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A Abrahamov

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PubMed1984

Prostaglandins in small intestinal mucosa of children with celiac disease.

Diarrhea is one of the important clinical symptoms in patients suffering from celiac disease and is attributed mainly to malabsorption. We determined prostanoid content in small intestinal mucosa of five patients with active celiac disease and in a control group consisting of six patients. Prostaglandin E2 and thromboxane B2 content in duodenal mucosa of patients with active celiac disease was 1,581 +/- 161 and 118 +/- 40 pg/mg wet wt, respectively, significantly higher than their content in duodenal mucosa of the control group, 378 +/- 86 and 8 +/- 8, p less than 0.001 and p less than 0.02, respectively. 6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha content in celiac patients was not significantly different from its content in the control group: 908 +/- 437 and 124 +/- 53 pg/mg wet wt, respectively. It is possible that, in celiac disease, increased mucosal prostanoid content may contribute, at least in part, to intestinal electrolyte and fluid secretion and consequent diarrhea.

6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha↗
PubMed1984

Lead poisoning in a West Bank Arab Village.

Eleven patients from the West Bank village of Es-Sawiyeh were admitted with lead poisoning to two Jerusalem hospitals between November 1982 and January 1983. They all belonged to several households of a single large family. Colicky abdominal pains were present in five patients, weakness in four, behavioral changes ranging from irritability to frank psychosis in four, and paralysis in one. Anemia of various degrees was seen in all patients. Basophilic stippling and reticulocytosis were encountered in all patients with moderate to severe anemia. Therapy with edetate disodium calcium and penicillamine resulted in clinical improvement in all patients. A preliminary survey of 270 subjects in the same village disclosed 84 subjects with abnormally elevated blood lead levels, 17 of whom had grade IV lead burden according to the Centers for Disease Control risk classification. Contamination of homemade flour by lead used for stabilizing the metal parts of stone mills was the source of poisoning. As the method of milling in many West Bank villages is similar, these findings may have important implications to the well being of a large section of the rural West Bank population.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1984

Acetaminophen hypersensitivity resembling Kawasaki disease.

A 15-month-old girl initially suspected of having Kawasaki disease is presented. The diagnosis was based on the combination of prolonged fever, conjunctivitis, edema of hands and feet, exanthem and lymphadenopathy. A workup for infectious etiologies was negative. She was subsequently found to have acetaminophen hypersensitivity. To our knowledge this clinical presentation of acetaminophen hypersensitivity has not previously been described in medical literature in English.

Acetaminophen↗
PubMed1983

[Lead poisoning].

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Adolescent↗
PubMed1983

Unusual presentation of vitamin A intoxication.

A 10.5-year-old boy was admitted to hospital because of a focal motor seizure. He had suffered from impaired attention span and emotional instability from the age of 6 years. From the age of 5 years he received daily a multivitamin preparation containing 5,000 IU vitamin A. The cause of his symptoms was found to be vitamin A intoxication, with an unusual acute presentation of microscopic hematuria, electroencephalographic abnormalities, and convulsions.

Child↗
PubMed1983

Unusual presentation of Bruton's agammaglobulinemia--Pseudomonas sepsis.

A case of Pseudomonas sepsis and meningitis is described in a family in which the first child died in the first year of life after a fulminant Pseudomonas sepsis. In our patient, the second son, treatment was begun immediately after admission with clinical and bacteriological signs of Pseudomonas sepsis and continued for a 4-week period. Subsequent cessation of the treatment resulted in a relapse, with meningeal involvement. After specific therapy was added for his immunologic incompetence, as well as subsequent antibiotic treatment, the patient was cured of his prolonged illness.

Agammaglobulinemia↗
PubMed1982

Pancreatitis as a complication of Henoch--Schonlein purpura.

A 5-year-old girl suffering from Henoch--Schonlein purpura developed severe abdominal pain accompanied by vomiting and fever. Concomitantly, the serum amylase level became elevated and leukocytosis developed, with a shift to the left. A diagnosis of pancreatitis complicating Henoch--Schonlein purpura was made. This rare complication is presented, along with a review of the literature.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed1982

Campylobacter enteritis in infants and young children.

Campylobacter has recently been recognized as a common pathogen of the intestinal tract in pediatric practice. We report on 21 patients who were diagnosed as having enteritis due to Campylobacter jejuni infection. The most common symptom was diarrhea, accompanied by fever, vomiting and abdominal pain. The in vitro sensitivity test demonstrated the efficacy of aminoglycosides, chloramphenicol and erythromycin in the treatment of this disease. All the patients were symptom-free when discharged from the hospital.

Adult↗
PubMed1981

Familial erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in infancy.

A 2 1/2-month-old infant suffering from pyrexia, purpura, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia and hyperlipidemia is reported. Liver and spleen biopsies revealed mononuclear histiocytic infiltration with marked erythrophagocytosis. The girl died at 7 1/2 months of age. Her brother died in infancy with an analogous clinical picture. The parents were first cousins. The clinical presentation and laboratory findings are consistent with the diagnosis of familial erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

Consanguinity↗
PubMed1977

[Hyperglycemia].

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Humans↗
PubMed1977

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome in a mother and her son.

The Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome--exomphalos, macroglossia and gigantism--occurred in a mother and her son. The clinical and metabolic features of this syndrome are described. We believe this is the first report of this syndrome affecting a mother and her son. An autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance is suggested.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗
PubMed1977

Propionic acidemia and anorectal anomalies in three siblings.

Three siblings suffering from recurrent vomiting, hypotonia, hyperpnea, dehydration, and ketoacidosis were diagnosed as having ketotic hyperglycinemia secondary to propionic acidemia. They also had leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, and two of them had anorectal malformations, one an imperforate anus with rectoperineal fistula, and the other an ectopic anus. The occurrence of propionic acidemia and anorectal anomalies in three siblings out of eight children in a consanguineous marriage suggests an autosomal recessive genetic inheritance.

Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors↗
PubMed1975

Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion in an infant with severe pneumonia.

A 6-week-old boy with severe pneumonia developed hyponatremia as a result of the syndrome of inapropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH). Cerebral edema and seizures occurred after administration of fluids and diuretics. Fluid restriction and resolution of the pneumonia corrected the severe electrolyte imbalance. The possibility of SIADH should be considered in cases of severe and resistant pneumonia in infancy.

Humans↗