Gastrointestinal manifestations

Novak TV, Ionasescu W, Anuras S Gastrointestinal manifestations of the muscular dystrophies. Gastroenterology 1982,82 800-810. 

Some patients may experience hearing loss, which may accompany diabetes. Usually, type 2 diabetes is described in individuals with MELAS, although type 1 or insulin-dependent diabetes also may be observed. Palpitations and shortness of breath may be present in some patients with MELAS secondary to cardiac conduction abnormalities such as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Acute onset of gastrointestinal manifestations (e.g., acute onset of abdominal pain) may reflect pancreatitis, ischemic colitis, and intestinal obstruction. Numbness, tingling sensation, and pain in the extremities can be manifestations of peripheral neuropathy. Some patients may have the presentation of Leigh syndrome (i.e., subacute necrotizing encephalopathy). 

The gastrointestinal manifestations of primary hereditary delayed-onset hypolactasia, while uncomfortable, are not life threatening and can be completely eliminated by dietary manipulation. Is lactose intolerance a serious health issue or just a nuisance In certain circumstances, specifically at the extremes of life (infancy and old age) lactose maldigestion may have grave health consequences. 

An increased occurrence of anemia and an increased risk of developing vascular diseases and ischemic heart disease are mentioned in patients with analgesic nephropathy [71]. Gastrointestinal manifestations occur in more than half of analgesic abusers and... 

Riedel BD. Gastrointestinal manifestations of cystic fibrosis. Pediatr Ann 1997 26 235-241. 

Hallegua DS, Wallace DJ. Gastrointestinal manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2000 12 379-385. 

Because of its worldwide distribution and serious gastrointestinal manifestations, amebiasis is one of the most important parasitic diseases of humans. " "" The major causative organism in amebiasis is Entamoeba histolytica, which inhabits the colon and must be differentiated from the E. dispar, which is associated with an asymptomatic carrier state and is considered nonpathogenic. Although E. histolytica and E. dispar are indistinguishable morphologically, recent research... 

Fuller CE, Williams GT. Gastrointestinal manifestations of type 1 neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen s disease). Histopathol-ogy. 1991 19 1-11. 

Rhythm abnormalities include sinus tachycardia, sinus bradycardia, extrasystoles, atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, and fibrillation. Other cardiovascular effects include hypertension, hypotension, and noncardiogenic pulmonary edema. Gastrointestinal manifestations such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain arc the first to occur after OP exposure,... 

The gastrointestinal manifestations of hypercalcemia include abdominal discomfort as a result of peptic ulceration or pancreatitis, pancreatic calcification, vomiting, anorexia, constipation and weight loss. 

Malaria, Falciparum Malaria caused by Plasmodium falcipamm. This is the severest form of malaria and is associated with the highest levels of parasites in the blood. This disease is characterized by irregularly recurring febrile paroxysms that in extreme cases occur with acute cerebral, renal, or gastrointestinal manifestations. [NIH]... 

The gastrointestinal manifestations are seen throughout childhood, from infancy to adolescence. They result from abnormally viscous luminal secretions within hollow viscera and the ducts of solid organs. 

Agrons GA, Corse WR, Markowitz RI et al. (1996) Gastrointestinal manifestations of cystic fibrosis radiologic-pathologic correlation. Radiographics 16 871-893... 

The group was selected regardless of whether the neurological, hematological, or gastrointestinal manifestations were more prominent and of whether the patients had liver injury of varying degrees, from... 

Ultrasound-guided FNBs (Ledermann etal. 2001) have been performed mostly in suspected primary or metastatic neoplastic gastrointestinal lesions, also in those patients with HIV infection (Bhaduri et al. 1999) in which gastrointestinal manifestations (such as opportunistic infections or lymphoproliferative or neoplastic disease) occurs in about 50% of the patients, and endoscopic diagnosis is not possible due to the submucosal nature of the disease (Fig. 24.6). 

Drug overdose In a retrospective cohort study the presence of gastrointestinal manifestations after paracetamol poisoning predicted a risk of subsequent hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity [22 ]. 

Fishman SJ, Burrows PE, Leichtner AM, et al. (1998) Gastrointestinal manifestations of vascular anomalies in childhood varied etiologies require multiple therapeutic modalities. J Pediatr Surg 33 1163-1167... 

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