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Clin Rheumatol
January 2025
Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Zeynep Kamil Women and Children's Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Introduction/objectives: The study aimed to determine whether in children with newly diagnosed juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) differs from healthy children and to see whether the revaccination is safe and effective under JIA treatment.
Methods: Patients who were followed up with a diagnosis of JIA between January 2020 and February 2024 were included. The control group consisted of healthy children matched for age and gender.
Cureus
December 2024
Nephrology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Rabat, MAR.
Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis is a rare small-vessel vasculitis leading to multi-organ dysfunction, often associated with chronic infections like hepatitis C virus (HCV), and autoimmune disorders. Most cases involve mixed monoclonal or polyclonal immunoglobulins, presenting symptoms such as purpura, arthralgias, and weakness. Severe organ involvement, particularly cardiac, is rare but potentially life-threatening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Cosmet Investig Dermatol
January 2025
Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Hypergammaglobulinemia is a sign of B cell and plasma cell hyperactivity marked by elevated levels of gamma globulins, proteins within the gamma fraction of serum electrophoresis, linked to diseases like acute hepatitis, Hodgkin's lymphoma, autoimmune conditions, and neoplasms. Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is found in 3.2% of individuals over 50 and 5.
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December 2024
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy.
Cancer immunotherapy, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitors, has positively impacted oncological treatments. Despite its effectiveness, immunotherapy is associated with immune-related adverse events (irAEs) that can affect any organ, including the liver. Hepatotoxicity primarily manifests as immune-related hepatitis and, less frequently, cholangitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol
January 2025
Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Paris, France; Foundation for Innovation in Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (IHU-ICAN), Paris, France. Electronic address:
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