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Gastrointestinal food allergy: Prevalence, characterization, and direct costs in a referral center in Bogotá

Abstract Introduction: The prevalence and incidence of gastrointestinal food allergy has increased in recent years with high associated costs, but usually with a good prognosis; nonetheless, in Colombia, information is scarce. This study intends to describe demographic variables, symptomatology, clinica...

Alergia alimentar não IgE mediada: proctocolite induzida por proteínas alimentares – Atualização

Nas últimas décadas observa-se aumento na prevalência mundial de alergia alimentar, que já acomete aproximadamente 6% das crianças, atribuído à interação entre fatores genéticos, ambientais e alterações na resposta imunológica e pode envolver reações mediadas por IgE, não mediadas e mista...

Assessment of quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract, occurring main-ly in the young, socioeconomically active age group. Both the recurrent-remitting course of symptoms and the chronicity of the disease impact patients’ quality of life (QoL)...

Chlamydia infection resembling ulcerative colitis: case report

Introduction: The diagnosis of ulcerative colitis is relatively complex because the symptoms are similar to those seen in several other diseases. Objective: To report a case of rectal chlamydial infection whose initial symptoms resembled ulcerative colitis. Case report: A 50-year-old male patient prese...

Retocolite ulcerativa ou colite por citomegalovírus em paciente portador de doença renal crônica em hemodiálise: um desafio diagnóstico
Ulcerative colitis or cytomegalovirus colitis in a patient with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis: a diagnostic challenge

Comparative analysis of anxiety and depression prevalence between individuals with and without inflammatory bowel disease

ABSTRACT Rationale: Inflammatory bowel diseases − Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC) − are chronic disorders associated, for several reasons, with psychological symptoms and stigmatization of patients. Aim: To compare individuals with and without inflammatory bowel diseases in...

Impacto do afastamento do trabalho por doenças inflamatórias intestinais no Brasil

As doenças inflamatórias intestinais (DII) podem ter impactos sociais e econômicos no Brasil, onde sua prevalência aumentou recentemente. Este estudo tem como objetivo principal avaliar a incapacidade por DII na população brasileira, descrevendo proporções com fatores demográficos e como objetiv...

Estudio de validez diagnóstica de la prueba de hemorragia oculta fecal en lactantes con proctocolitis alérgica inducida por proteína alimentaria

Rev. chil. pediatr; 89 (5), 2018
Resumen: Introducción: La proctocolitis alérgica inducida por proteína alimentaria (PCA) es la forma más fre cuente de alergia alimentaria no mediada por IgE. El diagnóstico se realiza por prueba de provocación oral, sin embargo, no existe una prueba diagnóstica no invasiva para su diagnóstico....

Deficiency of vitamin D and its relation with clinical and laboratory activity of inflammatory bowel diseases

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the serum concentrations of vitamin D and their relation with inflammatory bowel diseases. Methods: This is a quantitative and descriptive study, with individuals assisted by the interdisciplinary ambulatory of Inflammatory Bowel Disease of the Family and Community Healt...

Marcadores de inflamación y desarrollo de tolerancia en la proctocolitis alérgica

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (1), 2018
Antecedentes: Con el incremento de la proctocolitis alérgica inducida por proteínas de la dieta (PAIPD), son necesarios estudios que aclaren su fisiopatología y determinar marcadores no invasivos y sencillos para el diagnóstico y la evaluación del desarrollo de tolerancia. No hallamos estudios publi...