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In a patient with selective IgM deficiency who is completely asymptomatic in terms of infections, what is your typical laboratory work up?

Is there any utility in further assessing for vaccine response to tetanus and strep pneumonia since this patient is asymptomatic and we will not be pu...

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With the difficulty in access to PPSV23 as the new pneumonia vaccine is now standard (non polysaccharide vaccine), have you used MPSV4 (meningococcal) vaccine for evaluation of response to polysaccharide vaccine?

Have you used this for adults, children, or both?

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Do you routinely take a cancer history from patients being evaluated for atopy?

There is a longstanding debate about the association of atopy with cancer risk. Significant literature evidence (mostly epidemiological) supports the ...

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Do you counsel a mother to avoid certain food in her diet if she is still breast feeding and her child has confirmed IgE mediated food allergies?

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Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 2021 Feb 24

Provider recommendations and maternal practices when providing breast milk to children with immunoglobulin E-mediated food allergy.

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