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Questions discussed in this category

Would you use the pneumococcal conjugate-21 vaccine (Capvaxive) instead of the conjugate-20 (Prevnar-20) for routine vaccinations in immunosuppressed patients?
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Is it necessary to prescribe a steroid taper after two weeks of high-dose prednisone (60 mg daily)?
3 Answers available
Is there a role for nitazoxanide for treatment of norovirus gastroenteritis in immunocompromised patients?
1 Answer available
How would you work up a patient with cutaneous mastocytosis?
Is a BM biopsy a must when there is skin involvement? If tryptase level is mildly elevated but less than 20 would you recommend a BM biopsy?
1 Answer available
What is your approach to working up diarrhea in an immunocompromised patient?
1 Answer available
How would you treat a woman with iron deficiency anemia, unresponsive to iron sulfate, and with allergic reaction to iron sucrose?
Anemia is secondary to menorrhagia. No gynecologic interventions were possible.
1 Answer available
Should testing for genetic causes of HLH be performed in all patients with MAS or secondary HLH regardless of the patient's age?
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What are the best labs to trend improvement in HLH?
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Should we recommend the COVID-19 booster vaccine to patients who had a DVT or any other complications such as hemolytic anemia or thrombocytopenia from prior vaccine doses?
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Are there any special considerations when evaluating patients with non-malignant hematologic or immunodeficiency disorders for allogeneic transplant?
Are there major differences in standard conditioning and/or GVHD prophylaxis regimens utilized? Does the non-relapse mortality different significantl...
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For which rituximab infusion reaction symptoms do you consider it safe to re-challenge in the office with adjusted rates and pre-medications?
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Papers discussed in this category

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2017
Reactions to Rituximab in an Outpatient Infusion Center: A 5-Year Review.
Semin Hematol,
Epidemiology and risk factors for venous thrombosis.
Eur J Dermatol,
Telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans: a neglected type of mastocytosis with exclusively cutaneous involvement? A case series.
Pediatric blood & cancer, 2011-01
Rate of decline of ferritin in patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis as a prognostic variable for mortality.
The Journal of infection, 2011-11
Norovirus gastroenteritis successfully treated with nitazoxanide.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 2006 Nov 15
Nitazoxanide in the treatment of viral gastroenteritis: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Journal of tropical medicine, 2017 Feb 26
Nitazoxanide in Acute Rotavirus Diarrhea: A Randomized Control Trial from a Developing Country.
Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2022 Dec 02
Perioperative Evaluation and Management of Patients on Glucocorticoids.
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021 Apr 20
Glucocorticoid Withdrawal-An Overview on When and How to Diagnose Adrenal Insufficiency in Clinical Practice.

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