erythema nodosum :what should we consider about it?

Celiac disease refractory to a gluten-free diet?

A 75-year-old woman from an outside hospital was referred because of continued signs and symptoms of celiac disease (gluten-sensitive enteropathy) that persisted despite self-reported adherence to a gluten-free diet. The patient reported excessive gas, bowel distension, a 15-pound weight loss over the past few years, insomnia, and a rash over her lower extremities. The patient had required hosp...

Should We Consider another Booster Dose of Measles Vaccine?

Background: To date, 36 years has passed since the beginning of measles vaccination; the disease is still circulating around the world, threatening lives of human beings especially in developing countries.  In recent years, we have confronted measles in previously vaccinated adults from all over the country. Objective: To find out if there is a need for changing our routine measles vaccination ...

Refractory iron-deficiency anemia and gluten intolerance - Response to gluten-free diet.

INTRODUCTION refractory iron-deficiency anemia has a multifactorial origin related to various gastrointestinal conditions, with celiac disease plus malabsorption and IBD together with isolated gluten intolerance being most common. OBJECTIVES to determine the prevalence of serum, genetic, and histological markers for gluten intolerance, and to analyze the response to gluten withdrawal from the...

Diet and health: what should we eat?

Many recent studies have implicated dietary factors in the cause and prevention of important diseases, including cancer, coronary heart disease, birth defects, and cataracts. There is strong evidence that vegetables and fruits protect against these diseases; however, the active constituents are incompletely identified. Whether fat per se is a major cause of disease is a question still under deb...