Daily Archives: May 5, 2018
An Easily Overlooked Cause of Mucus and Bloody Material Passage During Defecation in a 47-Year-Old Man
Question: We describe a 47-year-old man who has sex with men and is infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, which was diagnosed 6 years ago. He was also a hepatitis B carrier and has a history of gout. He had mucus passage during defecation f… Continue reading
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Cancer Risk in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
We read with high interest the paper by Hadjiliadis et al, who report a 5- to 10-fold increased risk of colon cancer in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), and a 25 to 30 time greater in patients with CF after organ transplantation1; patients with CF … Continue reading
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CME Exam 3: Clinical and Genomic Correlates of Neutrophil Reactive Oxygen Species Production in Pediatric Patients With Crohn’s Disease
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Corticosteroids Reduce Risk of Death Within 28 Days for Patients With Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis, Compared With Pentoxifylline or Placebo—a Meta-analysis of Individual Data
We performed a meta-analysis of individual patient data from 11 randomized controlled trials comparing corticosteroids, pentoxifylline, or their combination in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis. We compared the effects of the treatments on survi… Continue reading
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