Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare acquired autoimmune neurological disorder in which both T-cell-mediated and humoral immune mechanisms target healthy myelinated ...

Patients with ANCA-positive interstitial lung disease (ILD) exhibited a high prevalence of fibrotic patterns and mortality largely driven by the ILD itself. In patients with interstitial lung disease ...

A patient presented with task-related isolated transient weakness in her right hand, which started 15 years before and lasted for 9 years without worsening or improvement. Distal myasthenia gravis (MG ...

Immunohistochemistry can identify concomitant SM in acute myeloid leukemia, leading to better risk stratification and management. The most common forms of AML in pediatric patients are those ...

Kerrie Walters, who has MS, and her service dog, Wooldridge, at home in Grants Pass, Oregon (Credit: Jennifer Butler Photography) Kerrie Walters first heard of PoNS in a chance encounter with TV ...

Dried blood spot screening is potentially a powerful tool for screening HAE in at-risk populations. An outreach program using dried blood spot (DBS) tests is a promising strategy to overcome family ...

91.7% of prognostic studies reported a significant association between bilirubin levels and outcomes. The levels of bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase, as well as composites including these 2, can be ...

In diagnosed cases of cutaneous mastocytosis, investigations to rule out systemic mastocytosis may be appropriate. A young child with a small chest lump and anemia was found to have cutaneous ...

The severity of clinical manifestations in CAD can vary depending on the specific type of cold-sensitive antibodies involved. While cold agglutinin and Donath-Landsteiner antibodies recognize antigens ...

CLL-related immune dysfunction, along with therapy-associated immunosuppression, contributes to impaired tumor surveillance. Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are at increased risk for ...

Cases of myasthenia gravis (MG) as a side effect of COVID-19 vaccination appear to be more frequent in patients over 50 years of age; symptoms tend to be similar to MG cases not associated with ...

Dentists should be aware that manifestations of hereditary angioedema may be triggered by certain dental procedures. A boy who presented for dental treatment experienced periorbital and facial ...