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A rare case of pediatric autoimmune pancreatitis and autoimmune hepatitis in a patient with sickle cell disease

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Concurrent pediatric autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) are rarely reported, and no established pediatric‐specific guidelines are available to guide the diagnosis and management of these conditions in children. While AIP and AIH share an underlying autoimmune mechanism of injury, marked by chronic inflammatory changes
Sasha‐Jane Abi‐Aad, Michelle Edward, David Germain, Rene Gomez‐Esquivel, Racha Khalaf   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Allergic Disorders in Africa and Africans: Is it Primarily a Priority? [PDF]

, 2010
In Africa, the burden of some diseases has been a problem for centuries. The spectrum of African diseases includes allergies, infections, nutritional deficiencies, and natural disasters.
Adams, Araujo, Araujo, Asmah, Breman, Brugman, Butler, Carvalho, Chaisson, Cooper, Cooper, Cooper, Cullinan, Dagoye, Dagoye, Du Toit, Erasto Vitus Mbugi, Estmbale, Gadermaier, Grant, Jaffu Othniel Chilongola, Jeannin, Jeebhay, Jeebhay, Kamradt, Linneberg, Linneberg, Lopata, Lynch, Lynch, Madsen, Marshall, Matricardi, Matricardi, Mercer, Modjarrad, Moore, Motala, Ndiaye, Nicolaou, Nyan, Obeng, Obihara, Obihara, Obihara, Obihara, Obihara, Obihara, Okano, Pacifico, Palyvos, Pawankar, Platts-Mills, Potter, Potter, Potter, Potter, Rauter, Riedler, Scrivener, Sibanda, Sibanda, Steinman, Thyssen, Tohon, van den Biggelaar, van den Biggelaar, van den Biggelaar, van der Kleij, van Niekerk, Van Niekerk, Veien, Veien, Vergara, Weinberg, Westritschnig, Wuthrich, Yazdanbakhsh, Yazdanbakhsh, Yazdanbakhsh, Zar   +80 more
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Dupilumab and Systemic Hematologic Malignancies: Case Series and Literature Review

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting 15%–20% of children and 3%–10% of adults. An increased risk of systemic lymphomas – but not leukemias – has been reported in patients with AD. Dupilumab, a monoclonal IgG4 antibody targeting IL‐4 and IL‐13 signaling, is approved for moderate‐to‐severe AD and is ...
Nello Tommasino, Cataldo Patruno, Francesca di Vico, Maddalena Napolitano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Constrictive pleuropericarditis: a dominant clinical manifestation in Whipple’s disease [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Whipple’s disease is a rare, multisystemic, chronic infectious disease which classically presents as a wasting illness characterized by polyarthralgia, diarrhea, fever, and lymphadenopathy. Pleuropericardial involvement is a common pathologic
Alan N Baer, George Stojan, Michael T Melia, Peter Illei, Sandeep J Khandhar, Stojan, George   +5 more
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The Spectrum of Abnormal Tongue Movements: Review of Phenomenology, Etiology, and Differential Diagnosis

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Classifying abnormal tongue movements is challenging due to their varied presentations and limited visibility compared to other body parts. Accurate identification of the phenomenology guides physical examination and can point to specific diagnoses.
Nathaniel Bendahan, Seyed‐Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Christos Ganos, Emily Swinkin, Anthony E. Lang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antibodies to glycans dominate the host response to schistosome larvae and eggs: Is their role protective or subversive? [PDF]

, 2001
Multiple exposures of chimpanzees to the radiation-attenuated schistosome vaccine provoked a strong parasite-specific cellular and humoral immune response. Specific IgM and IgG were directed mainly against glycans on antigens released by cercariae; these
Coulson, P.S., Cummings, R.D., Eberl, M., Langermans, J.A.M., Nyame, A.K., Thomas, A.W., Vervenne, R.A., Wilson, R.A.   +7 more
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Longitudinal Blood‐Biomarker‐Based Assessment of Brain Injury in Patients Undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation and Magnetic Resonance–Guided Focused Ultrasound

Movement Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) and magnetic resonance–guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) are associated with neuroaxonal damage and astroglial activation; yet their extent and timing remain unclear despite clinical relevance for monitoring and outcome assessment.
Justina Dargvainiene, Ann‐Kristin Helmers, Juliana Naumann, Carl Alexander Gless, Bettina Möller, Julius Welzel, Frank Leypoldt, Johannes Hensler, Ina Tesseur, Klaus‐Peter Wandinger, Günther Deuschl, Daniela Berg, Steffen Paschen   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Manifestations and Long-term Outcomes of IgG4-Related Kidney and Retroperitoneal Involvement in a United Kingdom IgG4-Related Disease Cohort

Kidney International Reports, 2019
Introduction: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a relapsing multisystem fibro-inflammatory disease, which may involve the kidney (IgG4-related kidney disease [IgG4-RKD]) and retroperitoneum (IgG4-related retroperitoneal fibrosis [IgG4-RPF]).
Rhys D.R. Evans, Tamsin Cargill, George Goodchild, Ben Oliveira, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Ruth Pepper, John Connolly, Alan Salama, George Webster, Eleanor Barnes, Emma L. Culver   +10 more
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Human Schistosome Infection and Allergic Sensitisation [PDF]

, 2012
Several field studies have reported an inverse relationship between the prevalence of helminth infections and that of allergic sensitisation/atopy. Recent studies show that immune responses induced by helminth parasites are, to an extent, comparable to ...
Mutapi, Francisca, Rujeni, Nadine, Taylor, David W.   +2 more
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Chinese Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis (2024)

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), a complex inflammatory disease with heterogeneous pathogenesis, demands evolving evidence‐based strategies. Since the 2018 Chinese guidelines and EPOS2020, international advances in CRS immunopathology and biologics have revolutionized therapeutic approaches, particularly through phenotype–endotype classification ...
Subspecialty Group of Rhinology, Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Subspecialty Group of Rhinology, Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese Medical Association   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source