Increased number of mucosal eosinophils (subjective, not absolute quantitative threshold is defined except for eosinophilic esophagitis) Degranulated eosinophils Intraepithelial eosinophils (surface and gland/crypt epithelium) Eosinophil surface layering Eosinophil microabscesses Epithelial…
Primary digestive disorder Primary non-digestive disorder Short bowel syndrome Prematurity – Acute pancreatitis (enteral feeds usually recommended) Protracted diarrhea with faltering growth Radiotherapy Necrotizing enterocolitis Chemotherapy Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction Acute…
35. Cats A, Kuipers EJ, Bosschaert MA, Pot RG, Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM, Kusters JG. Effect of frequent consumption of a Lactobacillus casei-containing milk drink in Helicobacter pylori-colonized subjects. Aliment Pharmacol Ther….
Fig. 43.1 Normal intestinal absorptive characteristics. (Reproduced with permission from Ref. [3]) A number of variables are important here. For example, areas in the small bowel have inherent adaptability characteristics….
Fig. 42.1 Normal intestinal flora. CFU colony-forming unit. (Adapted with permission from Ref. [14] Definition Quantifiable definitions of small bowel bacterial overgrowth (SBBO) have been proposed with the definition being…
Condition Affected gene(s) Reference Cystic fibrosis CFTR gene [1] Shwachman–Diamond syndrome SBDS gene [2] Johanson–Blizzard syndrome UBR1 gene [3] Pearson marrow–pancreas syndrome Mitochondrial DNA defects [4] Pancreatic agenesis PDX 1…
Immunodeficiency Main gastrointestinal manifestations Selective IgA deficiency Chronic diarrhea Celiac disease Nodular lymphoid hyperplasia Agammaglobulinemia, X-linked or AR Chronic diarrhea Malabsorption Hyper-IgM syndrome Chronic diarrhea Progressive liver disease Sclerosing cholangitis…
Fig. 6.1 Flow diagram for the management of preterm newborns with feeding intolerance. Note: *Erythematic abdominal wall, absence of bowel sounds, blood in the stools or in aspirates, bile in…
1. Absolute a. For the risk of infectious agent, consider using American Association of Blood Banks Donor history questionnaire: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/BloodBloodProducts/ApprovedProducts/LicensedProductsBLAs/BloodDonorScreening/UCM213552.pdf Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B or C infections…
Total no. IBD pts Age group Indeterminate colitis Mean age at diagnosis (yrs) No. pts (%) IC v UC Castro et al. [14] 1576 Pediatric 131 8.3 8.9 9.6 Gupta…
