Publications by authors named "Hinako Masumitsu"
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- * A 74-year-old Japanese woman with a long history of sinus issues and asthma developed AERD after an adverse reaction to NSAIDs, leading to a diagnosis of severe eosinophilic CRSwNP.
- * Switching her treatment from benralizumab to tezepelumab resulted in significant improvements in her asthma symptoms, nasal congestion, and olfactory dysfunction, indicating the importance of tailored therapies for CRSwNP and AERD.
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- Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a common food additive known for enhancing flavor, especially in Asian dishes.
- A case report discusses a 21-year-old woman who experienced tongue swelling after consuming snacks, leading to the discovery of a weak allergic reaction to MSG through skin tests.
- An oral challenge test confirmed her allergy with pathology findings showing swelling and mast cell infiltration, marking it as the first documented case of a type 1 allergy to MSG.
Treating ocular involvement in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) can be challenging. We present the case of a 37-year-old woman with EGPA who had severe bilateral visual field defects. Laboratory results showed leukocytosis (17,500 WBC/μL, 25.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Many studies have reported a poor prognosis for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) patients with cardiac involvement.
Case Study: A woman developed EGPA at 37 years of age, with weight loss, numbness in the right upper and lower extremities, muscle weakness, skin rash, abdominal pain, chest pain, an increased peripheral blood eosinophil count (4165/µL), and necrotizing vasculitis on peroneal nerve biopsy. The patient was treated with prednisolone, immunosuppressants, intravenous immune globulin, and mepolizumab, but she experienced many relapses, with chest pain, abdominal pain, numbness, and paralysis, over a long period.