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  • The study aimed to evaluate hearing outcomes at 24 months for infants with mild congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection, comparing those who received antiviral treatment to those who did not.
  • Utilizing data from the European Registry of Children with cCMV, researchers included infants diagnosed with cCMV early in life, who had normal physical exams and mild imaging findings.
  • Results showed that 34.7% of the 196 participants received antiviral treatment, but there was no significant difference in hearing loss prevalence between treated (4.6%) and untreated groups (6.3%) after two years.
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is an inflammatory disease that typically begins in childhood and may persist into adulthood, becoming a lifelong condition. The major inflammatory mediators of AD are known to be interleukin IL4 and IL13, so Dupilumab, which is able to inhibit both interleukins by blocking the shared IL4Rα subunit, has become an attractive option for treating AD. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are involved in the onset and development of AD by secreting specific interleukins.

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Treatment of Axillary Bromhidrosis with Topical 2% Glycopyrronium Bromide Cream: A Prospective, Non-randomized, Open-label Study.

J Clin Aesthet Dermatol

November 2021

Drs. Gregoriou, Markantoni, Kouris, Platsidaki, Stratigos, and Rigopoulos are with the Faculty of Medicine, 1st Department of Dermatology-Venereology at Andreas Sygros Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University in Athens, Greece.

Background: Topical glycopyrrolate is a well-established therapeutic option for focal hyperhidrosis; however, there are no data on its efficacy in the treatment of bromhidrosis.

Objectives: The objective of this open-label, non-randomized study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of a galenic formulation of 2% glycopyrronium bromide cream, in the treatment of bromhidrosis.

Methods: Nineteen patients with bromhidrosis were prescribed a 2% glycopyrronium bromide cream, to apply in both axillae, every night, for 12 weeks.

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