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Review of Herpes Zoster Occurrence in Patients With Atopic Dermatitis Treated With JAK Inhibitors
ABSTRACT Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that markedly impairs quality of life. Janus kinase inhibitors (upadacitinib, abrocitinib, and baricitinib) are effective therapies for moderate‐to‐severe AD but are associated with viral reactivation, particularly herpes zoster (HZ), due to immunosuppressive effects on interferon ...
Anna Mandecka +7 more
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Infections in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Evolving Risks and Prevention Strategies
ABSTRACT Infections remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), reflecting both intrinsic immune dysfunction and therapy‐related immunosuppression. The pathogenesis of immunodeficiency in CLL is multifactorial: neoplastic B cells impair humoral immunity, T cells are functionally exhausted, and ...
Enrica Antonia Martino +10 more
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Immune responses of different hosts to Pneumocystis infection
Pneumocystis pneumonia constitutes a critical life-threatening opportunistic infection, where the host's immune response plays a central role in its pathogenesis.
Jun Li +3 more
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In our real‐world study of 276 patients, rituximab and inebilizumab demonstrated comparable efficacy in the medium term but differed in their safety profiles, with a significantly higher incidence of infusion‐related reactions observed in the rituximab group.
Ying Cui +11 more
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A retrospective case series of 66 foals with presumed acute interstitial pneumonia
Summary Background There is limited literature describing acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP) in foals. Objectives Description of clinical and ultrasonographic findings in 66 foals affected by AIP. Investigation into whether the number of AIP cases is associated with specific climatic conditions. We also investigated whether clinical, haematological and
L. Weißlein, F. Freise, M. Venner
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Update on the diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia
Pneumocystis is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes an often-lethal pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts. Although the organism was discovered in the early 1900s, the first cases of Pneumocystis pneumonia in humans were initially recognized in ...
Eva M. Carmona, Andrew H. Limper
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We report a case of Pneumocystis pneumonia in a 5-year-old male with Trisomy 21 and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The lack of response to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole raised concerns for antimicrobial resistance.
Taylor Eddens +3 more
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Abstract Introduction Timely diagnosis of HIV in children remains a challenge in all settings including low‐prevalence, high‐income countries (HIC). We aimed to characterize the prevalence of late diagnosis, and prior missed diagnostic opportunities among new presentations of paediatric HIV in HIC referred to an international Perinatal Virtual Clinic ...
Carolina Curto +8 more
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pneumonia in a healthy immunocompetent patient: A case report and literature review
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, typically an opportunistic infection, is commonly associated with risk factors such as low CD4+ lymphocyte count, underlying malignancies, organ transplantation, or immunosuppressive medications.
Houda Rouis +6 more
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Resumo: Como é sabido, nos doentes com infeção por vírus da imunodeficiência humana (VIH) existe um alto risco de ocorrência de infeções oportunistas (IO), tais como as infeções por Pneumocystis jirovecii, um agente patogénico com distribuição mundial ...
D. Ponces Bento +6 more
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