Over 90% of the population are infected with varicella zoster virus (VZV) but only some develop shingles – caused when the virus reactivates from latency, and only some shingles patients…
Abstract Infectious mononucleosis is a self-limiting clinical syndrome caused by primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. EBV-associated gastritis, however, has rarely been documented. We report a case of a 17-year-old woman…
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease with complex interactions between genetic and environmental factors. We compared antibody levels to various infectious agents and of autoimmune-associated autoantibodies between…
Abstract The aetiology and pathogenesis of MS are unknown, but environmental agents, genetic susceptibility and stochastic events are likely to be involved. In order to evaluate the possibility that MS…