November 01, 2008 Celiac disease (sprue) is a gluten-sensitive enteropathy of the gastrointestinal tract that affects the small intestine in individuals who are genetically susceptible. It is characterized by small intestinal malabsorption after the ingestion of gluten, villous atrophy of the small intestinal mucosa with increased intraepithelial lymphocytes, clinical and histologic improvement...

this experiment was conducted to determine the effects of dietary myrtle essential oil on small intestinal morphology and microbiology of broiler chickens. two hundred day-old broiler chickens (ross 308) were allocated to 5 treatments, 4 replications with a completely randomized design. the diets were supplemented with: no myrtle essential oil (control), each of myrtle essential oil at levels o...

the ipsid in its severe cases invades the lymph no-ces, mesenterium, and abdominal viscera resembling nnl *low grade) ~ diarrhea and malabsorption were present in all of the 15 patients under study. iloreover, 14 patients were suffering from obvious weight loss more than 10 peresented mild anemia together with the increased iga in the se~~m. clubbing was also present in two thirds of the patien...

Eighty cases of the gastro-intestinal form of alpha-chain disease had been reported up to the time of writing this communication (September 1975). All patients were non-Caucasians. This report presents a case of this in an Englishman who became ill whilst working the tropics. His clinical features and response to therapy were entirely in line with the other cases so far reported.

A 40-year-old man born in Bangladesh developed alpha heavy chain disease whilst a resident in the United Kingdom. An incomplete, low molecular weight alpha heavy chain protein, devoid of light chains was demonstrated in his serum. Clinical remission of his disease was achieved by antibiotics alone.

espite its heterogeneous clinical appearance, coeliac disease has a remarkable uniform human leuco-cyte antigen (HLA) association. The majority of coeliac disease patients carry a certain variant of HLA-DQ2, the rest carry HLA-DQ8. 1 2 As the physiological role of the HLA system is to present pep-tide fragments of antigens to T cells, it would seem logical that the HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8 molecules...

abstract aim: to assess anti-neuronal antibodies (na) prevalence and their correlation with neurological disorders and bowel habits in celiac disease (cd) patients. background: neurological manifestations are estimated to occur in about 10% of celiac disease patients and na to central nervous system (cns) and enteric nervous system (ens) are found in a significant proportion of them. little is ...

CT enterography is a modification of conventional CT technique optimized for the evaluation of small bowel. This technique utilizes multidetector scanners with high spatial and temporal resolution; multiplanar reconstructions; and large volumes of enteric contrast to provide bowel distension. This article discusses the essential principles of the exam and its use in the evaluation of Crohn's di...

The aim of this study is to assess the associations between chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), Helicobacter pylori infection and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Forty- eight patients with CSU were studied by scoring the urticaria activity and assesing the quality of life. Patients with H. pylori infection (n=11) or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (n=13) were specifically treated ...

BACKGROUND Congenital intestinal lymphangiectasia is a disease which leads to protein losing enteropathy. Tortuous, dilated lymphatic vessels in the intestinal wall and mesenterium are typical features of the disease. Clinical manifestations include malabsorption, diarrhea, steatorrhea, edema and effusions. Specific diet and medication are required for disease control. CASE REPORT A 19-year o...