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In light of recent measles outbreaks in the US, would you recommend an MMR booster for immunocompetent patients born before 1957?

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When do you consider de-escalating therapy such as dupilumab in eosinophilic esophagitis?

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Would you consider anti-IL-5 therapy (mepolizumab or benralizumab) to either prevent or treat the more severe manifestations of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, such as "infiltrative" (e.g., cardiomyopathy, pulmonary infiltrates, or gastroenteritis) or "vasculitic" (e.g., neuropathy, palpable purpura, or glomerulonephritis)?

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In a young patient who was vaccinated to chickenpox as a child (no previous varicella infection) should the patient receive a shingles vaccine prior to starting Rinvoq?

Specifically for a male in his 20s.

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How would you approach diagnosis of a patient with recurrent episodes of abdominal pain, severe myalgias, low grade fevers and urticaria?

Does this presentation fall within the autoinflammatory spectrum, and is it consistent with FMF or would you consider another cytokine-driven process?...

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What therapies would be considered safe and effective in pregnant patients with EoE?

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Is there a role for use of dupilumab for hypereosinophilic GI disorders distal to the esophagus?

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Is there a role for anti-IL5 therapy in the treatment of EoE?

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Do you recommend food elimination diets for GI eosinophilic disorder not affecting the esophagus?

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What is your approach to working up diarrhea in an immunocompromised patient?

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Papers discussed in this category

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2023 Jul 18

Prospective study of an amino acid-based elemental diet in an eosinophilic gastritis and gastroenteritis nutrition trial.

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2012-02

Reslizumab in children and adolescents with eosinophilic esophagitis: results of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

Gut, 2023 Jul 09

Mepolizumab for treatment of adolescents and adults with eosinophilic oesophagitis: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

The New England journal of medicine, 2024 Jun 27

Eosinophil Depletion with Benralizumab for Eosinophilic Esophagitis.

Annals of internal medicine, 2025 Jul 29

Rituximab Versus Conventional Therapy for Remission Induction in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis : A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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