ABSTRACT We report the cases of two adolescent siblings with severe atopic dermatitis, who, despite weighing approximately 40kg, presented a good response to dupilumab with the off-label dose for individuals aged 12 years and weighing 60kg. Both had already used cyclosporine, azathioprine, methotrexate and oral corticosteroids for long periods, plus topical treatments with no adequate disease control. Skin lesions were constant and widespread, with frequent skin infections and very poor quality of life, with numerous physical and psychosocial consequences, such […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the technique of uterine transplantation and the use of drugs used in the process of immunosuppression. Methods: We included 12 sows, and immunosuppression was performed with minimal doses of cyclosporine, and cross-match was done to exclude the possibility of blood incompatibility. Hysterectomy was performed in the donor under general anesthesia, with the removal of the aorta and inferior vena cava in monobloc, and anastomosis of these vessels was made in the recipient. Results: Six experiments were […]