Turk J Gastroenterol
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Turk J Gastroenterol · Dec 2014
Case ReportsA very rare cause of acute pancreatitis: Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy.
Pancreatitis is among rare diseases in pediatrics clinics. It is usually presented with a sign of underlying systemic disease. ⋯ Acromegaloid features, cardiomyopathy and mental retardation can also be present. We describe a 7-year-old Turkish boy with these clinical features of BSCL and presented with acute pancreatitis.
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Turk J Gastroenterol · Dec 2014
Relation between serum quantitative HBsAg, ALT and HBV DNA levels in HBeAg negative chronic HBV infection.
In this study, we aimed to investigate whether quantitative HBsAg and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels correlated with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) DNA levels in patients with HBeAg negative chronic HBV infection. ⋯ It has been concluded that quantitative measurements of HBsAg could be used to differentiate between IC and AC patients.