Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology
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J. Pediatr. Hematol. Oncol. · Aug 2006
Comparative StudyPainful episodes in children with sickle cell disease and asthma are temporally associated with respiratory symptoms.
Little is known about the temporal relationship between an asthma exacerbation and a painful episode in a child with sickle cell disease (SCD). We tested the hypothesis that respiratory symptoms either immediately precede or occur concomitantly with painful episodes more frequently in children with SCD and asthma when compared with children with SCD without asthma. ⋯ In children with both SCD and asthma, respiratory symptoms are a risk factor for painful episodes within 96 hours.
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J. Pediatr. Hematol. Oncol. · Aug 2006
Case ReportsAggressive Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma in a 15-year-old Female.
Aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma is a rare neoplasm of eccrine sweat gland origin that typically presents as a mass on a finger, toe, or the adjacent skin. Less than 100 cases have been reported. The majority of these cases are described in males in their fifth to seventh decade. ⋯ Two sentinel lymph nodes were biopsied and found to be negative for metastatic disease. One year after surgery the patient has no evidence of disease recurrence. To our knowledge, this is the youngest reported case of an aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma.