Is sterile pyuria another minor diagnostic criterion in urinary tuberculosis?

SummaryTracer quantities of colloidal 198Au were used to estimate the hepatic blood flow in normal children and in children with active or progressive chronic hepatitis and also to obtain scintigrams of the liver.In active chronic hepatitis a significant decrease in HBF values was observed, suggesting that the method may be used as a diagnostic criterion which is superior to hepatic scintigraphy.In progressive chronic hepatitis HBF values even lower than those in active hepatitis were observed. Together with more characteristic clinical findings and abnormal results of biochemical function tests, they underline the value of the method in estimating the severity and the evolution of the disease.

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A New Diagnostic Criterion with Gadoxetic Acid-Enhanced MR Imaging May Improve the Diagnostic Performance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3449355 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Yi Wei ◽

Zheng Ye ◽

Yuan Yuan ◽

Zixing Huang ◽

Xiaocheng Wei ◽

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Keyword(s):

Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽

Mr Imaging ◽

Diagnostic Performance ◽

Gadoxetic Acid ◽

Diagnostic Criterion

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Isopotential points in square-wave voltammetry of reversible electrode reactions

Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications ◽

10.1135/cccc2009068 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 74 (10) ◽

pp. 1489-1501 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Marina Zelić ◽

Milivoj Lovrić

Keyword(s):

Square Wave Voltammetry ◽

Electrode Reaction ◽

Time Model ◽

Model Calculations ◽

Square Wave ◽

Electrode Reactions ◽

Wave Voltammetry ◽

Electron Transfer Processes ◽

Diagnostic Criterion ◽

First Time

Isopotential points in square-wave voltammetry are described for the first time. Model calculations and real measurements (performed with UO22+ and Eu3+ in perchlorate and bromide solutions, respectively) indicate that such an intersection could be observed when backward components of the net response, resulting from an increase in frequency or reactant concentration, are presented together. The electrode reaction should be fully reversible because quasireversible or slower electron transfer processes give the isopoints only at increasing reactant concentrations but not at increasing square-wave frequencies. The effect could be used as an additional diagnostic criterion for recognition of reversible electrode reactions where products remain dissolved in the electrolyte solution.

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GENITO-URINARY TUBERCULOSIS AND THE MINISTRY OF PENSIONS

BMJ ◽

10.1136/bmj.1.3711.350-a ◽

1932 ◽

Vol 1 (3711) ◽

pp. 350-350

Author(s):

E. F. Buzzard

Keyword(s):

Urinary Tuberculosis

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CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC CRITERION FOR DRY EYES: A COMPARISON OF SIGNS BETWEEN SJOGRENʼS SYNDROME, DRY EYE SUBJECTS AND NORMAL CONTROLS.

Optometry and Vision Science ◽

10.1097/00006324-200212001-00486 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 79 (Supplement) ◽

pp. 255 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Robin Chalmers ◽

Carolyn Begley

Keyword(s):

Dry Eye ◽

Dry Eyes ◽

Clinical Diagnostic ◽

Clinical Diagnostic Criterion ◽

Diagnostic Criterion ◽

Normal Controls

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The Differential Diagnosis of Sterile Pyuria in Pediatric Patients: A Review

Global Pediatric Health ◽

10.1177/2333794x21993712 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 2333794X2199371

Author(s):

Donald W. Bendig

Keyword(s):

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Pediatric Patients ◽

Systemic Disease ◽

Common Finding ◽

Extensive Literature ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Persistent Symptoms ◽

Sterile Pyuria ◽

Extensive Literature Search ◽

Definition Of

Sterile pyuria is a common finding in pediatric patients. Literature describing the diagnoses as well as clinical characteristics of children with sterile pyuria is lacking. This review was performed to establish an evidence-based approach to the differential diagnosis by way of an extensive literature search. The definition of pyuria is inconsistent. The various causes of pediatric sterile pyuria identified were classified as either Infectious or Non-Infectious. Sub-categories of Infectious causes include: Viral Infection, Bacterial Infection, Other Infections (tuberculosis, fungal, parasitic), Sexually Transmitted Infections, Recent Antibiotic Therapy. Non-Infectious causes include: Systemic Disease, Renal Disease, Drug Related, Inflammation adjacent to Genitourinary Tract. Clinicians that encounter pediatric patients with sterile pyuria and persistent symptoms should consider the substantial differential diagnosis described in this study.

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Imaging of endometrial osseous metaplasia—an uncommon but treatable cause of infertility

Middle East Fertility Society Journal ◽

10.1186/s43043-020-00045-0 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Abdul Haseeb Wani ◽

Arshed Hussain Parry ◽

Imza Feroz ◽

Majid Jehangir ◽

Masarat Rashid

Keyword(s):

Inflammatory Cells ◽

Osseous Metaplasia ◽

Dystrophic Calcification ◽

Non Invasive ◽

Dilatation And Curettage ◽

Clinical Scenarios ◽

Uncommon Condition ◽

Urinary Tuberculosis ◽

Hypointense Signal ◽

Metaplastic Ossification

Abstract Background Endometrial osseous metaplasia (EOM) is an uncommon condition characterised by metaplastic transformation of endometrial tissue into osteoblasts (mature or immature bone in the endometrium). Etiopathogenesis of EOM is explained by multiple putative mechanisms like dystrophic calcification, metaplastic ossification, retained foetal bones after abortions and genito-urinary tuberculosis. EOM has varied clinical presentation ranging from patient being asymptomatic to secondary infertility. Although hysteroscopy is the gold standard for its diagnosis and treatment, non-invasive imaging comprising chiefly of ultrasonography (USG) is increasingly becoming the mainstay of diagnosis. We aim to present the imaging findings in EOM to acquaint radiologists and gynaecologists with this condition to avert misdiagnosis of this uncommon yet treatable cause of infertility. Results Mean age of patients was 31.4 ± 5.4 (S.D) years. USG revealed linear or tubular densely echogenic endometrium with posterior acoustic shadowing in all the 14 patients. MRI in 3 patients revealed diffuse or patchy areas of T1W and T2W hypointense signal intensity with unilateral (n = 2) and bilateral (n = 1) ovarian cysts. One patient who underwent CT scan revealed dense endometrial calcification. Histopathologic examination (HPE) revealed lamellar (n = 6) or trabecular (n = 4) bone within endometrium (EOM) and inflammatory cells with calcification in four patients (calcific endometritis). Twelve patients conceived after dilatation and curettage within 15 months. Conclusion Familiarity with the imaging appearances of EOM is indispensable to clinch this diagnosis and avert misdiagnosis of this rare but potentially treatable cause of infertility. USG is usually sufficient for diagnosis. MRI and CT are only supplementary tools in difficult clinical scenarios.

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