Falsely elevated anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies in patients with immunoproliferative small intestinal diseases: A case series.

Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease (IPSID) is an uncommon disease of the small intestine. There is a similarity in the clinical presentations of enteropathic diseases, including celiac disease, tropical sprue, IPSID, and Whipple's disease. A differentiation between them is based on the use of a highly specific serological test for celiac disease and specific histological characteristics.

Gastrointestinal tract involvement in patients with potential celiac disease beyond the small intestine: An early proof with IgA anti-tissue transglutaminase-2 antibody deposits.

Background: IgA anti-tissue transglutaminase-2 antibody (anti-TG2Ab) deposits in intestinal and extraintestinal organs have been used to link the respective pathological changes in these organs with celiac disease (CeD).

Aims: To know if parts of intestine other than the duodenum, such as esophagus, stomach, and colon, have any pathology related to potential CeD or have mucosal IgA anti-TG2 Ab deposits.

Settings And Design: A prospective case-control study conducted from April 2018 to December 2019.

Spectrum of height in patients with celiac disease.

Background: Growth retardation is an important feature of celiac disease (CeD) that can lead to the failure of attainment of potential adult height. There is lack of data on the spectrum of height in treatment-naïve patients with CeD, with normal expected height at one end and short stature at the other.

Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database at our center, including a total of 583 treatment-naïve patients with CeD: 419 adults (183 [43.

Clinical Utility of Transient Elastography in the Management of Patients with Budd-Chiari Syndrome Undergoing Endovascular Intervention.

Purpose: To quantify liver stiffness measurement (LSM) changes after endovascular intervention for Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) and evaluate whether LSM changes predict restenosis after endovascular intervention.

Materials And Methods: Patients with BCS who underwent endovascular intervention and had at least 2 LSM values available after the intervention were included. ΔLSM was the difference between LSMs estimated at the last and second last hospital visits.

Pan-Gastrointestinal Tract Mucosal Pathologies in Patients with Celiac Disease with the Demonstration of IgA Anti-Transglutaminase Mucosal Deposits: A Case-Control Study.

Background: While celiac disease (CeD) is considered to affect primarily the small intestine, pathological changes in other parts of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) are also known to occur. IgA anti-tissue transglutaminase-2 antibody (anti-TG2 Ab) deposits at the site of involvement is one of the methods to establish CeD-related tissue pathology.

Aims: To explore the utility of IgA anti-TG2 Ab deposits in pan-gastrointestinal mucosal biopsies as evidence of CeD-related pathologies.

Dental enamel defects and oral cavity manifestations in Asian patients with celiac disease.

Background: While the small intestine is the main site of disease, many other organs are affected by celiac disease (CeD). Dental enamel defects (DED) are common in patients with CeD, and these are one of the indicators of CeD, even when no other symptom of CeD is present. Data on dental and oral cavity manifestations in Asian patients with CeD are scanty.

Real-world re-treatment outcomes of direct-acting antiviral therapy failure in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) drugs are associated with high (>95%) sustained virological response at 12 weeks (SVR12) in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients. There is a paucity of data regarding the characteristics and re-treatment outcomes of DAA treatment failure patients. In a retrospective analysis of the prospectively collected database, we assessed the outcomes of re-treatment among patients with previous DAA failure.

Outcome of Conservative Therapy in Coronavirus disease-2019 Patients Presenting With Gastrointestinal Bleeding.

Background/objective: There is a paucity of data on the management of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in patients with Coronavirus disease -2019 (COVID-19) amid concerns about the risk of transmission during endoscopic procedures. We aimed to study the outcomes of conservative treatment for GI bleeding in patients with COVID-19.

Methods: In this retrospective analysis, 24 of 1342 (1.

FibroScan-aspartate aminotransferase score in an Asian cohort of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and its utility in predicting histological resolution with bariatric surgery.

Background And Aim: The FibroScan-aspartate aminotransferase (FAST) score was developed for identifying patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, who also have an elevated non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) activity score (NAS) ≥ 4 and significant fibrosis (F ≥ 2). We aimed to validate it in our NAFLD cohort and assess if it correlates with the histological changes after bariatric surgery.

Methods: Patients with NAFLD, including those undergoing bariatric surgery, were included.

Rare Interaction of Warfarin and Digoxin in a Case of Digoxin Toxicity.

Warfarin is known to interact with many drugs and can lead to serious consequences. We report a case of 52 years old female patient from Himachal Pradesh. During hospital stay patient developed coagulopathy in form of INR above 10 and bradycardia with ventricular rate on ECG with digoxin level of 3.

Neurobrucellosis: an often forgotten cause of chronic meningitis.

We report a 26-year-old man of neurobrucellosis who presented with intermittent fever and headache for 2 years, sensori-neural hearing loss with cerebellar ataxia. He responded well to a combination of antimicrobials with significant clinical improvement.