We present a 14-day-old premature born girl with a temperature of 37.8°C and a swelling and redness of the right parotid gland. Laboratory tests revealed a CRP of 79 mg/l and ultrasound examination confirmed a parotitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To evaluate computed tomography (CT) findings, useful to suggest the presence of refractory celiac disease (RCD) and enteropathy associated T cell lymphoma (EATL).
Methods: Coeliac disease (CD) patients were divided into two groups. Group I: uncomplicated CD (n = 14) and RCD type I (n = 10).
Unlabelled: Refractory celiac disease (RCD) can evolve into enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL). 18F-FDG PET has been reported to discriminate between RCD and EATL. Because prospective data are lacking, we designed a prospective study to evaluate the potential of 18F-FDG PET for detection of EATL in patients with RCD and compared the results with those obtained using abdominal CT in a referral center.
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