Current overview of extrinsic and intrinsic factors in etiology and progression of inflammatory bowel diseases.

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic, relapsing disorders affecting gastrointestinal (GI) tract and associated with intestinal mucosa damage and inflammation. The principal therapeutic goals in IBD include control of the intestinal inflammation and treatment of the major symptoms, mainly abdominal pain and diarrhea. Current therapeutic strategies for IBD rely on the use of non-specific anti-inflammatory agents and immunosuppressive drugs (e.

[Budd-Chiari syndrome in 16 year old girl with essential thrombocytosis].

Vein thrombosis is a rare disorder diagnosed in childhood. The principal causes of this illness are inborn thrombophilias, essential thrombocytosis, neoplasms, autoimmunologic diseases and pathologic reaction to certain drugs. Budd-Chiari syndrome, a hepatic vein occlusion is an atypical manifestation of vein thrombosis.