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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
A New Treatment for Head Lice
- September 16, 2009
- Howard Bauchner, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Spinosad creme rinse was more effective than permethrin in two trials.
- Reviewing:
- Stough D et al. Pediatrics 2009 Sep; 124:e389
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Mycobacterial Infections After Mesotherapy
- October 21, 2009
- Neil M. Ampel, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Rapidly growing mycobacteria were isolated in 12 of 16 patients who developed cutaneous abscesses after mesotherapy injections; antibiotics did not hasten improvement.
- Reviewing:
- Regnier S et al. Clin Infect Dis 2009 Nov 1; 49:1358
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
S. aureus Colonization Predicts Atopic Dermatitis in Infants
- September 16, 2009
- Robin Drucker, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Colonization of the anterior nares with S. aureus at age 6 months was associated with the development and severity of atopic dermatitis during the first 2 years of life.
- Reviewing:
- Lebon A et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2009 Aug; 163:745
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Kawasaki Disease Outside the Usual Age Range
- September 23, 2009
- Robert S. Baltimore, MD
- Infectious Diseases
KD in children younger than 1 year or older than 9 years was associated with an increase in coronary artery abnormalities.
- Reviewing:
- Manlhiot C et al. Pediatrics 2009 Sep; 124:e410
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Dyskeratosis Congenita and Cancer
- August 4, 2009
- David Green, MD, PhD
- Oncology and Hematology
Patients with DC were predisposed to squamous cell cancers.
- Reviewing:
- Alter BP et al. Blood 2009 Jun 25; 113:6549
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Reduced Innervation of Sweat Glands in Diabetic Neuropathy
- July 21, 2009
- Claudia Sommer, MD
- Neurology
A novel technique to quantify nerves around sweat glands allows identification of reduced innervation in diabetic neuropathy that correlates with neuropathy severity.
- Reviewing:
- Gibbons CH et al. Neurology 2009 Apr 28; 72:1479
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Pruritus in Myeloproliferative Disorders
- July 21, 2009
- David Green, MD, PhD
- Oncology and Hematology
Mast cell abnormalities led to pruritogenesis in MPD patients.
- Reviewing:
- Ishii T et al. Blood 2009 Jun 4; 113:5942
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
MRSA Colonization and Infection in HIV-Infected Patients
- June 22, 2009
- Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
The increased rate of MRSA colonization in HIV-infected patients probably explains their elevated rate of MRSA skin and soft-tissue infections.
- Reviewing:
- Shet A et al. J Infect Dis 2009 Jul 1; 200:88
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Treatment of Noncultured Skin Infections in the Age of CA-MRSA
- July 2, 2009
- Daniel J. Pallin, MD, MPH
- Emergency Medicine
In this retrospective study, cephalosporins were equivalent to clindamycin and superior to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
- Reviewing:
- Elliott DJ et al. Pediatrics 2009 Jun; 123:e959
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Excellent Risk-Benefit Profile of Antimalarials in Treatment of Lupus
- July 15, 2009
- Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Results of a systematic review support use of antimalarials in patients with SLE during the entire course of the disease.
- Reviewing:
- Ruiz-Irastorza G et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2009 Jun 4
