ESOPHAGEAL GRANULAR CELL TUMOR AND EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS: TWO INTERESTING ENTITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE SAME PATIENT

Esophageal Granular Cell Tumor and Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Two Interesting Entities Identified in the Same Patient

We illustrate the case of a 41-year-old male with allergic manifestations since caruso milk thistle childhood.He sought medical attention for intermittent, progressive dysphagia from which he had been suffering for a number of years, having felt the sensation of a retrosternal lump and a self-limited obstruction to the passage of food.Endoscopy det

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Numerical Investigation of Hydrodynamic Characteristics of a Rim-Driven Thruster Coupled with an Underwater Vehicle

In this paper, the hydrodynamic characteristics of a rim-driven thruster (RDT) behind the hull of an underwater vehicle are investigated.The studied whelen arges spotlight underwater vehicle is the benchmark DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) suboff model, with and without full appendages.In order to verify and validate the numerical

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Heterologous production of the adhesin LIC13411 from pathogenic Leptospira facilitates binding of non-pathogenic Leptospira in vitro and in vivo

Leptospirosis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.Disease severity ranges from asymptomatic colonization to widespread hemorrhage and multiorgan dysfunction.The causative agents, Leptospira spp., are zoonotic Gram-negative spirochetes.One important step in pathogenesis is binding of bacterial adhesins to host components.Previ

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