Autoimmune disorders in children

    • [DOC File]PANDAS: Frequently Asked Questions about Pediatric ...

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      Child health nursing: Partnering with children & families. New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 27 p. 956-76, 976 (Autoimmune disorders intro paragraph),(skip SLE), 982- 92 (skip Graft-Versus Host), 996-97. OUTLINE: I. Immune disorders in children. A. Signs and symptoms. B. Pediatric differences. C. Types of immune disorders.


    • [DOCX File]Basic Research Program

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      Patients with type 1A diabetes have a significantly increased risk of other autoimmune disorders including celiac disease, Graves’ disease, thyroiditis, Addison’s disease, and pernicious anemia (63). As many as 1:4 females with IMD have autoimmune thyroid disease while 1:280 patients develop adrenal autoantibodies and adrenal insufficiency.


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      8. Mehta Dl; Hill ID; Singer-Granick CJ; Balloch Z; Becker U; Primary sclerosing cholangitis and multiple autoimmune disorders in a patient with Down Syndrome; Clinical Pediatrics, 34 (9) 502-505, 1995. 9.


    • [DOC File]OUTLINE FOR ALTERATIONS IN IMMUNE FUNCTION

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      Although the cause of SPS is unknown, it is thought to be an autoimmune disorder and sometimes occurs in conjunction with other autoimmune disorders. The condition typically becomes apparent between 30 and 60 years of age but has been reported in children and older individuals, as well.


    • [DOC File]Is Mercury Toxicity an Autoimmune Disorder

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      The Autoimmunity Center of Excellence based at the Drukier Institute for Children’s Health Research at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) in New York, NY aims at 1) advancing the knowledge of pathways and mechanisms that contribute to the development and amplification of Human Systemic Autoimmune Diseases (SADs); 2) developing tools and identifying ...


    • [DOC File]NCC Pediatrics Residency at Walter Reed-Bethesda

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      Often includes a history of thyroid or other autoimmune disorders *link to differential dx. Blood tests: Thyroid function tests: • TSH • Free T4 (FT4) Other tests to consider: Anti-thyroid antibodies • Thyroid peroxidase Ab • Thyroglobulin Ab. Urgent: TSH > 50 uIU/mL AND. FT4 below reference range. Routine: TSH above reference range AND/OR


    • [DOC File]Suggestive history and physical findings

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      Autoimmune Disorders The diagnostic arena now occupied by autoimmune disorders provides us with terms that could best be described as "alphabet soup". Such problems include RA (rheumatoid arthritis), HT (Hashimoto's thyroiditis), HAD (human adjuvant disease), ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or more commonly, Lou Gehrig's disease) and MCTD ...


    • Autoimmune Diseases In Children: Types And Symptoms

      PANDAS, is an abbreviation for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections. The term is used to describe a subset of children who have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and/or tic disorders such as Tourette's Syndrome, and in whom symptoms worsen following strep. infections such as "Strep throat" and Scarlet Fever.


    • [DOC File]National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)

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      They wish to know if other autoimmune disorders occur with greater frequency in children who have diabetes. You tell them that additional autoimmune disorders in children who have type 1 diabetes mellitus can occur. Of the following, the autoimmune disorders MOST likely to occur in this patient are. A. Addison disease and premature ovarian failure


    • [DOC File]UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM VITAE FORMAT

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      In addition, unlike hemophilia, most inherited platelet disorders are not X-linked and are equally distributed in both sexes. Risk Factors: Family history, SLE, or other autoimmune disorders, HIV. Signs and symptoms of bleeding disorders. Primary. Petechiae- Primary. Contusions- Primary. Ecchymosis- Primary. Purpura- Primary. Bleeding gums- Primary


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