Although considerable progress has been made during the past two decades in the use of
androgens to prevent attacks of hereditary angioedema, replacement of the deficient C1-…

We investigated the opsonic requirements for intravascular clearance of pneumococci in
guinea pigs and of sensitized erythrocytes in human beings after splenectomy. The impaired …

An experimental model of pneumococcal bacteremia in guinea pigs has been developed.
By use of this model, complement has been shown to playa critical role in clearance of …

The importance of the spleen in host defense against pneumococcal bacteremia has been
suggested by a number of experimental models as well as the occurrence of the syndrome of …

We treated 69 patients who had hereditary angioedema with danazol to alleviate attacks of
mucocutaneous angioedema involving the skin, oropharynx, and gastrointestinal tract, and …

The mechanism of protection of type-specific antipneumococcal antibody and complement
in bacteremia was investigated with purified rabbit antibody and a guinea pig model of …

The adult respiratory distress syndrome is characterized by arterial hypoxemia as a result of
increased alveolar capillary permeability to serum proteins in the setting of normal capillary …

Using a guinea pig model of bacteremia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 7,
opsonization by the classical and alternative pathways of complement activation was studied in …

Hereditary angioedema (HAE), an auto-somal dominant disorder characterized by attacks
of episodic edema is associated with decreased functional levels of the C1 esterase inhibitor. …

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus, although not uncommon in adults, is rarely found in children.
Herein we present a case of pediatric herpes zoster ophthalmicus that is unique in 2 ways. …