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Moyamoya disease is a progressive, steno-occlusive arteriopathy involving the internal carotid artery and its branches and causing recurrent stroke episodes in children. Patients with moyamoya disease may be more susceptible to influences that cause endothelial dysfunction. We evaluated whether flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of the brachial artery is useful for assessing endothelial dysfunction in children with moyamoya disease.

This prospective observational study included 30 children with moyamoya disease and 30 controls. After anesthesia induction, a blood pressure cuff was applied to the forearm and inflated to a pressure that was 50 mm Hg above the baseline systolic blood pressure for 5 min. From 30 s before to 2 min after deflation, the brachial artery diameter was recorded on ultrasound. The increase in internal diameter was expressed as the percentage of the baseline diameter.

Fifty-nine patients were analyzed. Baseline brachial artery diameters in the moyamoya and control groups were 3.00 and 3.37 mm, respectively (p = 0.004; difference, 0.38; 95% CI 0.12-0.63), while those after deflation were 3.06 and 3.48 mm, respectively (p = 0.003; difference, 0.42; 95% CI 0.15-0.68). The percent change of the baseline diameter value was 4.0% in the disease group and 8.3% in the control group (p = 0.10). There was a group and time interaction for brachial artery diameter (p = 0.01; main effect of group, p = 0.009; main effect of time, p = 0.007).

FMD of the brachial artery may not be enough for determining endothelial dysfunction under general anesthesia in children with moyamoya disease.
FMD of the brachial artery may not be enough for determining endothelial dysfunction under general anesthesia in children with moyamoya disease.
Complex cases of multiple allergies can be particularly difficult to diagnose using standard methods such as skin prick tests and assessment of a patient's allergic history. Multiplex allergy testing may improve outcomes for allergy patients by avoiding misdiagnosis and providing reassurance. The ImmunoCAP Immuno Solid-Phase Allergen Chip (ISAC) 112 is a CE-marked, molecular, multiplex, allergy test that can test for IgE antibodies to 112 components from 51 allergen sources. However, its clinical utility is unknown and is difficult to estimate due to the complexity of the diagnostic pathway in which it is used.

To assess how the ImmunoCAP ISAC 112 is currently being used in UK practice. The patient populations in which it may have the most benefit were examined, and the sequence of other tests implemented alongside ISAC was determined.

A retrospective audit of 100 patient cases from 2 UK tertiary allergy clinics was performed. Fifty paediatric and fifty adult cases were selected for audit. The indications for ordering an ISAC test, the other tests used alongside ISAC, and changes in management actioned by the ISAC test were investigated.

73.6% of paediatric and 78% of adult patients referred for an ISAC test were suspected to have multiple sensitizations. The sequence of testing varied greatly between cases, but 70% of adult and 98% of paediatric patients had at least one other investigation prior to an ISAC test. In most cases, ISAC testing confirmed clinical suspicion.

A prospective research study is necessary to further investigate the clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of the ISAC. A UK national registry would be of great benefit but will require a large resource base.
A prospective research study is necessary to further investigate the clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of the ISAC. A UK national registry would be of great benefit but will require a large resource base.
Venom immunotherapy (VIT) is highly effective and the treatment of choice for patients with a history of systemic anaphylactic reactions to a Hymenoptera sting. It has been assumed that VIT protocols with a rapid dose increase during the induction phase are associated with a higher frequency of systemic reactions (SR); however, study data addressing this issue are conflicting.

The aim of this study was to compare the safety of 3 different Hymenoptera VIT protocols (half-day ultra-rush, 3-day rush, 3-week cluster).

This retrospective 2-center study included 143 Hymenoptera venom-allergic patients, who underwent 147 VIT procedures during the years 2015-2018. Twenty cluster, 75 rush, and 52 ultra-rush VIT protocols were performed with honeybee (54 protocols) and wasp (93 protocols) venom. Selleckchem Dihydroartemisinin All documented side effects were classified into large local and SR (Ring and Messmer classification).

SR were observed during 11 (7.5%) VIT procedures and did not exceed severity grade II. link2 SR occurred more frequently in cluster compared to accelerated protocols. This result was observed for both honeybee (cluster 25%, rush 8.7%, and ultra-rush 15.8%) and wasp VIT (cluster 12.5%, rush 0%, and ultra-rush 6.1%), though the differences were statistically significant only in the wasp VIT subgroup. Honeybee venom elicited more SR than wasp venom (14.8 and 3.2%, respectively, p = 0.01). The risk for SR did not depend on age, sex, concomitant antihypertensive medication, hypertryptasemia, or severity of the index sting reaction.

Accelerated VIT protocols, namely, rush and ultra-rush protocols are safe therapeutic options for Hymenoptera venom-allergic patients and displayed fewer SR than cluster VIT protocols in our study.
Accelerated VIT protocols, namely, rush and ultra-rush protocols are safe therapeutic options for Hymenoptera venom-allergic patients and displayed fewer SR than cluster VIT protocols in our study.
Myopia has become a worldwide public health issue, which is occurring at a younger age, leading to an increased risk of high myopia. Ocular complications associated with high myopia can lead to irreversible vision loss. It is urgent and critical to explore effective treatment to slow or even stop the progression of myopia in young children.

To evaluate the additive effects of orthokeratology (OK) and 0.01% atropine ophthalmic solution for myopia in children.

We searched PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Web of science, Ovid, EBSCO host, CNKI, CBM to collect eligible studies. Efficacy and safety were evaluated in terms of the axial length, uncorrected distant visual acuity, corneal endothelial cell density, and intraocular pressure. We calculated the weighted mean difference (WMD) and the 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of all outcomes, and plotted on forest plots.

Four studies were ultimately included, involving a total of 267 subjects. This meta-analysis revealed that the mean axial length ofn addition, the combination therapy has no negative influence on uncorrected distant visual acuity, corneal endothelial cell density, and intraocular pressure.
Newborns with ductal-dependent congenital heart disease (CHD) are at increased risk for developing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

To investigate whether the use of dual-strain probiotics is beneficial for prevention of NEC in CHD patients, as demonstrated for premature infants.

Single-center retrospective cohort study of newborns with ductal-dependent CHD before and after implementation of oral dual-strain probiotics containing Bifidobacterium infantis and Lactobacillus acidophilus, on each day of exposure to prostaglandin E1 (PGE1).

Birth weight, gestational age, and distribution of heart defects were similar in both cohorts. NEC occurred in 6 of 247 (2.4%) patients without probiotics, and in 3 of 242 (1.2%) patients who received probiotics (p = 0.504). NEC-related mortality (0.4 vs. 0.4%, p = 1.000) and overall mortality (11.0 vs. 8.7%, p = 0.448) were likewise not different. PGE1 exposure was 1,788 and 2,455 days, respectively. In subgroup analysis of 152 infants with aortic arch malformations, such as coarctation of the aorta and interrupted aortic arch, we observed a significant reduction of NEC frequency (5.6 vs. 0.0%, p = 0.048).

This is the first study to investigate the effect of a dual-strain probiotic on NEC in CHD patients. Infants with aortic arch malformations appear to benefit from dual-strain probiotics. Due to the scarcity of concurrence of ductal-dependent CHD and NEC, a clinical trial on probiotics to decrease risk of NEC in infants with ductal-dependent CHD would require several thousand infants.
This is the first study to investigate the effect of a dual-strain probiotic on NEC in CHD patients. Infants with aortic arch malformations appear to benefit from dual-strain probiotics. Due to the scarcity of concurrence of ductal-dependent CHD and NEC, a clinical trial on probiotics to decrease risk of NEC in infants with ductal-dependent CHD would require several thousand infants.
To quantitatively analyze the perfusion characteristics of choroidal metastasis using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), and compare its perfusion characteristics with these of choroidal hemangioma and choroidal melanoma.

The patients who were clinically diagnosed as choroidal metastasis were recruited as the study group and the patients who were diagnosed as choroidal hemangioma and choroidal melanoma during the same period were included as the comparison group. All patients underwent CEUS examination, and Sonoliver was used to obtain the data on quantitative parameters of the tumor and the adjacent normal orbital tissues, including maximum of intensity (IMAX), rise time (RT), time to peak (TTP), and mean transit time (mTT). Wilcoxon signed rank test was performed to compare the quantitative parameters of choroidal metastasis and normal orbital tissues. Kruskal-Wallis was adopted to compare the quantitative parameters of the three types of tumors, and Bonferroni was used to correct the results of the mbetween its perfusion characteristics and these of choroidal hemangioma and choroidal melanoma. RT and mTT may serve as useful parameters for differentiating choroidal metastasis from choroidal hemangioma and choroidal melanoma.
Quantitative analysis with CEUS can reflect the perfusion characteristics of choroidal metastasis and can exhibit the difference between its perfusion characteristics and these of choroidal hemangioma and choroidal melanoma. link3 RT and mTT may serve as useful parameters for differentiating choroidal metastasis from choroidal hemangioma and choroidal melanoma.
Whether interleukin (IL)-8, IL-10, and IL-18 polymorphisms influence predisposition of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains uncertain.

The authors conducted a meta-analysis to explore relationships between IL-8, IL-10, or IL-18 polymorphisms and predisposition of IBD by merging the results of eligible literatures.

A thorough literature search in MEDLINE, Embase, Wanfang, VIP, and CNKI was conducted by the authors to identify eligible literatures, and 33 literatures were finally selected for merged analyses.

We found that genotypic frequencies of IL-8 rs4073, IL-10 rs1800871, IL-10 rs1800872, and IL-10 rs1800896 polymorphisms among cases with IBD and population-based controls differed significantly. Moreover, we found that genotypic frequencies of IL-8 rs4073, IL-10 rs1800871, and IL-18 rs1946518 polymorphisms among cases with IBD and population-based controls of Asian origin differed significantly, whereas genotypic frequency of IL-10 rs1800896 polymorphism among cases with IBD and population-based controls of Caucasian origin also differed significantly.
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