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Immunosuppressive therapies can affect the immune response to or safety of vaccination in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The appropriateness of vaccination should be assessed prior to the init...
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Noninvasive biomarkers of intestinal inflammation can reduce the number of endoscopies in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study aimed to prospectively investigate the usefulness of fecal c...
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Open AccessNovel pediatric granulomatosis with polyangiitis with a marked bloody pericardial effusion and bloody stool: a case report
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a syndrome of refractory vasculitis involving the upper respiratory tract, lungs, kidneys, and systemic small and medium-sized arteries that affects all age groups. No...
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Open AccessA novel segmental absence of intestinal musculature with small intestinal stenosis: a case report
Segmental absence of intestinal musculature (SAIM) is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction and perforation due to partial or complete defects in the intestinal muscularis propria in neonates and is occasiona...
