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Dust mite proteins have been implicated as a predominant cause of the current increase in asthma prevalence. Recent advances in the understanding of these allergens have vastly increased the potential for more effective treatment and prophylaxis. In the absence of vaccines, environmental controls aimed at allergen avoidance are currently the best defense against the disease.
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Air Pollution, Indoor/adverse effects , Asthma/etiology , Dust/adverse effects , Mites/immunology , Adolescent , Animals , Asthma/immunology , Asthma/prevention & control , Child , Child, Preschool , Environment, Controlled , Humans , Immunotherapy , Infant , Life StyleABSTRACT
Eversion of the lids at birth is a rare condition of debated etiology. It has been attributed most frequently to birth trauma or to congenital lid hypotonia. Most reported cases have been treated by immediate taping of the lids or by surgery (tarsorraphy, intermarginal sutures, and/or plastic procedures). A prominent association with Down's syndrome has been noted. We report a normal infant, born by Caesarean section, with bilateral upper eyelid eversion which subsided spontaneously after treatment only with lubricants. A prominent spastic ectropion component was observed. Lid laxity appeared to be an effect rather than a cause of the eversion, and disappeared as the condition improved. Management should take into account the duration of total occlusion caused by this abnormality.
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Eyelid Diseases/congenital , Eyelids , Muscles , Spasm/complications , Eyelid Diseases/complications , Eyelid Diseases/pathology , Eyelid Diseases/therapy , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Lubrication , MaleABSTRACT
Accessory phallic urethra in the female newborn with a persistent cloaca is a rare entity. We present a variant with a cloaca that contained rectal, vaginal and bladder neck openings, as well as the proximal origin of the phallic urethra. The literature is reviewed.
