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Children with influenza A virus infection are susceptible to acute benign myositis (ABM), with most patients showing clinical characteristics consistent with postfebrile myalgia, reports a study.

A retrospective review of medical records show that paediatric patients with alopecia areata (AA) in Singapore respond well to currently available treatments.

Findings from the ongoing POLAC project demonstrate that treatment with the pangenotypic regimen comprising glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (GLE/PIB) for 8 weeks is highly effective against chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in children and adolescents. This regimen also showed a good safety profile.

Use of antibiotics appears to increase the risk of Kawasaki disease (KD) in children, reveals a study. KD development is potentially driven by gut microbiota changes due to antibiotic use.