Publications by authors named "Winnie Szeto"
Background: Social media is commonly used among the adolescent and young adult population, including those with chronic diseases. For adults, these platforms have been shown to be a major source of health information. Our aims were to explore how youth with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) use social media for (1) disease information gathering, (2) provider communication, (3) sense of belonging to the IBD community, (4) self-expression around IBD, and (5) disease management/monitoring.
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- - Clofazimine, a medication used for leprosy, can cause a rare side effect called crystal-storing histiocytosis, which has mostly been discussed in dermatology.
- - A specific case involved a patient treated with high doses of oral clofazimine who developed serious symptoms, including abdominal pain, malnutrition, and melena (bloody stools).
- - The treatment led to enteropathy, an intestinal disorder, highlighting the potential severe complications of clofazimine therapy beyond its intended dermatological use.