THUNDERSTORM-TRIGGERED ASTHMA: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR

Thunderstorm-triggered asthma: what we know so far

Nur-Shirin Harun,1,2 Philippe Lachapelle,3,4 Jo Douglass2,31Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3050, Australia; 2Lung Health Research Centre, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia; 3Department of Immunology and Allergy, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3050

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Infection may play an important role in the pathogenesis of alveolar osteonecrosis following facial herpes zoster: a case report and literature review

Abstract Background Herpes zoster (HZ) is one of the most common skin diseases caused by viruses.Facial HZ develops when the varicella-zoster virus affects the trigeminal nerve, and alveolar osteonecrosis is a rare complication.However, the exact pathogenesis of postherpetic alveolar osteonecrosis remains unclear.Case description We encountered a p

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Dental implants and its use in children: A narrative review

Among the various congenital dental abnormalities in children, loss of tooth due to trauma and hypodontia are few that are most prevalent.A wide range of treatment modalities are available for these abnormalities, however, removable prosthesis is the most common treatment option to be used, but a pitfall of this method is that it may increase the r

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