Immunology
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Urticaria and edema in a 2-year-old boy
The absence of blisters, the presence of mild systemic symptoms, and the patient’s age guided the diagnosis.
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No link between childhood vaccinations and allergies or asthma
A meta-analysis by Australian researchers found no link between childhood vaccinations and an increase in allergies and...
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Corticosteroid bursts may increase risk of sepsis, GI bleeding in children
Clinicians should save these treatments for when they are needed, doctors suggest.
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Azithromycin prevents airway complications of antibody deficiency
MADRID – Low-dose azithromycin reduces airway complications in patients with primary antibody deficiencies.
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IPD in children may be a signal of immunodeficiency
Children with invasive pneumococcal disease may have a higher likelihood of underlying primary immunodeficiencies.
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Recombinant vaccine cut herpes zoster rate in immunocompromised patients
In a randomized clinical trial of 1,846 adults who had undergone autologous HSCT, herpes zoster cases were seen in 49 and 136 individuals in the...
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Benlysta approved for children with SLE
This approval marks the first medicine in the United States meant to treat systemic lupus erythematous in children.
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Childhood-onset SLE rate doubles in children born in winter
SAN FRANCISCO – Gene-environment interaction appears likely.
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Young lupus patients need more than medications
SAN FRANCISCO – Pilot studies demonstrate potential of web-based education and brief CBT to boost QOL and treatment adherence.
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Ligelizumab maintains urticaria control for up to 1 year
WASHINGTON – The open-label extension trial found a good maintenance of effect in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria that is...