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Assessment of dietary food and nutrient intake and bone density in children with eczema.
CONCLUSIONS: Dietary restrictions are common among Chinese children with eczema in Hong Kong, who have a lower calcium, vitamin D, and iron intake. Nonetheless, such practice is not associated with changes to bone mineral density or bone resorptive biomarker. PMID: 28775219 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Hong Kong Medical Journal - August 5, 2017 Category: General Medicine Tags: Hong Kong Med J Source Type: research

Persistent Pneumonia in an Infant
A 4-month-old boy with past medical history of eczema presented with fever and cough; a chest radiograph showed lung consolidation, and he was initially treated with amoxicillin for presumed community-acquired pneumonia. After several days, his fever persisted. He was also profoundly anemic. Antibiotic coverage was broadened because of the concern for resistant organisms; he began to improve and was discharged from the hospital. However, at 5 months of age, his fever returned, and he continued to demonstrate lung consolidation on chest radiograph. Additionally, he had lost weight and continued to be anemic. Splenic cysts w...
Source: PEDIATRICS - July 1, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Padilla, K., Logan, L., Codispoti, C., Jones, C., Van Opstal, E. Tags: Infectious Diseases, Allergy/Immunology, Immunologic Disorders Special Article Source Type: research

Fetal growth trajectory and risk for eczema in a Saudi population
ConclusionsOur findings contrast observations made in Western populations but nonetheless suggest that factors associated with changing fetal growth trajectory in the second half of pregnancy is also relevant to atopy development on the global setting.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - March 26, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Amel AlMakoshi, Awaiss Ellahi, Bala Sallout, Graham Devereux, Steve Turner Tags: Original Source Type: research