AbstractBackground: YKL-40 is secreted by macrophages and neutrophils. Serum YKL-40 is elevated in patients with diseases characterized by inflammation, tissue remodeling, and fibrosis. We tested the hypothesis that high serum YKL-40 levels can be used to id.....
AbstractGuillain-Barré syndrome in pediatrics. This paper reviews the current knowledge about Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). GBS is defined as an acute, areflexic, flaccid paralysis, which is classified into 4 subgroups: acute inflammatory demyelinating po.....
AbstractMiller Fisher syndrome (MFS) is an acute demyelinating disorder that is considered a cranial nerve variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). The pathophysiological process behind MFS is immune-mediated nerve damage but there is some debate with rega.....
AbstractDermatomyositis is an idiopathic connective tissue disease characterized by specific cutaneous findings and inflammatory lesions in the muscle biopsy. An association between dermatomyositis and malignancy, including breast, ovarian, lung, and colon c.....
AbstractThyroid orbitopathy is the most prevalent non-thyroid symptom in Graves syndrome. It has a high incidence, especially affecting young women. There is a clear causal relationship between smoking status and the onset, evolution and response to the diff.....
AbstractObjectives: Several biologics therapy reportedly regress gastric amyloid deposition in AA amyloidosis patients, but it is uncertain whether they can also regress renal amyloid deposition. We carried out serial renal biopsy to clarify the regression o.....