Rituximab Administration to Treat Nephrotic Syndrome in Children: 2-Year Follow-Up.

Background: Steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) and steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) significantly affect children's quality of life. There are frequent relapses in SSNS and progression in SRNS. IPNA guidelines suggest that monoclonal antibodies like rituximab (RTX) are promising treatments.

Photoinduced Anisotropy in Thin Films of Azobenzene-Containing Liquid Crystalline Supramolecular Complexes of Various Polymer Architecture.

Light patternable colorless liquid crystalline (LC) polymers are promising materials for functional photonic devices with broad applications in optical communication, diffractive optics, and displays. This work reports photoinduced optical anisotropy in thin films of azobenzene-containing (Azo) LC block copolymer supramolecular complexes, which can be decolorized after light patterning providing colorless patterned birefringent polymer films. The supramolecular complexes are prepared via intermolecular pyridine-phenol hydrogen bonding between a low-molecular-weight Azo phenol and host LC AB diblock and ABA triblock copolymers consisted of LC phenylbenzoate (PhM) blocks and poly(vinylpyridine) units.

[A case report of organ-preserving surgical treatment for large pleomorphic adenoma of the larynx].

Tumors of the salivary glands account for no more than 5% of all neoplasms of the head and neck. About 70% of all benign neoplasms of the salivary glands are pleomorphic. One of the rare localizations of pleomorphic adenoma is the larynx.

[Experience with dupilumab in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps].

Unlabelled: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps is the most severe form of inflammatory diseases of the paranasal sinuses, especially in combination with comorbid asthma. A new avenue for the personalized treatment of severe forms of eosinophilic inflammation are biologics based on humanized monoclonal antibodies.

Objective: To study the effectiveness of targeted therapy in patients with CRS with nasal polyps and comorbid asthma.

[Peculiarities of fungal and bacterial microorganisms persistence in the structure of fungal balls of paranasal sinuses].

Objective: To compare the data of pathomorphological and microbiological examination of fungal balls removed at paranasal sinuses endoscopic surgery.

Material And Methods: A total of 148 samples were obtained from patients histologically diagnosed with fungal balls. Microscopic evaluation of the specimens stained according to the Gram method, Gomori-Grocott method and PAS-reaction method, revealed phase changes in the fungal balls conditioned by their different life cycles: the areas of young, mature and degenerating mycelium were detected.