PAINFUL ANTERIOR KNEE SCHWANNOMA: A CASE REPORT [PDF]
Journal of IMAB, 2023 Tumors of the peripheral nervous system are classified according to the specific origin of cell differentiation. Schwannomas (neurilemmomas) are benign nerve sheath tumors slowly growing, often solitary, arising from the nerves' Schwann cells that are ...
Stoyan Ivanov, Dimitar Trizlov
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Innate immune deficiencies are associated with severity and poor prognosis in patients with COVID-19
Scientific Reports, 2022 COVID-19 can cause acute respiratory distress syndrome, leading to death in many individuals. Evidence of a deleterious role of the innate immune system is accumulating, but the precise mechanisms involved remain unclear.
Marine Peyneau +12 more
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The Roles of Immunoregulatory Networks in Severe Drug Hypersensitivity
Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 The immunomodulatory effects of regulatory T cells (Tregs) and co-signaling receptors have gained much attention, as they help balance immunogenic and immunotolerant responses that may be disrupted in autoimmune and infectious diseases.
Yun-Shiuan Olivia Hsu +43 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Vancomycin is a commonly used antibiotic; however, it can cause life-threatening severe cutaneous adverse reactions, such as drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS).
Chuang-Wei Wang +42 more
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Comparison of methods for in-house screening of HLA*B57:01 to prevent abacavir hypersensitivity in HIV-1 care [PDF]
, 2015 Abacavir is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor used as part of combination antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1-infected patients. Because this drug can cause a hypersensitivity reaction that is correlated with the presence of the HLA-B*57:01 ...
Bonczkowski, Pawel +18 more
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Prospective genetic screening decreases the incidence of Abacavir hypersensitivity reactions in the Western Australian HIV cohort study [PDF]
, 2005 Abacavir therapy is associated with significant drug hypersensitivity in ∼8% of recipients, with retrospective studies indicating a strong genetic association with the HLA-B*5701 allelle.
Almeida, C. +5 more
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Quaternary ammonium compounds in hypersensitivity reactions
Frontiers in Toxicology, 2022 Quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC) are commonly used disinfectants, antiseptics, preservatives, and detergents due to their antibacterial property and represent the first used biocides before phenolic or nitrogen products.
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Update on pathobiology in Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Dermatologica Sinica, 2013 Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrosis (TEN) are rare but life-threatening severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs), which are mainly induced by a variety of drugs. Once considered to be unpredictable, significant progress has been
Shih-Chi Su, Wen-Hung Chung
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Association of immune response with efficacy and safety outcomes in adults with phenylketonuria administered pegvaliase in phase 3 clinical trials [PDF]
, 2018 Background: This study assessed the immunogenicity of pegvaliase (recombinant Anabaena variabilis phenylalanine [Phe] ammonia lyase [PAL] conjugated with polyethylene glycol [PEG]) treatment in adults with phenylketonuria (PKU) and its impact on safety ...
Atkinson, John P +14 more
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Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis: A retrospective study of 51 cases in Taiwan
Dermatologica Sinica, 2014 Background/Objective: Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is a severe cutaneous adverse drug reaction characterized by fever and numerous sterile non-follicular pustules.
Yung-Yi Lee, Wen-Hung Chung
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