background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders. a signi_cant number of ibs patients have extra-intestinal symptoms (eis), but the etiology of co-morbidity of ibs with these symptoms is unclear. the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of eis with psychological symptoms in ibs patients. â  materials and methods: this multi...

background : the reported rates of barrett’s esophagus (be) ranged from 2.6% to 23% in indian patients with gastro-esophageal reflux disease (gerd) symptoms. the role of methylene blue chromoendoscopy during endoscopy, either for the diagnosis of barrett’s esophagus or for the detection of dysplasia and early cancer, remains controversial. aim: our study was designed to find out the endoscopic ...

Cvyptosporidium spp are a cause of diarrhoea in toddlers. Symptoms and routes of transmission were investigated in a prospective casecontrol study in the city and surroundings of Basel, Switzerland. Twenty one (4.6%) out of 455 children with diarrhoea who attended paediatric and general practices from June to September 1988 were positive for cryptosporidium. The mothers of each case, of two con...

conclusions intestinal myiasis in humans is probably an accidental myiasis, related to the ingestion of contaminated uncooked food or water containing fly larvae, especially in individuals with poor hygienic conditions. nevertheless, this is the first reported case of intestinal myiasis due to l. illustris in iran. case presentation herein, we present a case of accidental human intestinal myias...