Publications by authors named "Amani Al Falasi"

Background: MPOX (Monkeypox) viral infection, a zoonotic disease previously confined to the African sub-continent, has caught attention worldwide recently due to its resurgence in a new 'avatar' among urban communities. Dermatologists in the U. A.

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Mastocytosis is a disease of the mast cells caused by an increase in the number of mast cells due to abnormal proliferation. The disease is associated with a mutation in the gene, which is a key factor in the development of mast cells. Mastocytosis is classified into two main groups, namely, cutaneous and systemic mastocytosis, based on the site of mast cell accumulation.

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Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most common autoimmune subepidermal blistering disease, characterized by the presence of tense bullae and erosions of the skin and rarely at the mucous membranes. It often presents in the elderly population, but the incidence is rare in children and infants, with few reported cases in this population in the literature. We report a rare presentation of bullous pemphigoid in a five-month-old girl who presented to our clinic.

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Dupilumab is a monoclonal antibody against interleukins 4 and 13 currently FDA approved for the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD) in adults and adolescents and severe AD in children aged 6-11 years. It is reported to be safe with the most common side effects described from clinical trials being conjunctivitis, nasopharyngitis and injection site reactions. Outside the clinical trial setting, there is insufficient data on the side effects of dupilumab in adults with AD, and much less among children and adolescents.

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