Pulmonology
From the Journals
Measles causes B-cell changes, leading to ‘immune amnesia’
This leads to an increase of secondary infections after a bout of measles.
Conference Coverage
Brain abscess with lung infection? Think Nocardia
ST. LOUIS – Patients don’t have to be immunosuppressed.
News from the FDA/CDC
Vaping-linked lung injury cases near 1,900
Thirty-seven deaths from vaping-associated lung injuries have been reported in 24 states and the District of Columbia.
Conference Coverage
Flu vaccine cuts infection severity in kids and adults
Recent U.S. data compiled by the CDC documented that children and adults who received influenza vaccines had fewer severe infections.
Conference Coverage
Thromboembolic events more likely among CIDP patients with CVAD
AUSTIN, TEX. – Although the study matched patients by demographic factors, researchers did not adjust the analysis for risk factors or confounders...
News from the FDA/CDC
THC use reported in majority of vaping-related illnesses
“THC-containing products are playing an important role in this outbreak [but] no single compound or ingredient has emerged as the cause.”
News from the FDA/CDC
ICD-10 codes for EVALI released
The coding guidance is consistent with current clinical knowledge about e-cigarette, or vaping, use–related disorders.
From the Journals
New test edges closer to rapid, accurate ID of active TB
The blood-based triage test, which relies upon four host proteins and one TB antigen, is another step closer toward standards proposed by the WHO...
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC updates guidance on vaping-associated lung injury
Conference Coverage
Mesh nebulizer worked faster to control acute asthma
MADRID – Relative to jet nebulizers, mesh devices achieve urgent asthma control in children more quickly.
From the Journals
Histologic analysis of vaping-associated lung injury suggests chemical pneumonitis
Foamy macrophages and pneumocyte vacuolization were seen in all cases.