Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is rare in children. The kidneys are generally spared. We present a case of GCA in a 12-year-old girl with severe headache and tender scalp especially over the right temporal area.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: : Allergic rhinitis (AR) affects up to 36% of the population in the Middle East Gulf States. The second-generation nonsedating antihistamine desloratadine has demonstrated safety and efficacy in the treatment of AR; however, few studies have evaluated this agent in Arab and Asian populations in the Middle East.
Methods: : This open-label study enrolled subjects ≥12 years with moderate-to-severe AR; they received desloratadine 5 mg QD for 2 weeks.