atopic dermatitis is one of the most common allergic diseases that almost always respond to conventional therapies with topical emollient, topical corticosteroids, systemic antihistamines and allergic abstinence. however few cases of atopic dermatitis with severe course do not respond to conventional therapies and high dose of intravenous immunoglobulin or cyclosporine are recommended for them....

Delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) to p-azobenzenearsonate (ABA) can be induced in A/J mice with intravenous injection of minute amounts of anti-cross-reactive idiotypic (CRI) antibodies, providing that the animals have been pretreated 2 d earlier with low doses of cyclophosphamide (50 mg/kg). However intravenous injection of the F(ab')2 fragments of the anti-CRI antibodies or subcutaneous adm...

objective(s): we performed a phase iia clinical trial of trans-1-amino-3-18ffluoro-cyclobutane carboxylic acid (anti-18f-facbc), a synthetic amino acid analog for pet, in patients with metastatic prostate cancer. methods: the study subjects consisted of 10 untreated prostate cancer patients having lymph node and/or bone metastasis. five patients underwent whole-body pet 5 and 30 min after intra...

Glucocorticoids are the first-line treatment for active moderate-to-severe and sight-threatening Graves’ orbitopathy. Glucocorticoid therapy, by exerting antiinflammatory and immunomodulatory effects, reduces pain, injection and edema of orbital tissues and provides a substantial relief from optic nerve compression. Although efficiency of both oral and intravenous glucocorticoids is proven, the...

Introduction: Group A Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcus (GABHS) can induce PANDAS (pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection). GABHS is the most important and common bacterial cause of acute pharyngitis in Iranian children. We studied the role of GABHS (anti-streptococcal antibodies) in suspected cases of PANDAS in a cross sectional studies. Method...

Anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) disease is commonly a monophasic illness. We present the case of multiple recurrences of anti-GBM disease with varying serum anti-GBM antibody findings. A 33-year-old female tobacco user presenting with hematuria was diagnosed with anti-GBM disease by renal biopsy. Five years later, she presented with alveolar hemorrhage and positive anti-GBM antibody. Sh...

Creatine exerts beneficial effects on a variety of pathologies in which energy metabolism and oxidative stress play an etiological role. Creatine supplements have shown beneficial effects on neurological disorders including Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and stroke. However, the potential benefits of creatine for patients with convu...

creatine exerts beneficial effects on a variety of pathologies in which energy metabolism and oxidative stress play an etiological role. creatine supplements have shown beneficial effects on neurological disorders including parkinson's disease, huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, alzheimer's disease and stroke. however, the potential benefits of creatine for pati...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess risk factors for HCV acquisition and prevalence of anti-HCV in the general population of Lithuania. MATERIAL/METHODS The study enrolled 1528 randomly selected adults from the 5 biggest cities of Lithuania and its rural regions. Screening for anti-HCV was performed by analysis of peripheral capillary blood with lateral flow immunochromatography an...

Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (Anti-NMDAR) encephalitis is one of the most commonly emerging autoimmune in children and young adults recent years. Clinical manifestations range from prodromal symptoms to seizures, movement disorder, psychiatric manifestations, cognitive/speech impairment, autonomic dysfunction. Our case presented with initial severe episodic hypertension, sweating, agitati...