Background: Cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA)-positive strains of Helicobacter pylori are associated with gastroduodenal diseases. Evidences have suggested that the type of H pylori CagA EPIYA motifs may be associated with specific disorders (i.e., gastritis, peptic ulcer, or gastric cancer).  We investigated the prevalence of different EPIYA motifs (A, B, C, or D) in H. pylori strains is...

introduction: ramadan is the ninth month of muslim's calendar during which muslims fast. ramadan lasts 29-30 days based on the visual sightings of the crescent moon. fasting during ramadan has significant health effects. the present study aimed at reviewing the literature of the impact of ramadan fasting on upper gastrointestinal disorders. results: gastric acid and pepsin secretion increa...

Eosinophilic ulcer of the oral mucosa is a rare, self-limiting, chronic and benign lesion of unknown pathogenesis that affects the oral mucosa. We present the case of a 65 year-old Caucasian female with a five month history of a painful ulcer on the lateral side of her tongue. The ulcer was not adhered to the underlying structures and there was no evidence of regional lymph node involvement. La...

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We investigated the bacterial flora present in skin lesions of patients with chiclero's ulcer from the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico using conventional culture methods (11 patients), and an immunocolorimetric detection of pathogenic Streptococcus pyogenes (15 patients). Prevalence of bacteria isolated by culture methods was 90.9% (10/11). We cultured, from chiclero's ulcers (60%), pathogenic bact...

Richard O. Phillips, Fred S. Sarfo, Mohammed K. Abass, Michael Frimpong, Edwin Ampadu, Mark Forson, Yaw A. Amoako, William Thompson, Kingsley Asiedu, Mark Wansbrough-Jones Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Kumasi, Ghana; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana; St. George’s University of London, London, United Kingdom; Agogo Presbyterian Hospital, Agogo, G...

size of an orange, causing her a pricking sort of pain. Nine months ago the pain increased in severity and has continued ever since. Menstruation has alwaj^s been regular as to time aud quantity. A month ago a village barber, having first made an incision with a razor in the left iliac region, applied some medicines to cure her of her tumour, causing an ulcer. The patient was kept in Hospital t...