Food hypersensitivity in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: the diagnostic role of fecal assays.

Rare Candida albicans overgrowth in an immunosuppressed patient: case report of a malignant tumor-like gastric lesion.

Lichen sclerosus and atrophicus: report of a case of female patient affected with recurrent cystitis.

Bisphosphonate-associated femoral fracture: implication for management

Studies carried out on individuals being treated long term with bisphosphonates have provoked considerable interest and perplexity about the effect that these drugs have on bone turnover in the long run. In fact the experiences reported by numerous researchers tend to highlight how treatment with high doses of bisphosphonates over many years, of individuals with osteoporosis complicated by or secondary to neoplastic pathologies, causes a suppression of bone turnover that over time predisposes the bone to the accumulation of micro damage that can then result in complicated fractures, as in the case described here.

Lichen sclerosus as a cause of recurrent cystitis: case report and review of the literatury.

Improving diagnostic accuracy in Celiac Disease diagnosis: anti-endomysium antibody assay in colture medium of duodenal biopsies.

Vitamin B12 deficiency with multiple sclerosis-like neurological clinical framework.

Malignant tumor-like gastric lesion by Candida albicans.

Prevalence of antibodies anti-bartonella henselae in western Sicily: children, blood donors, cats

Isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection: a case report

Improving diagnostic accuracy in celiac disease diagnosis: antiendomysium antibody assay in the culture medium of duodenal biopsies.

A comparison between two different in vitro basophil activation tests for gluten and cow 's milk protein sensitivity in irritable bowel syndrome-like patients.

Intolleranza al glutine non celiaca: i risultati di uno studio italiano in doppio cieco.

Reduction of mineral bone density i n patients with non-celiac wheat- and multiple food sensitivity.

Risk of low bone mineral density and low body mass index in patients with non-celiac wheat-sensitivity: a prospective observation study.

Background Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) or ‘wheat sensitivity’ (NCWS) is included in the spectrum of gluten-related disorders. No data are available on the prevalence of low bone mass density (BMD) in NCWS. Our study aims to evaluate the prevalence of low BMD in NCWS patients and search for correlations with other clinical characteristics. Methods This prospective observation study included 75 NCWS patients (63 women; median age 36 years) with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-like symptoms, 65 IBS and 50 celiac controls. Patients were recruited at two Internal Medicine Departments. Elimination diet and double-blind placebo controlled (DBPC) wheat challenge proved the NCWS diagnosis. A…

GERD in the elderly: an endoscopic experience.

GERD in the elderly: an endoscopic experience.

Analyzing medical issues related to the elderly patients, particularly in the gastroenterological sphere, Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) seems to be a disease that reaches an important role in terms of diagnosis and therapy, as well as adversely affect the quality of life of these “frail” patients. Comorbidities that affect these patients often lead to reduce the importance of this disease, which in fact, not infrequently, it is difficult to identify because of mild symptom picture compared to younger patients. Is important to remember that GERD, although in most cases provokes only vague dyspeptic symptoms, can also lead to serious complications, such as bleeding especially in pat…

Autoimmune liver disease in a sicilian woman.

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic liver disease characterized by clinical features analogue to viral and non-autoimmune liver disorders, but with distinct sero-autoimmunologic properties. The disease results from a network of complex interactions involving genetic predisposition, triggering factors, autoantigens and immunoregulatory system. Diagnosis of AIH relies on positive autoantibodies determination and on liver core biopsy histological appearance. Corticosteroid and immunosuppressive drugs are generally useful in the treatment of disease. However, when inflammation cannot be controlled, progression from chronic hepatitis to cirrhosis is often observed and hepatocellular carcinom…

Gastroesophageal reflux disease in the elderly: an update.

Food hypersensitivity-associated irritable bowel syndrome: may fecal assays improve diagnosis?

Ass’s milk in allergy to cow’s milk protein: a review.