Glycogen storage disease type 2, Pompe disease, is a progressive muscle disorder with a wide range of phenotypic presentations, caused by an inherited deficiency of the enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase.
Interestingly, in the Peruvian Andes, a similar clinical presentation is caused by L. peruviana [ 34].
According to Basañes' presentation, diarrhea caused by infections transmitted from hand to mouth is the second cause of child mortality on the continent, after respiratory diseases.
Figure 5 shows the predicted QALY gain for a two-way sensitivity analyses which varied the duration and magnitude of the increase in presentation rates caused by the campaign.
Further, they reported that many ni-Vanuatu TB patients have advanced disease at hospital presentation, perhaps caused by of a delay in TB diagnosis involving traditional medicine and care.
Approximately 40% of combined respiratory chain deficiency related to mitochondrial DNA depletion, affecting mostly young children with variable clinical presentation, is caused by autosomal recessive mutations in ≥9 nuclear genes (DGUOK, MPV17, POLG, TYMP, TK2, SUCLA2, SUCLG1, RRM2B, PEO1) influencing mitochondrial DNA replication and maintenance (Spinazzola et al., 2009).
Once a substantial percentage of ILI presentations are caused by the pandemic strain, identification of cases for treatment on syndromic grounds alone results in a greater potential impact than a laboratory-dependent strategy.
However, once a substantial percentage of ILI presentations are caused by the pandemic strain, identification of cases (and contacts) to be treated on syndromic grounds alone results in a more streamlined response that has greater potential to be effective than a laboratory-dependent strategy.
Generally, these clinical presentations are caused by Leishmania donovani complex species, commonly L. infantum [ 4].
