PART 14: Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System SECTION 1 DISORDERS OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT 344 Approach to the Patient with Gastrointestinal Disease William L. Hasler, Chung Owyang ANATOMIC CONSIDERATIONS…
Molecular Defects More than 90% of patients clinically classified as having MFS by the “Ghent criteria” have a mutation in the gene for fibrillin-1 (FBN1). Mutations in the same gene are…
Molecular Defects More than 90% of patients clinically classified as having MFS by the “Ghent criteria” have a mutation in the gene for fibrillin-1 (FBN1). Mutations in the same gene are…
236 Histoplasmosis Chadi A. Hage, L. Joseph Wheat ETIOLOGY Histoplasma capsulatum, a thermal dimorphic fungus, is the etiologic agent of histoplasmosis. In most endemic areas, H. capsulatum var. capsulatum is…
247 Amebiasis and Infection with Free-Living Amebas Rosa M. Andrade, Sharon L. Reed AMEBIASIS DEFINITION Amebiasis is an infection with the intestinal protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. About 90% of infections are…
It is now appreciated that genotypes of T. gondii prevalent in South America may be more virulent than those typically seen in North America or Europe. These genotypes may be…
247 Amebiasis and Infection with Free-Living Amebas Rosa M. Andrade, Sharon L. Reed AMEBIASIS DEFINITION Amebiasis is an infection with the intestinal protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. About 90% of infections are…
It is now appreciated that genotypes of T. gondii prevalent in South America may be more virulent than those typically seen in North America or Europe. These genotypes may be…
It is now appreciated that genotypes of T. gondii prevalent in South America may be more virulent than those typically seen in North America or Europe. These genotypes may be…
