During an 11-year period the incidence of coeliac disease presenting in children West Ireland has been found to be 1 597. When allowance is made for presentation adult life may as high 303. These figures are much higher than those reported Britain.

<b>Background:</b> In adults with mild asthma, combination inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)/fast-onset long acting beta-agonist (LABA) used solely as reliever therapy is superior to short-acting beta agonist (SABA) therapy. However, there uncertainty regarding its comparative efficacy maintenance low dose glucocorticoid plus as-needed SABA. <b>Methods:</b> A 52 week, open-label, parallel group, multicentre, phase III randomised controlled trial of 890 aged 18 75 asthma who were using SABA for...

Features that might distinguish uncomplicated coeliac disease from enteropathy associated T cell lymphoma were investigated. Of 76 patients with disease, 71 (93%) had raised levels of alpha gliadin antibody and all responded clinically histologically to treatment a gluten free diet. In contrast, none 16 antibody, diet resulted in histological improvement one transient clinical six patients. The ratio women men was 2.2:1 the group 1:1.6 lymphoma. Thus do not display humoral immune response...

To investigate the prevalence of lymphocytic gastritis in patients with coeliac disease.Gastric biopsies from 70 disease were examined by light microscopy for presence gastritis, defined as 25 or more intraepithelial lymphocytes/100 gastric columnar epithelial cells.Lymphocytic was found seven cases. Positive cases had a mean 32.1 cells, compared 13.9 negative cases, and 5.15 noncoeliac controls. No differences age, sex, corpus antrum, degree inflammation lamina propria. All lymphocytes T...

Between 1960 and 1974 the incidence of coeliac disease in children under 12 years County Galway remained fairly constant, but since 1975 it has fallen by 62% lowered seems well established. The number those who were breast fed age at which first gluten feeding took place during 22 both increased significantly from mid-70s total protein content osmolarity proprietary cow9s milk formulas reduced. All three factors may be relevant. A negative correlation with gastroenteritis was found.

At the turn of century, mortality from liver abscess was 100%.Surgical drainage reduced to 50 75% by 1930.Antibiotics led a further reduction but there little change in during next 25 years until recently when adoption special localization techniques promised great improvement.In nineteenth century common cause undiagnosed appendicitis.This has been corrected, so eliminating deaths young age groups.The condition now affects predominantly aged and enfeebled it remains with high morbidity...

Journal Article MEGALOBLASTIC ANAEMIA DUE TO NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY OF FOLIC ACID Get access K. R. GOUGH, GOUGH From the University Department of MedicineBristol Royal Infirmary Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar A. E. READ, READ C. F. McCARTHY, McCARTHY H. WATERS QJM: An International Medicine, Volume 32, Issue 3, July 1963, Pages 243–256, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a066997 Published: 01 1963 history Received: 08 November 1962

Scintiscans using technetium 99m sulphur colloid, and ultrasonic scans were carried out on 99 patients. Twentythree had normal livers, 21 cirrhosis, 15 tumour in the liver, six obstructive jaundice, seven fatty five abnormal livers without histological confirmation, cysts or abscesses of ten miscellaneous conditions one other scan was unsatisfactory. In group only two patients by both methods, although an isotope scan. with cirrhosis usually abnormal. When present liver it detected...

The clinical features of 24 patients with coeliac disease and insulin-dependent diabetes millitus were reviewed. HLA types 17 these compared those 44 normal subjects, 49 only 58 only. diagnosis was made after the in 14 patients, before five simultaneously five. In established diabetics, recognized relatively late (mean age 31years) but thse average duration symptoms attributable to prior a jejunal biopsy months. Gluten restriction generally followed by marked improvement diabetic control....

Peroral duodenojejunal biopsies were performed on 114 of 195 first degree relatives 31 index coeliac patients in 28 families. Twelve these characteristic disease. Birth order did not influence the incidence The mode inheritance is typical simple Mendelian but compatible with a polygenic very high heritability or dominant low rate expression heterozygotes. enzyme levels and electron microscopic appearances histologically normal mucosa was different from that control group.

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To investigate the effect of a transition program simulated barefoot running (SBR) on kinematics and foot-strike patterns, female recreational athletes (n=9, age 29 ± 3 yrs) without SBR experience gradually increased distance in Vibram FiveFingers footwear over 12 weeks. Matched controls (n=10, 30 4 continued standard footwear. A 3-D motion analysis treadmill at km/h(-1) was performed by both groups, shod, pre- post-intervention. Post-intervention data indicated more-forefoot strike pattern...

HLA, A, B, and DR typing was done on seven of 10 patients with lymphoma, six carcinoma, all whom had a flat small intestinal mucosa. Sixty-nine per cent (nine 13) HLA B8 71% (five seven) DR3. The corresponding levels for the local coeliac population are 76% 84% respectively non-coeliac 43% 44%. Two lymphoma child disease. histological type malignant histiocytosis intestine in seven, histiocytic two, not classifiable one. similarity suggests that mucosa both groups is due to

The sera of 69 index coeliac patients, 121 their first-degree relatives, and 104 controls were screened for the presence reticulin antibodies. Among untreated patients 75% adults 93% children had antibody in serum. Reticulin was not present any adequately treated patient. Of 21 positive; 17 these biopsied 12 shown to have disease. Sixty-five relatives who did antibodies two 68 63 with normal biopsies, five four positive.

The use of ultrasonic A- and B-scans has been evaluated in the diagnosis fluid-filled lesions liver abdomen, detection intraperitoneal fluid. Six patients with polycystic livers or suspected livers, three solitary cysts, four abscesses, miscellaneous intraabdominal cystic were scanned. could be clearly distinguished from solid masses by either technique. presence as little 300 to 800 ml fluid detected B-scan.

Celiac disease (CD) has one of the strongest class II HLA associations any human illness. We used DNA‐RFLP typing to study genotypes celiac patients from West Ireland, geographic area with highest rate in world. confirmed high frequency HLA‐DR3 this population, and we were also able demonstrate additional risk developing imparted by HLA‐DR7. This was done clearly distinguishing DR7, DQ2 haplotypes DQ9 haplotypes, “subtraction analysis” haplotype frequencies. As reported other populations,...

Lactase, sucrase, and alkaline phosphatase activities were measured in 833 peroral small intestinal biopsies from 373 patients with coeliac disease. Enzyme decreased increasing degrees of mucosal damage. mucosae disease remission lower than control groups matched for age, sex, site biopsy. 81 when the mucosa was severely damaged later considerable improvement had occurred. Lactase activity remained low 13% under age 18 33% those over years. Sucrase usually improved histological recovery, but...

The individual accuracies of A-scan and compound B-scan ultrasonography in the diagnosis liver disease are similar. development neither technique is fully advanced, it to be expected that improvements instrumentation analysis will lead better diagnostic accuracy. It emphasised two methods complementary, a higher degree accuracy obtained when both used together.