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Acute Appendicitis Immunology
Reports from Center for Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine describe recent advances in acute appendicitis immunology
March 23rd, 2008
New research, 'High prevalence of an active cytomegalovirus infection in the appendix of immunocompetent patients with acute appendicitis,' is the subject of a report. "Appendicitis is a very common surgical diagnosis with unclear pathology. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) can modulate our immune system and has been associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and various other inflammatory diseases," scientists in Stockholm, Sweden report. "We investigated the association between HCMV and acute appendicitis in 14 immunocompetent patients. Tissue sections from 10 AIDS patients with verified HCMV infection were used as positive controls, and uninflamed intestinal tissue...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-03-23)
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