Apyretic gastrointestinal disorders due to giardiasis contracted in Morocco

ارتباط بین ژیاردیازیس و آلرژی در کودکان مراجعه کننده به کلینیک آلرژی مرکز طبی کودکان تهران 83-1382

    Background & Aim: Human giardiasis is an infection produced by the flagellate protozoan, giardia lamblia, that is localized to the small bowel where it produces damage to the mucosa with or without gastrointestinal symptoms. This parasitosis has a worldwide distribution. Its incidence varies from 15 to 30%. Current evidence suggests that both humoral and cellular immune responses are involv...

Author ' s response to reviews Title : Development of functional gastrointestinal disorders after Giardia lamblia infection

Hypoproteinaemia and Edema Due to Giardiasis

The present report describes a 5-years-old girl who presented with hypoproteinaemia and generalised oedema due to giardiasis.  She recovered fully 2 weeks after treatment with oral metronidazole.  The emphasis is on the importance of giardiasis in children with hypoproteinaemia of obscure aetiology.

Cigarettes and Gastrointestinal Disorders

Background and Objectives: Smoking is an important risk factor for gastrointestinal disorders such as peptic ulcer, Crohn's disease and various cancers. The present study discusses the most important and known effects of smoking on the gastrointestinal tract.  Method and Materials: This review uses the keywords Smoking, Gastrointestinal diseases, Inflammation and Cancer in the English database...

Reasons and risk factors for culling Holstein dairy cows in Morocco

This study was carried out in a commercial herd from 2008 to 2012 in order to determine the most prevalent reasons for culling Holstein cows and to assess the effects of risk factors. Overall, 519 (28.2%) cows were culled for involuntary (98.8%) and voluntary (1.2%) reasons. The involuntary causes of culling were diseases (38.7%), reproduction problems (36.0%), udder disorders (7.7%), lameness ...