1. Dejmkova H; 2002 Seronegative Lyme arthritis caused by Borrelia garinii. Clinical Rheumatology, 21(4):330-4 Hulinska D; Tegzova D; [From the abstract:] “A case of a female patient suffering from Lyme arthritis (LA) without elevated antibody levels to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato is reported. Pavelka K; Seronegative Lyme arthritis was diagnosed based on the classic clinical manifestations ...

OBJECTIVE Post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD), or its precursor, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-related lymphoid hyperplasia, may first present in the tonsils and adenoids in the pediatric solid organ transplant population. We sought to identify signs and symptoms of and risk factors for adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH), a potential precursor to PTLD in children following solid o...

Background. The objective of this study was to investigate the association of the ABO blood group phenotype and allele frequency with CHIK fever. Methods. A rural community survey in Southern Thailand was conducted in August and September 2010. A total of 506 villagers were enrolled. Cases were defined as individuals having anti-CHIK IgG by hemagglutination ≥1 : 10. Results. There were 314 case...

Rubella is an acute, contagious viral infection caused by a teratogenic enveloped single-stranded RNA virus, rubella virus, a member of the togaviridae family. Though causing generally mild infections in children and adults, it is a disease of public health importance in pregnant women causing major problems including abortions, miscarriages, and congenital rubella syndrome in more than 20% of ...

Various countries have implemented anti-rubella vaccination campaigns with the main aim of preventing congenital infection. In 2003, Italy joined the European WHO programme for the elimination of congenital rubella and issued a special healthcare plan, one of the objectives of which was to reduce the proportion of rubella-susceptible pregnant women to less than 5% by 2005. The aim of this study...

BACKGROUND Both microRNAs and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection play an important role in the development and progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). In addition, microRNAs affect all facets of the immune/inflammation responses to infection, which may control HPV clearance. We thus hypothesized that microRNA polymorphisms modify the association between HPV16 seropositivity and OS...

the diagnosis of celiac disease (cd) relies on the concordance of pathological, serological, genetic and clinical features. for this reason, the diagnosis of cd is often a challenge. seronegative celiac disease (sncd) is defined by the negativity of anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies in the presence of a positive histology on duodenal biopsy samples, i. e. inflammatory infiltrate of intra-...