Publications by authors named "C A Chihaia"
Background: Oral and poster presentations at annual national meetings of the Romanian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (RSGH) provide a forum for education, communication and discussion of new research. However, for the wide-spread dissemination of the new research work, each presentation should be subsequently published as a full-text article in peer-reviewed, indexed journals.
Aim: to evaluate the publication rate of full-text articles in peer-reviewed journals after being first presented as abstracts at two consecutive RSGH annual meetings.
Article Synopsis
- Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic condition characterized by esophageal dysfunction linked to an immune response, increasingly common in Western countries, often alongside gastroesophageal reflux disease.
- A case study of an elderly male reveals that solid food dysphagia is the primary symptom, with endoscopic findings supporting an EoE diagnosis confirmed by histological analysis showing high eosinophil counts.
- The patient responded well to an 8-week treatment with topical steroids and remained symptom-free at an 8-month follow-up, highlighting that EoE can affect older individuals and should be considered in elderly patients with dysphagia.
Article Synopsis
- There has been a significant worldwide rise in Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), particularly among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which can complicate diagnosis during IBD flare-ups.
- Routine screening for CDI during IBD flares is important, as its symptoms often mimic IBD, and the standard test for diagnosis, enzyme immunoassay for toxins A and B, has low sensitivity.
- Prompt diagnosis and treatment (using metronidazole or vancomycin) of CDI are crucial, as it negatively impacts IBD outcomes, increases the need for surgery, raises mortality rates, and adds to healthcare costs.