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The New England Journal of Medicine: Search Results in Allergy\Immunology
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) RSS feed -- Search Results in Allergy\Immunology. NEJM (http://www.nejm.org) is a weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice.

Randomized Trial of Peanut Consumption in Infants at Risk for Peanut Allergy
01/01/70 - The prevalence of peanut allergy among children in Western countries has doubled in the past 10 years, reaching rates of 1.4 to 3.0%,? and peanut allergy is becoming apparent in Africa and Asia. This allergy is the leading cause of anaphylaxis and death due to food allergy and imposes substantial…

Preventing Peanut Allergy through Early Consumption ? Ready for Prime Time?
01/01/70 - Kids can't take peanut butter to school. Some airlines no longer serve peanuts because of fear of anaphylaxis among passengers. These developments are just the tip of the iceberg as the prevalence of peanut allergy among children continues to increase worldwide, especially in westernized countries.…

Asthma and Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction in Athletes
01/01/70 - Regular exercise is one of the most effective means to maintain good health. A substantial proportion of the general population engages in competitive sports, including many people with asthma; when controlled, asthma does not restrict exercise performance. Indeed, exercise training can improve…

Allergic Rhinitis
01/01/70 - Foreword. This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the authors' clinical recommendations. Stage. A 35-year-old…

Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
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Diagnosing One Letter at a Time
01/01/70 - Foreword. In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented in stages (boldface type) to an expert clinician, who responds to the information, sharing his or her reasoning with the reader (regular type). The authors' commentary follows. Stage. A 45-year-old woman presented to a…

Remission of Recalcitrant Dermatomyositis Treated with Ruxolitinib
01/01/70 - To the Editor: We report a case of recalcitrant dermatomyositis in a 72-year-old woman with skin lesions typical for the disease (heliotropic periorbital erythema and rash in sun-exposed areas, with a score of 30 on the activity section of the Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity…

Thrombospondin Type-1 Domain-Containing 7A in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy
01/01/70 - Idiopathic membranous nephropathy is an autoimmune disease and a common cause of the nephrotic syndrome in adults. In 2009, the phospholipase A2 receptor 1 (PLA2R1), a protein that is expressed in glomerular podocytes, was discovered as the major antigen involved in the pathogenesis of adult…

Case 31-2014: A 50-Year-Old Man with Back Pain, Fatigue, Weight Loss, and Knee Swelling
01/01/70 - Presentation of Case. Dr. Henry R. Kramer (Medicine): A 50-year-old man with back pain, fatigue, weight loss, and knee swelling was admitted to this hospital because of abnormal findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine performed at another hospital. The patient had been generally…

A Modified ?-Retrovirus Vector for X-Linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
01/01/70 - X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID-X1) is caused by mutations in the gene encoding the interleukin-2 receptor ? chain (IL2RG) that result in a lack of response to common ?-chain (?c)?dependent cytokines, an absence of T-cell and natural killer (NK)?cell development, and…

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