Case Report
16 May 2014 / 17 April 2024 by almaware
We analyse two cases of Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) allergy. The first regards a female laboratory technician with a history of bronchial asthma due to cat allergy, who developed an exacerbation of bronchial symptoms as a consequence of BSA powder inhalation at work. To date, sensitization to BSA as a cause of occupational asthma has […]
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Original Article
Background. Specific immunotherapy (SIT) efficacy and safety by subcutaneous (SCIT) and sublingual (SLIT) route is supported by literature data. Pre-coseasonal treatment is currently the more accepted option for pollen immunotherapy in terms of costs and patient’s compliance. This retrospective study evaluated the patient’s preference concerning subcutaneous or sublingual route in pre-coseasonal treatment.Materials andmethods.We evaluated 145 […]
Background: The cross-reactive allergen responsible for the so called “mugwort-celeryspice-syndrome”, a pollen-food allergy that occurs in a minority of mugwort pollen-allergic patients, is still undefined.Objective: To identify the allergen responsible for the cross-reactivity between mugwort pollen and plant-derived foods. Methods: The serum from one index patient with both fennel and mugwort pollen allergy was used […]
Background. Allergic rhinitis and asthma may be associated, bronchial hyperreactivity (BHR) is quite common in AR patients. It has been reported that allergen bronchial challenge induces nasal inflammation.Methacholine (MCH) is a stimulus able to elicit BHR.There is no study that investigated the effect ofMCH bronchial challenge on the nose.Objective. The aim of this study was […]
Thunderstorm-related asthma is a dramatic example of the allergenic potential of pollen antigens.Pollen allergic patientswho encounter the allergenic cloud of pollen during a thunderstorm are at higher risk of having an asthma attack. Relapse is also possible and we describe here the first case of relapse of near fatal thunderstorm-asthma occurred in a 36 years […]
This study reports an unusual case of repeated anaphylactic episodes to orange and apple without clinical evidence of primary sensitization to peach LTP. In vitro and in vivo tests revealed heat stability of the implicated allergens and also provided new evidence of differences in allergenicity among apple varieties and strong cross reactivity of citrus fruits. […]
Many conditions may present as angioedema. We report a case of a 46 year-old man presenting with intermittent episodes of penile swelling. Following a series of investigations, he was diagnosed with genital granulomatosis. Ano-genital granulomatosis is a rare chronic inflammatory condition and that can present as diffuse penile, scrotal, vulvar or ano-perineal swelling with non-caseating […]
Type I hypersensitivity reactions have been described after solid organ transplantation despite T cell targeted immunosuppressive therapy.There are several reports of food allergy, asthma and eosinophilic colitis in pediatric transplant recipients under Tacrolimus immunosuppression, but not Cyclosporine A. We present the case of a 6 year old patient that developed de novo atopic dermatitis, eosinophilia […]
Background: To determine the effect of intranasal sodium hyaluronate on mucociliary clearance time following functional endoscopic sinus surgery in patients with nasal polyposis. Study Design: Randomized, controlled, blinded study. Methods: Thirty-six patients with grade II nasal polyposis undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery received intranasal sodium hyaluronate 9mg twice daily or saline for 30 days commencing […]
The assessment of the distribution of allergen skin test sensitizations is highly recommended for the optimal management of allergic respiratory conditions. We aimed at evaluating the distribution of allergen sensitizations in individuals with asthma and/or rhinitis in the Southern region of Italy, and at exploring whether changes in the frequency of allergen sensitizations occurred after […]