Month: February 2021

Clinical and Laboratory Forms of Conteporary Manifestation of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

1. Abstract 1.1. Objective: Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) is a big complication of severe complication “ascites” in patients with cirrhosis. There are three clinical forms of SBP (1982) – latent, classical and fulminant. Classic symptoms of peritonitis in SBP are usually absent. Diagnosis of SBP is established if polymorphonuclears (PMNs) in ascitic fluid are >250/mm3 …

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Change of the Ascitic Fluid Total Protein in Natural Progression of Liver Cirrhosis and Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient in Patients with Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Versus Patients with Cirrhosis and Sterile Ascites

1. Abstract 1.1. Background: Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) is a big complication of liver cirrhosis with ascites. Ascitic Fluid Total Protein (AFTP) is still used to determine the risk of SBP in cirrhotic patients with ascites. There are single reports of the role of serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) in the diagnosis of SBP. 1.2. Aim: …

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Vedolizumab-Related Arthralgias in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review

1. Abstract 1.1 Background: Multiple papers have reported the development of new-onset arthralgias with vedolizumab (VDZ) for the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Other studies have shown that VDZ may help in preexisting enteropathic spondyloarthropathy. We sought to probe this issue by conducting a systematic review. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.47829/JJGH.2021.51103

Abnormal Indicators of Autoantibodies and Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Covid-19

1. Abstract The authors describe a 48-year-old man with Covid-19 diagnosed in January 2020 in Huangshi, Hubei Province in China, along with two other critically ill patients with Covid-19 who were also seen in the same intensive care unit. Mild liver dysfunction combined with abnormal indicators of liver fibrosis and autoantibodies were seen in all …

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Joubert Syndrome: When to Suspect a Ciliopathy in a Patient with Liver Failure and Syndromic Phenotype

1. Abstract Joubert Syndrome (JS) and related disorders (JSRD) are a group of rare and heterogeneous conditions that share as a hallmark the “molar tooth sign” (MTS), a complex midbrain-hindbrain malformation visible on brain imaging. Ten causative genes with different patterns of inheritance have been identified to date, all encoding for proteins of the primary …

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Reactive and Extreme Thrombocytosis After the First Infusion of Vedolizumab in an Ibd Patient

1. Abstract We report a case of reactive and extreme thrombocytosis in an inflammatory bowel disease patient after receiving the first infusion of Vedolizumab (VDZ). To the best of our knowledge, VDZ does not have this adverse reaction, and this possible association has not been described in the literature. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.47829/JJGH.2021.51005

Secondary Signs Related to Pancreatic Adenocarcinomas on CT: Are They Really Specific Findings for Malignancies?

1. Abstract 1.1. Introduction: This study aimed to investigate whether pancreatic secondary signs on contrast-enhanced dynamic CT are really specific for patients with pancreatic adenocarcinomas. 1.2. Methods: A retrospective review of dynamic CT findings was performed for 93 patients with suspected pancreatic adenocarcinomas and with any secondary CT signs. Among these 93 patients with secondary …

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