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Li-Chieh Wang
Pediatrics
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Open AccessRisk factors for subsequent lupus nephritis in patients with juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a retrospective cohort study
Lupus nephritis (LN) is a crucial organ involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Patients with LN have higher morbidity and mortality rates than those without. Among all patients with LN, 20–40% had ...
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Predictive characteristics to discriminate the longitudinal outcomes of childhood asthma: a retrospective program-based study
Childhood asthma is an inflammatory disease with heterogeneous outcomes. We sought to determine the impact of total IgE, blood eosinophil, allergen sensitization, and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) on longitudin...
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Open AccessOnset age is a risk factor for refractory pediatric IgA vasculitis: a retrospective cohort study
Though outcome differences between children and adults with immunoglobulin A vasculitis (IgAV) has been well documented, it remains unclear if disease features in pediatric IgAV patients vary with onset age. W...
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Open AccessClinical manifestations and anti-TNF alpha therapy of juvenile Behçet’s disease in Taiwan
Behçet’s disease (BD) is a rare vasculitic disorder affecting all sizes of vessels. Among BD patients, 4 to 25% of patients with diagnosed age younger than 16 years old are defined as juvenile BD (JBD). This s...
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Renal manifestations in Henoch–Schönlein purpura: a 10-year clinical study
Henoch–Schönlein purpura (HSP) is an IgA-mediated systemic small vessel vasculitis of childhood. It is characterized by the symptoms including nonthrombocytopenic purpura, abdominal pain, hematuria/proteinuria...
