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European S2k guidelines on management of autoimmune blistering diseases in children and adolescents
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.Autoimmune blistering disorders (AIBDs) in children are rare, challenging to diagnose and treat and often require immunosuppressants. Until now, no paediatric care guidelines existed. The EADV Task Force for AIBDs has developed the consensus‐based recommendations, enabling physicians to adopt a uniform, tailored treatment strategy to improve outcomes ...
A. Nanda +31 more
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Human Vaccines & ImmunotherapeuticsVaricella is a vaccine-preventable disease caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), but the varicella incidence among children has increased in recent years.
Tingcui Wen +7 more
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Chip Shots: Association Between the State Children's Health Insurance Programs and Immunization Coverage and Delivery [PDF]
By age two a child who is up to date for immunizations will have received up to 19 shots delivered over eight visits at a market cost of $525 dollars for the vaccines alone, a far more expensive and demanding regimen that the 8 shots received in 1987. In
Andrew Racine, Ted Joyce
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Medical WordNet: A new methodology for the construction and validation of information resources for consumer health [PDF]
, 2004 A consumer health information system must be able to comprehend both expert and non-expert medical vocabulary and to map between the two. We describe an ongoing project to create a new lexical database called Medical WordNet (MWN), consisting ...
Fellbaum, Christiane, Smith, Barry
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Reflectance confocal microscopy for the diagnosis of skin infections and infestations [PDF]
, 2020 Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a noninvasive real-time imaging technique that has been widely used for the diagnosis of skin cancer. More recently, it has been reported as a useful tool for the diagnosis and management of several inflammatory ...
Arzberger, Edith +6 more
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The Role of Viruses in the Pathogenesis of Periodontitis
Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.This narrative review aimed to summarize current evidence on the presence and potential pathogenic role of viruses in periodontitis. Design: Narrative Review; Population: Patients with periodontitis; Exposure: Detection of viruses in oral samples (biopsies, saliva, gingival crevicular fluid, subgingival plaque, blood); Outcome: Viral prevalence, load ...
Kim Natalie Stolte +2 more
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Successful Treatment of Severe Purpura Fulminans With Anakinra
Pediatric Dermatology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpura fulminans (PF) is a rare, often fatal pediatric condition characterized by intravascular thrombosis and hemorrhagic infarction of the skin. A timely diagnosis and treatment are paramount to prevent the involvement of internal organs, causing disseminated intravascular coagulation and gangrene of the extremities.
Francesco Zulian +4 more
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Fatal Chronic Varicella‐Zoster Viral Infection in a Young Man With Chediak–Higashi Syndrome
Pediatric Dermatology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Chediak–Higashi syndrome (CHS) is a rare autosomal recessive primary immunodeficiency characterized by partial oculocutaneous albinism, neurologic involvement, and a predisposition to severe infections. Patients are particularly susceptible to developing hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), which significantly worsens prognosis. We report
Albane Badet +4 more
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TNF Inhibitor Therapy in Corticosteroid‐Resistant or ‐Dependent Pediatric Neutrophilic Dermatosis
Pediatric Dermatology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Neutrophilic dermatoses are rare in children. Systemic corticosteroids are the first‐line treatment, but guidelines for second‐line therapies are lacking. We report five cases of children with systemic steroid‐resistant/dependent neutrophilic dermatoses, successfully treated with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors.
Laure Chêne +7 more
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