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- GI Topics:
  Drug induced esophagitis usually resolves readily when causative agents are discontinued
  8 March, 2010: The most important clinical step in the management of drug-induced esophagitis is to make the right diagnosis, according to a summary of published studies.
  In most cases, injury resolves within a few days without intervention. Usually the diagnosis can be made by history alone. However, there is a small but clinically significant risk of persistent esophagitis and stricture formation when damage caused by an agent such as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug is exacerbated by concomitant gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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- Patient Cases
  A rare case of duodenal pseudomelanosis
  2 March, 2010: Mucosal pigmentation is rarely seen in the upper GI tract, but is well known in the colon and rectum. The diffuse dark mucosal stain of melanosis coli is a late manifestation of many years use of purgatives.
  Here is presented a rare case characterized endoscopically by dark specks in the small bowel mucosa, seen in the duodenum and further down into the jejunum.
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Latest News
- Mar 10, 2010 : Acidic perfusion provokes DIS without heartburn in healthy individuals
  
  Researchers have found that, although weakly acidic solutions can provoke dilated intercellular spaces in healthy individuals after esophageal perfusion, most of these individuals do not experience heartburn or pain, suggesting that non-erosive reflux disease patients have other critical factors underlying their symptoms.
- Mar 8, 2010 : IBD inpatients at increased risk for MRSA infection
  
  Hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at increased risk for contracting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection compared with non-IBD gastrointestinal and general inpatients, show Canadian researchers.
- Mar 5, 2010 : New celiac disease-specific quality of life questionnaire developed
  
  Researchers have developed a new instrument specifically for measuring quality of life in patients with celiac disease.
- Mar 3, 2010 : Acidic perfusion provokes DIS without heartburn in healthy individuals
  
  Researchers have found that, although weakly acidic solutions can provoke dilated intercellular spaces in healthy individuals after esophageal perfusion, most of these individuals do not experience heartburn or pain, suggesting that non-erosive reflux disease patients have other critical factors underlying their symptoms.
- Mar 1, 2010 : IBD inpatients at increased risk for MRSA infection
  
  Hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at increased risk for contracting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection compared with non-IBD gastrointestinal and general inpatients, show Canadian researchers.
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