Immunology
Case Reports
67-year-old man • upper extremity pain & edema • recent diagnosis of heart failure • Dx?
► Upper extremity pain
► Upper extremity edema
► Recent diagnosis of heart failure
Feature
EMA panel backs peanut allergy desensitizing powder Palforzia
Children with a peanut allergy receive controlled exposure to precise, increasing amounts of peanut protein, mixed with soft food with this...
Myth of the Month
Can this patient get IV contrast?
Patients with seafood allergy have a higher rate of reactions to iodinated contrast, but not at a higher rate than patients with other food...
Conference Coverage
Azithromycin prevents airway complications of antibody deficiency
MADRID – Low-dose azithromycin reduces airway complications in patients with primary antibody deficiencies.
From the Journals
IPD in children may be a signal of immunodeficiency
Children with invasive pneumococcal disease may have a higher likelihood of underlying primary immunodeficiencies.
Pearl of the Month
Does this patient have bacterial conjunctivitis?
After ruling out serious eye disease, clinicians need to determine which cases of suspected conjunctivitis are most likely to be bacterial.
From the Journals
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...
Applied Evidence
Allergy immunotherapy: Who, what, when … and how safe?
The evidence-based answers to these and other questions will help you to update your knowledge of allergy immunotherapy.
Photo Rounds
Erythematous swollen ear
The timing of the reaction in this case led us to the proper diagnosis.
News
Benlysta approved for children with SLE
This approval marks the first medicine in the United States meant to treat systemic lupus erythematous in children.
Conference Coverage
Childhood-onset SLE rate doubles in children born in winter
SAN FRANCISCO – Gene-environment interaction appears likely.