Dupilumab is an interleukin-4 receptor antagonist important in the treatment of refractory atopic dermatitis (AD), particularly among pediatric patients. Two boys with a history of AD and cardiac transplant who developed psoriasiform dermatitis in response to dupilumab therapy are reported. These patients paradoxically developed an immune-mediated adverse drug reaction despite taking systemic immunosuppressive agents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLarge laser facilities have recently enabled material characterization at the pressures of Earth and Super-Earth cores. However, the temperature of the compressed materials has been largely unknown, or solely relied on models and simulations, due to lack of diagnostics under these challenging conditions. Here, we report on temperature, density, pressure, and local structure of copper determined from extended x-ray absorption fine structure and velocimetry up to 1 Terapascal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 20-month-old female with a past medical history of tuberous sclerosis, epilepsy, and infantile spasms treated with vigabatrin presented for surveillance MRI for multiple brain hamartomatous lesions and subependymal nodules. MRI showed new restricted diffusion to bilateral thalami and globi pallidi. This finding was concerning for bilateral thalamic strokes, with differential to include infection, metabolic etiologies, or toxic injuries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHand-foot skin reaction (HFSR) is a documented cutaneous adverse reaction to tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) chemotherapy. Cutaneous toxicities such as HFSR can be debilitating and may result in serious complications; however, continued chemotherapy is desirable to optimize the patient's odds of survival and tumor remission. We present a case of a 66-year-old male, with a history of metastatic renal clear cell carcinoma, who was diagnosed with grade 3 HFSR triggered by axitinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
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