Comparison of induced sputum inflammatory profiles between childhood and adult-onset asthma.

The aim of this study was to investigate differences in airway inflammation between childhood and adult-onset asthma. A total of 47 asthmatic subjects were recruited from patients attending outpatient clinic. A group of 32 adults, mean age 42.

Hair analysis differentiates chronic from acute carbamazepine intoxication.

This is a report of a 12-year-old epileptic child undergoing chronic treatment with carbamazepine who was found comatose. He was considered to have acute severe drug toxicity. Measurement of carbamazepine concentration in the patient's hair segments together with the carbamazepine blood levels were both important in determining the chronic nature of the patient's intoxication.