Effective treatment of a child with adenoidal hypertrophy and severe asthma by omalizumab: a case report.

Background: Childhood adenoid hypertrophy (AH) is common and is often associated with allergic asthma, resulting in complications like obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Management of the disease and its complications is often challenging.

Case Presentation: We report here a case of a 10-year-old boy who suffered from severe allergic asthma and rhinitis and was treated with omalizumab.

Effects of gestational exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate on the lung development of offspring rats.

Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is a man-made fluorosurfactant widely used in industry and consumer products. Previous studies with rats suggested that gestational exposure to PFOS may affect the lung development in the offspring. The mechanism, however, is still unknown.