OBJECTIVES To establish the clinical, etiological, and prognostic features of acute urticaria in infancy and early childhood and to define its optimal management. DESIGN Prospective study. The inception cohort was collected from April 1, 1992, through March 31, 1994. After initial evaluation, the course of the disease was assessed at 2 months and after 1 to 2 years. SETTING Emergency depart...

Conscious Sedation is a technique in which the use of a drug produces a state of depression of central nervous system enabling treatment to be carried out, but during which verbal contact with the patients is maintained throughout the period of sedation. Various drugs have been used as sedative agents in pediatric dentistry to produce conscious sedation such a nitrous oxide, diazepam, midazolam...

The first purpose of this study was to compare traditional monitoring methods to electronic instruments for monitoring physiologic parameters during conscious sedation of pediatric dental patients. Traditional methods included careful visual assessment of skin color, airway patency and chest movements, and auscultation of breath and heart sounds using a precordial stethoscope; electronic instru...

PURPOSE This study compared the effect of supplemental oxygen (O2) on pediatric patients' apnea status and oxyhemoglobin saturation during: 1) conscious sedation for dental procedures and 2) the recovery period following sedation. METHODS Fourteen child patients (mean age 42 months) sedated with 50 mg/Kg chloral hydrate, 25 mg hydroxyzine pamoate, and 1.5 mg/Kg meperidine were treated for two...

Histamine (one of the key mediators released from mast cells and basophils), plays a major role in the pathophysiology of allergic diseases, including rhinitis, urticaria, asthma and anaphylaxis. Histamine exerts its effects through its interaction with one of four distinct receptors (H1, H2, H3, H4). In allergic disease, it is the H1 antihistamines which are of primary benefit, although H2 ant...

We report 37-year-old man admitted to the psychiatric ward with acute depression. Antidepressive medications were initiated including: promethazine hydrochloride, hydroxyzine hydrochloride, lorazepam and haloperidol. In an attempt to control his depression, doctors increased the dose of haloperidol. Five days later he developed fever, cough, confusion and he was unable to eat. Accordingly, he w...

Most patients who suffer from PBS/IC can now be simply and effectively treated. The first step to successful management is accurate and timely diagnosis, which has become easier with available and validated screening and diagnostic tools such as PUF and PST. Once PBS/IC is correctly diagnosed, prompt treatment should address the main components of the disease, a dysfunctional urothelium, mast c...

BACKGROUND Omega-3 fatty acids (O3FA) have been used to treat IgA nephropathy (IgAN) but not cutaneous IgA vasculitis (IgAV). CASE REPORT A 47-year-old female was referred for cutaneous vasculitis. She had a 24-year history of flares of palpable purpura, arthralgia associated with hematuria, and proteinuria. We diagnosed cutaneous IgAV associated with IgAN. We administered prednisone at doses...