Localized cold urticaria to the face in a pediatric patient: a case report and literature review.

We present a curious case of localized cold urticaria restricted to the face in a 10-year-old girl. Testing for the condition using an ice cube was positive only in the facial area. After 2 years, the patient continues to experience localized urticaria only on her face on cold exposure.

Pleural fibrosis mediates shrinking lungs syndrome in children.

The etiology of restrictive lung physiology in SLS is not well-defined, and has been hypothesized to be due to defects in lung recoil, phrenic nerve function and diaphragmatic strength. We present a case of SLS in an adolescent in whom imaging and electrophysiology studies demonstrate pleural fibrosis as the fundamental defect accounting for the restrictive lung physiology.

Seroprevalence of antibody to varicella among Somali refugees.

Objectives: To determine the seroprevalence of varicella antibody among recent Somali refugees living in Olmsted County, Minnesota, and to estimate the risk of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection in this group.

Subjects And Methods: We obtained blood samples from the study subjects, along with demographic information, immunization records, and vaccine-preventable disease history. Serum samples were tested using a whole-virus IgG VZV-specific commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit.

Medical students speak: a two-voice comment on learning professionalism in medicine.

We are two medical students. For one of us, medical school is just beginning; for the other, it is coming to an end. Our experiences are different, but our message is the same.