gastrointestinal aspergillosis most often occurs in the setting of disseminated infection from a primary pulmonary site and primary gastrointestinal aspergillosis is an unusual presentation. we report a 7 year old female child with aplastic anemia, who was under treatment but experienced periods of neutropenia. she had no evidence of respiratory aspergillosis before the onset of abdominal sympt...

although gastrointestinal involvement by metastatic malignant melanoma is common but primary gastrointestinal (gi) melanoma has been reported in rare cases. in this study we report two cases of primary gastrointestinal malignant melanoma that one of them is a known case of neurofibromatosis type 1(nf1). both cases showed no evidence of any lesions in skin and eye. malignant melanoma of gi tract...

a rare case of diffuse lymphomatous polyposis of the gastrointestinal tract is reported in which the patient presented with abdominal pain, weight loss and bloody diarrhea. x-rays revealed multiple polyps involving the stomach, small intestine and colon. biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of lymphomatous polyposis. the duration of symptoms and signs was 3 months. diffuse lymphomatous polyposis of...

aneurysms of gastric vessels (dieulafoy`s disease, caliber-persistent artery) are thought to be of malformative rather than degenerative origin. they are usually single, located in the submucosa, usually on the lesser curvature, and characterized by a large tortuous vessel surmounted by a small defect in the overlying mucosa. when the lesion perforates, massive and sometimes fatal hemorrhage ma...

the gastrointestinal tract is the most frequently involved extranodal location for malt* lymphomas, but malt lymphomas of the large intestine are rarely observed. a treatment for colorectal malt lymphoma has not yet been established. in colonic malt lymphomas, the literature suggests that surgical resection of localized lesion may be the best choice. in the present case, combination of multi-ag...

background: endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract is the most accurate method for the diagnosis of most disease conditions associated with dyspepsia. however, endoscopy involves some discomfort, significant social inconvenience, and cost. attempts to identify those patients most likely to benefit from endoscopy have met with variable success. to evaluate endoscopic findings of the upper...

how to cite this article: imanzadeh f. gastrointestinal symptoms in lysosmal disease. iran j child neurol autumn 2012; 6:4 (suppl. 1):17-18. pls see pdf.   references: 1. semenza  gl,  pyeritz  re.  respiratory complications of mucopolysaccharide storage disorders. medicine (baltimore) 1988; 67:209. 2.   wraith   je,   scarpa   m,   beck   m,   et   al. mucopolysaccharidosis type ii (hunter syn...

the aim of the present study was to determine the presence of helicobacter species in different parts of gastrointestinal tract, hepatobiliary system and pancreas of stray cats. six different sites at the level of genus, gastric (h. heilmannii and h. felis) and enterohepatic species of helicobacter were investigated in six cats using species-specific primers by polymerase chain reaction (pcr). ...

conclusions the results suggested that conversational hypnosis technique could reduce anxiety as well as the sedation process in invasive procedures such as endoscopy. results the results indicated that the participants in experiment group had a significant reduction of anxiety in the posttest. the adverse side effects such as vomiting, nausea, and hiccups in the experimental group was less tha...

background: gastrointestinal cancers are among the most common cancers in different communities. gastrointestinal tract cancer is the most common cancer among iranian men and the second common cancer among iranian women. due to the impact of environmental factors on the risk of gastrointestinal cancer and the increasing use of agricultural pesticides, this study aimed to investigate the effects...