Measles virus serology in Crohn's disease.

Measles virus serology in Crohn's disease.

BACKGROUND There is evidence that measles virus infection in early life may predispose to Crohn's disease. AIMS To examine using serological methods a potential association between measles virus infection in early life and predisposition to Crohn's disease. SUBJECTS Forty five patients with Crohn's disease and forty five healthy controls were studied prospectively. METHODS Clinical data w...

Pinworm Infestation Mimicking Crohns' Disease

We here report a case of a young man who presented to his general practitioner with diarrhea. Inflammatory bowel disease was suspected and a colonoscopy showed aphthous lesions suggestive of Crohns' disease but biopsies revealed eggs of Enterobius vermicularis. When treated for this parasite, his symptoms were alleviated and a followup colonoscopy revealed a normal colon and distal ileum. Enter...

Measles, Mumps, Rubella serology in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Methods MMR seroprevalence and IgG-levels were retrospectively determined in 418 JIA patients aged 1–22 years of whom a stored sample was available. Clinical data and vaccination status were recorded. Sera were tested by ELISA. MMR serology of JIA patients was compared to 1989 agematched healthy controls (HC), in which serology had been previously determined. Analyses were adjusted for age and ...

Excessive Attenuation of Measles Virus as a Possible Cause of Failure in Measles Immunization

Pathogenesis of vaccine strains of measles virus in suckling hamsters