ABSTRACT
The demonstration of the association of H, pylori with gastritis and peptic ulcer has been of increasing interest to gastroenterologists, microbiologists, and histopathologists. In this study, the presence of H, pylori in the gastric mucosa of children was investigated by culture, preformed urease test, and carbolfuchsin staining of biopsy smears. The organism was detected in 44,9% of the children studied, and found to be distributed equaly on the antral and fundic mucosa. Compared to culture, the urease test and carbolfuchsin staining proved to be of higher sensitivity and specificity in detecting H, pylori
Subject(s)
Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Humans , Male , Female , Helicobacter Infections/diagnosis , Helicobacter pylori/isolation & purification , Gastric Mucosa/microbiology , Gastritis/etiology , Helicobacter Infections/complications , Peptic Ulcer/etiologyABSTRACT
1. Study of six patients with chronic calcifying pancreatitis (CCP) occurring over a 10 year period, representing an incidence rate of approximately 1:1,000 of the impatients in the children's ward of a general hospital in central Brazil, is reported. 2. Major clinical manifestations as well as therapeutic management are described. 3. The possible relationship between CCP and primary protein-calorie malnutrition is discussed and the importance of a CCP diagnosis when dealing malnourished children who do not respond satisfactorily to common therapy is emphasized