This is especially prevalent in children with a heavy burden of hookworm, ascariasis, or whipworm. Many people with intestinal worms get high counts of white blood cells called eosinophils ...

Recommendations are presented for the diagnosis and management of eosinophilic esophagitis. Evan S. Dellon, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, and ...

Viral croup often presents similarly to an upper respiratory infection, with 12-72 h of low-grade fever and coryza. Narrowing of the larynx leads to stridor, increased respiratory rate, respiratory ...

In contrast, eosinophil transendothelial migration was not inhibited by siRNA knockdown of HTR1A or HTR1B in eosinophils. Surprisingly, these HTRs were intracellular in endothelial cells and an ...

Methods and results: Mice were treated with chronic restraint stress. A double-labelling approach was taken to localise CRH expression in immune cells (including dendritic cells, mast cells, ...

They work through the list to rule in and rule out which diagnosis is the best fit. This process is called "differential diagnosis." They may order additional tests or imaging to pinpoint the best ...

Suggested treatments for eosinophilic esophagitis include proton pump inhibitors, topical steroids, empiric food elimination diet, biologics, endoscopic dilation. HealthDay News — In a clinical ...

The authors recommend that EoE is diagnosed based on the presence of symptoms of esophageal dysfunction and at least 15 eosinophils per high-power field on esophageal biopsy. A systematic ...

Dyspnea is the medical term for difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. It is a symptom of many conditions that affect the respiratory system. Shortness of breath can range from mild and ...

FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published in the January issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) occurs when white blood cells called eosinophils build up in the esophagus, the tube that moves food and liquids from the throat to the stomach. This buildup of ...