JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery
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Anaphylaxis is a severe life-threatening systemic reaction that otolaryngologists may come in contact with through emergency cases, or in their offices when delivering allergy immunotherapy. Rapid recognition of the entity should be followed by epinephrine administration. ⋯ Various risk factors for anaphylaxis, such as β-blocker use, are discussed. The differential diagnosis of anaphylaxis and adjunct treatment are explained.
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Error in Figure Label: In the Original Investigation titled "Proptosis Reduction by Clinical vs Radiological Modalities and Medial vs Inferomedial Approaches: Comparison Following Endoscopic Transnasal Orbital Decompression in Patients With Dysthyroid Orbitopathy," published online February 5, 2015, in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery (doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2014.3659), the label for the second panel of images in Figure 5 should have read "Postoperative frontal and lateral views." This article was corrected online.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · Apr 2015
Comparative StudyThe effects of race and ethnicity on thyroid cancer incidence.
The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased over the past 30 years. Thyroid cancer is less common in blacks than in persons of white descent, and it has been most common in Asians/Pacific Islanders until recently. ⋯ The incidence of thyroid cancer continues to increase in all races and ethnicities. No significant difference was observed between the increase in incidence for whites and blacks. However, the increase in incidence for non-Hispanics was significantly larger than that for Hispanics. The increase in incidence of thyroid cancer was greater in whites than in Asians/Pacific Islanders, so whites now have a higher incidence of thyroid cancer than persons of Asian/Pacific Islander descent.