Pediatrics
Commentary
Counterphobia and Poor Sun Protection Practices in First-Degree Relatives of Melanoma Patients
It is widely accepted that there are several factors that may independently elevate an individual's risk for melanoma, such as a history of...
News
Polyarteritis nodosa gene discovery raises new possibilities for field
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Eosinophilic esophagitis may follow outgrown food allergy
News
CDC sounds alarm on hospital antibiotic use
Conference Coverage
Asthma more common in eosinophilic esophagitis than previously thought
Major finding: Airway hyperresponsiveness was present in 33% of children with EoE, compared with only 10.8% of healthy controls (P= .04).
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Foods can still trigger eosinophilic esophagitis after allergy outgrown
Major finding: Seventeen of 425 children with eosinophilic esophagitis caused by a specific food redeveloped the condition after outgrowing an...
Conference Coverage
Omalizumab reduces epinephrine need during oral immunotherapy
Major finding: During escalation and maintenance cows’ milk OIT, just 1 of 28 patients on adjunctive omalizumab needed epinephrine rescue, versus...