Impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus on mortality and recurrence of clostridioides difficile infection.

Background: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the leading cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea. The infection is associated with a high mortality rate and risk of recurrence. We assessed risk factors for death or recurrent CDI (CDI) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM).

Is it necessary to repeat the interferon gamma? Disseminated tuberculosis in a patient receiving anti-TNF alpha treatment.

Before starting a drug that suppresses immunity, it is of paramount importance to screen for hidden infections in patients with inflammatory diseases. Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a condition characterized by an immune response to M. tuberculosis antigens without clinical manifestations.

Median arcuate ligament syndrome: a rare cause of abdominal pain.

MALS, also called celiac artery compression syndrome, celiac axis syndrome, or Dunbar syndrome, is a rare entity caused by progressive stenosis of the celiac trunk secondary to extrinsic compression of the fibers of the median arcuate ligament. The prevalence is unknown, but it is estimated that it is a casual finding in up to a third of autopsies2,3, being more prevalent in women between 30 and 50 years of age4. Symptoms and signs include postprandial abdominal pain, exercise-induced pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss3.