Autoimmune Liver Disease in Children potx

... Sclerosing cholangitis Introduction Autoimmune liver disorders are inflammatory liver diseases characterised histologically by a dense mono- nuclear cell infiltrate, including plasma cells, in the ... has been reported in adult patients maintained on azathioprine alone. 6 Following this observation, we have attempted to stop prednisolone, while maintaining azathioprine in 5 chil...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 11:20

... (FTT)- neonates • Incidental lab finding Signs of cholestatic liver disease Hepato-cellular disease • Necrosis of hepatocytes following a viral, ischemic or toxic insult to the liver will cause ... of infants with cholestatic liver disease Liver disease in older children • Infectious (Viral, Bacterial, Protozoal) • Toxic (drugs, TPN) • Ischemia • Metabolic dis (CHO, FAT,...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 09:20

... words: fatty liver; nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; obesity; pediatric liver disease Introduction T he problem of obesity in children has grown considerably in recent years in the United ... obesity in children has grown considerably in recent years in the United States as well as the rest of the world. This has resulted in a marked increase in the prev...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 10:20

... within the normal range in all patients. Positive autoantibodies in low titres were found in 20% of patients including ANA in 15.4%, and SMA in 10% of patients. Liver histology The main liver ... requiring liver transplantation in paediatric NAFLD remains uncertain, and further studies in this area are needed. It is also intriguing that both cases undergoing liver transp...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 10:20

... putatively associated with faster decline. In studying an uncommon disease, such as kidney disease in children, recruiting and retaining an adequate number of children to assess the association ... characteristics associated with vary- ing degrees of proteinuria. In all participants, the mean first morning urine protein:creatinine ratio (Up/c) was 0.53, with an interquartile rang...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 12:20

... for Cushing’s disease. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997;82:3196−202. 7. McArthur RG, Cloutier MD, Hayles AB, Sprague RG. Cushing’s disease in children: findings in 13 cases. Mayo Clin Proc 1972;47:318−26. 8. ... Endocrinol Invest 2002;25:181−94. 3. Leinung MC, Zimmerman D. Cushing’s disease in children. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 1994;23:629−39. 4. Magiakou MA, Mastorakos G,...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 10:20

... provokes an in ammatory reaction that damages the villi in the small intestine, causing an inadequate absorption of nutrients. The disease has a varied spectrum of presentations, ranging from ... questionnaire was administered covering socioeconomic and demographic aspects as well as complaints related to celiac disease (abnormal intestinal rhythm, abdominal pains, atulence, rec...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... graft-versus- host disease in children following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The range of incidence of chronic graft-versus-host disease in children found in this review ... Consensus recom- mends a system for scoring chronic GVHD manifestations in organs and sites, including the skin, mouth, eyes, gastro- intestinal tract, liver, lungs, joints and fa...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... diseases, children. Introduction The large group of interstitial lung diseases in children includes a subgroup of rare chronic lung diseases that are characterized by diffuse pulmonary infiltrate, restrictive functional ... Chronic interstitial lung disease in children. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2007;83(3):233-240. doi 10.2223/JPED.1635 233 the importance of clinico-radiologic-pathologic...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... and clinical examination) using botulinum toxin injections have been reported, but evidence is limited regarding the effect of botulinum toxin treatment on the development of bony deformity. In a ... permission.) 181 NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE IN CHILDREN Musculoskeletal Complications of Neuromuscular Disease in Children Sherilyn W. Driscoll, MD a,b, * , Joline Skinner, MD a a Pediatr...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 10:20