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Hepatol Res
November 2024
The Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Ichikawa, Japan.
Aim: Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) is a complication after Fontan surgery, and a common cause of liver tumors and cirrhosis. However, no diagnostic criteria for FALD have been established, leading to an underestimation of its prevalence.
Methods: We conducted a national survey to elucidate the characteristics of FALD by collecting data from high-volume centers managing patients who had undergone the Fontan surgery in Japan.
Infect Drug Resist
July 2024
Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis, The Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Tuberculosis(TB) is a serious infection that affects transplant recipients, particularly in high TB burden countries. Clinical presentation of these patients is atypical, and the care and management are frequently tricky as multi-drug interaction and intolerable adverse effects. Contezolid, a novel oxazolidinone antibacterial agent, had been demonstrated to be effective for TB in vitro and had been shown in some clinical cases with a more favorable safety profile than linezolid, the first-generation oxazolidinone, which had a commonly seen myelosuppression and neuropathy.
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May 2024
College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, SAU.
() infections typically present with fever and gastrointestinal symptoms. This case report on enteritis documents atypical clinical, radiological, and endoscopic findings raising diagnostic challenges. A 31-year-old male in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) presented with severe abdominal pain, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and no fever.
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