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Cureus
November 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, JPN.
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a vasculitis mainly affecting children under five, with symptoms such as persistent fever, rash, red lips, strawberry tongue, conjunctivitis, and swollen hands and feet. Diagnosis is based on a fever lasting over five days plus at least four of these symptoms. Treatment includes intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and aspirin to reduce complications, especially coronary artery issues.
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November 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Acute severe lower gastrointestinal bleeding is a rare but potentially fatal complication of Crohn's disease (CD), affecting between 0.6% and 5.5% of CD patients during their lifelong disease course.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Acad Med Singap
September 2024
Dr SN Wong Skin, Hair, Nails & Laser Specialist Clinic, Singapore.
Dig Dis Sci
December 2024
Gastroenterology Unit, DiMePreJ, "Aldo Moro" University, Bari, Italy.
Background And Aims: Transition from intravenous (IV) to subcutaneous (SC) administration is an option in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with Infliximab (IFX) or Vedolizumab (VDZ). The aim was to compare the adherence, the persistence in therapy, and quality of life (QoL) at baseline, at 6, at 12 months of SC IFX versus SC VDZ.
Methods: This was a prospective, observational, multicenter study on patients with IBD in treatment with IV IFX or VDZ who switched to SC.
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