Purpose of review: This review describes the impact of recommendations for routine immunization of infants and children against hepatitis A and hepatitis B, the changing epidemiology of these infections, and the remaining challenges to controlling or eliminating these diseases in the United States.
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune neurological disorder characterized by defective transmission at the neuromuscular junction. The incidence of the disease is 4.1 to 30 cases per million person-years, and the prevalence rate ranges from 150 to 200 cases per million.
This review will be based on the work of the childhood glaucoma research network (CGRN) and will focus on the diagnosis and management of the most common types of childhood glaucoma.
The purpose of this study was to further identify and quantify the fatty acid oxidation abnormalities in spinal muscular atrophy, correlate these with disease severity, and identify specific underlying defect(s).
This article aims to give an updated review of IgE-mediated food allergies in pediatric populations in terms of epidemiology, pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis, and management.
For children with severe asthma, guideline?based management focuses on the escalation of anti-inflammatory and bronchodilatory medications while addressing comorbid conditions. Bronchoscopy, in this context, has been relegated to...
Objective: To identify trajectories of asthma exacerbation and predictors of these trajectories in children with incident asthma.
Objective: To evaluate the incidence and prevalence of autoimmune encephalitis and compare it to that of infectious encephalitis.