Month: October 2020

Utility of Mosapride Citrate Combined With Osmotic Laxatives and Probiotics in the Initial Treatment of Pediatric Functional Constipation

1. AbstractMosapride citrate (Mc) is one of 5-HT4-receptor agonists, and has a pharmacological action to promote physiological gastrointestinal peristalsis. This manuscript showed that Mc from the start of treatment was useful for functional constipation (FC) to satisfy Rome ? criteria in three infants including one male, mean age: 4 years old. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.47829/JJGH.2020.41402

A Male Patient with Acute Hepatitis E Showing Asymptomatic and Transient Hyperthyroidism Due To Autoimmune Thyroiditis

1. Abstract Although numerous extrahepatic manifestations associated with hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection have been reported, thyroid disorder is extremely rare. Here, we present a male patient with acute hepatitis E (AHE) showing asymptomatic and transient hyperthyroid- ism due to autoimmune thyroiditis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.47829/JJGH.2020.41202

Action of Cholera Toxin B Subunit and Peptide LKEKK on Different Cell Types

1. Abstract The review analyzed and systematized data on the action of cholera toxin B subunit (CT- B) and the synthetic peptide LKEKK that corresponds to residues 16-20 in thymosin-? and 131-135 in interferon-?2 on the functional, NO-synthase and guanylate cyclase activ- ity of T and B lymphocytes, of macrophage-like cell line RAW 264.7, of …

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Cystic Pancreatic Lymphangioma: A Pancreatic Benign Cyst That Could Mimic Neoplasm

1. Clinical Image A 61-year-old-man who had been follow up for bilateral renal cysts, accidentally found hepatic hemangiomas and pancreatic cysts. Distal pancreatectomy showed cystic pancreatic lymphagioma and there was no evidence of invasive malignancy. The cyst is 10 cm in size, at the tail of pancre- as. There is no connection between cystic lesion …

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Persistent Elevation of Serum Prothrombin Induced by Vitamin K Deficiency or Antagonist Despite Discontinuation of Warfarin Administration in Alcoholic Cirrhosis in The Absence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Report

1. Abstract Whereas serum prothrombin induced vitamin K deficiency or antagonist II (PIVKA-II) is a di- agnostic and prognostic marker of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the serum PIVKA-II level rarely increases in chronic liver diseases in the absence of HCC. Although warfarin administration induces marked elevation of PIVKA-II, warfarin discontinuation may lead to swift normalization of …

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SARS-CoV-2 originated from laboratory?

1. Letter to Editor The Corona Virus Disease 2019(COVID-19) could be a viral respiratory disorder that caused by a new coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 [1]. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS- CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS- CoV) are two pathogenic viruses in humans. Both SARS?CoV and MERS?CoV are zoonotic in origin and both …

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Pediatric Pancreatic Hemangioma

1. Clinical ImageA 5 year old girl had a pancreatic mass. Resection reveals a circumscribed lobulated mass in pancreas with greyish brown color. The mass are composed of vascular structures re- sembling veins and capillary-sized vessels. Endothelial lining cells are flattened with bland looking nuclei. While the remaining pancreas tissue is unremarkable (Pic A, original …

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Uncommon Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding

1. Introduction Gastric antral vascular ectasia is an uncommon cause of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding or iron deficiency anaemia [1]. The condition is associated with dilated small blood ves- sels in the antrum, or the last part of the stomach. It is also called watermelon stomach because streaky long red areas that are present in the …

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