In the fifth edition of the Maastricht Consensus Conference, quadruple regimens for primary treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection such as concomitant or bismuth quadruple therapy have been recommended in areas of high clarithromycin resistance. In addition, the Maastricht Consensus V highlighted the importance of population- and individual-based susceptibility tests to detect possible antibiotic resistance in patients with a history of intake of any of the key antibiotics, even if the population has a low resistance rate.
Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Bismuth ; Clarithromycin ; Consensus* ; Drug Resistance, Microbial ; Europe* ; Helicobacter pylori* ; Helicobacter* ; Humans

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Amoxicillin/therapeutic use ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/*therapeutic use ; Clarithromycin/therapeutic use ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Helicobacter Infections/complications/*drug therapy ; *Helicobacter pylori ; Humans ; Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/complications ; Peptic Ulcer/complications ; Proton Pump Inhibitors/therapeutic use ; Republic of Korea ; Stomach Neoplasms/complications

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Helicobacter pylori* ; Helicobacter*

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Albendazole/therapeutic use ; Animals ; Antiprotozoal Agents/therapeutic use ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Eosinophilia/*diagnosis ; Humans ; Liver Abscess/*diagnosis/parasitology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Toxocara canis/*isolation & purification ; Toxocariasis/*diagnosis/drug therapy/parasitology

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Lymphadenitis*

Polyarteritis nodosa(PAN), a systemic vasculitis involving multiple organs including the nervous system, requires a long-term glucocorticoid therapy. Deflazacort is a synthetic glucocorticoid, which has been claimed to have less side effects, but its use for vasculitis has never been reported in the literature. We report a case of polyarteritis nodosa presenting with mononeuritis multiplex causing a left foot drop, which was successfully treated with deflazacort.
Foot ; Mononeuropathies ; Nervous System ; Polyarteritis Nodosa* ; Systemic Vasculitis ; Vasculitis

Duodenal intramural hematoma is mostly caused by blunt abdominal trauma. It is also less commonly reported as a complication of anticoagulation therapy or as a blood dyscrasia, and as a complication of diagnostic/ therapeutic endoscopy. The presentation of these patients is abdominal pain, vomiting, fever and hematochezia, and this is rarely accompanied with intestinal obstruction, severe pancreatitis and acute peritonitis as its complications. The diagnosis is made clear by performing abdominal ultrasonography and abdominal computed tomography. We reported here on one case of intramural duodenal hematoma and hemoperitoneum after performing endoscopic hemostasis in a chronic renal failure patient who was on maintenance hemodialysis.
Abdominal Pain ; Diagnosis ; Duodenum ; Endoscopy* ; Fever ; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage ; Hematoma* ; Hemoperitoneum* ; Hemostasis, Endoscopic ; Humans ; Intestinal Obstruction ; Kidney Failure, Chronic* ; Pancreatitis ; Peritonitis ; Renal Dialysis ; Ultrasonography ; Vomiting

The pathogenesis, incidence, complication rates, response to acid suppression and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication therapy in peptic ulcer associated with chronic disease such as liver cirrhosis, chronic renal failure, diabetes mellitus, and critically ill conditions are different from those with general population, so that the management strategies also should be differentiated. The eradication of H. pylori are not so effective for preventing recurrence of peptic ulcer in liver cirrhosis patients as shown in general population, and conservative managements such as preventing deterioration of hepatic function and decrease in portal pressure are mandatory to reduce the risk of ulcer recurrence. The standard triple therapy for H. pylori eradication are as effective in chronic renal failure patients as in normal population, but the frequency of side effects of amoxicillin is higher in the patients not receiving dialysis therapy. Delay in eradication therapy until beginning of dialysis therapy or modification of eradication regimen should be considered in such cases. High prevalence of asymptomatic peptic ulcers and increased mortality in complicated peptic ulcer disease warrant regular endoscopic surveillance in diabetic patients, especially with angiopathy. The prolongation of duration of eradication therapy also should be considered in diabetic patients with angiopathic complication because of lower eradication rate with standard triple regimens as compared to normal population. Prophylactic acid suppressive therapy is highly recommended in critically ill patients with multiple risk factors. Herein, we propose evidence-based treatment guidelines for the management of peptic ulcer disease in special conditions based on literature review and experts opinion.
Amoxicillin/therapeutic use ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Critical Illness ; Diabetes Mellitus/diagnosis/drug therapy ; Helicobacter Infections/diagnosis/drug therapy ; Helicobacter pylori ; Humans ; Kidney Failure, Chronic/diagnosis/therapy ; Liver Cirrhosis/diagnosis/therapy ; Peptic Ulcer/*therapy ; Risk Factors

BACKGROUND/AIMS: In head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, second primary gastrointestinal tumors are not uncommon. However, it is unclear whether a screening endoscopy is needed for detecting gastrointestinal neoplasm in patients with head and neck cancer. Therefore, we analyzed the prevalence and independent risk factors for second primary gastrointestinal neoplasm in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. METHODS: A consecutive series of 328 patients with primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma that underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy or colonoscopy were included using our registry. An age- and sex-matched group of 328 control subjects was enrolled. We assessed risk factors of synchronous gastrointestinal cancer. RESULTS: The prevalence of esophageal cancer with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma was significantly higher than that of the control group (1.5% vs. 0.0%, p=0.011). An age of 54 years or more (OR, 1.033; 95% CI, 1.008-1.059; p=0.009) and male gender (OR, 4.974; 95% CI, 1.648-15.013; p=0.004) were risk factors for concomitant colorectal cancer or adenomas in the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients. CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative colonoscopy can be recommended for detecting synchronous second primary colorectal lesions in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients with male sex regardless of age, and esophagogastroduodenoscopy is necessary in all head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients for detecting esophageal cancer.
Adenoma ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Colonoscopy ; Colorectal Neoplasms ; Diagnosis ; Endoscopy ; Endoscopy, Digestive System ; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal* ; Esophageal Neoplasms ; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms ; Head and Neck Neoplasms* ; Head* ; Humans ; Male ; Mass Screening ; Neck ; Neoplasms, Second Primary* ; Prevalence ; Risk Factors