Gastroesophageal Reflux and Other Causes of Esophageal Inflammation Colin D. Rudolph GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is the spontaneous passage of gastric contents into the esophagus. It is…
Leukoencephalopathies Mark P. Gorman Leukoencephalopathies comprise a clinical and radiographic heterogeneous group of disorders. All these disorders share the common features of neurologic dysfunction and preferential involvement of…
Tools for Diagnosis and Management of Respiratory Disease Beverley Newman and Geoffrey Kurland Viewing the pediatric chest and lungs, whether by radiographic or bronchoscopic means, is often central…
Sexually Transmitted Infections Loris Y. Hwang, Anna-Barbara Moscicki, and Mary-Ann Shafer Currently, substantial numbers of adolescents engage in sexual intercourse: 34% have experienced their sexual debut by ninth…
Cystic Diseases of the Kidney Friedhelm Hildebrandt Virtually all renal cystic illnesses are monogenic diseases (Table 470-1). A recent unifying theory of their pathophysiology suggests that all gene…
Buruli Ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection) Wayne M. Meyers, Françoise Portaels, and Douglas S. Walsh Mycobacterium ulcerans causes indolent, necrotizing cutaneous lesions known as Buruli ulcers.1M ulcerans infections present…
Acute Renal Failure Prasad Devarajan Acute renal failure (ARF) is classically defined as a rapid decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR), leading to accumulation of nitrogenous wastes such…
Aspiration Syndromes Cori L. Daines Pulmonary aspiration is defined as the passage of foreign material or fluid into the lungs during inspiration. Pathologic aspiration events can be divided…
Disorders of Galactose and Fructose Metabolism and Gluconeogenesis Priya S. Kishnani and Yuan-Tsong Chen DISORDERS OF GALACTOSE Galactosemia denotes the elevated level of galactose in the blood and…
