FOOD INTOLERANCE IN PATIENTS WITH FUNCTIONAL ABDOMINAL PAIN: EVALUATION THROUGH ENDOSCOPIC CONFOCAL LASER ENDOMICROSCOPY

Food intolerance in patients with functional abdominal pain: Evaluation through endoscopic confocal laser endomicroscopy

Background and study aims Gastrointestinal symptoms assumed to be caused by food intolerance are reported frequently in the general population.There is a significant difference between self-reported and objective proven food intolerance, as shown by placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized trials.This discrepancy may be overcome by endoscopic c

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A case of Ustilago spp. infection identified by whole genome sequencing in a pediatric patient undergoing open-chest extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Objectives: Patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are susceptible to fungal infections, also from rare or emerging pathogens.We present a case of a 3-year-old male patient hospitalized for respiratory failure and subjected to open-chest ECMO support, with a fungal infection from a pathogen not identifiable by standard metho

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