Letter to the Editor
29 May 2014 / 17 April 2024 by almaware
Nasal polyposis is a frequent disease, sometime associated with asthma and non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs intolerance. Staphylococcus aureus colonization can play a pathogenetic role in same cases by a severe eosinophilic inflammation, which can suggest new therapeutic approaches. Staphylococcus aureus colonization has been demonstrated by local specific enterotoxins IgE dosage in polyps homogenates. This study […]
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Original Article
Background. Implication of IgG antibodies to wheat has been alleged in gastrointestinal symptoms. Precise data on the specific IgG levels in healthy subjects are lacking. Our objectives are to compare levels of IgG antibodies to wheat protein fractions in healthy non atopic or atopic subjects, and in healthy professional cyclist subjects, taking into account the […]
Background: The increase of basement membrane thickness (BMT) represents a structural feature described as commonly characterizing airway remodelling in asthma, even if the non-atopic condition had been investigated only episodically from this point of view. Gastroesophageal-reflux is a pathological condition which can frequently cause and/or sustain asthma in non-atopic individuals. Objectives: The aim of the […]
Background: Oilseed rape and maize crops represent a large part of agriculture fields in European countries. Objective: To establish the actual prevalence of sensitization to oilseed rape and maize pollen, and to determine if this is correlated to the amount of exposure as well as to the patient’s history of atopy or asymptomatic atopy. Methods: […]
Some of the most recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood asthma and allergies are here reviewed. New perspectives have been opened by in vitro diagnostic tests for allergies based on a molecular approach and novel approaches to in vivo tests (SPT or FEno). A better characterization of the patients is opening new […]
Case Report
A case of rice allergy in a patient with baker’s asthma is described. On ISAC 112 IgE reactivity to wheat á amylase/trypsin inhibitor (nTri a aA_TI) and Lipid Tranfer Protein (rTri a 14) was found.We hypothesize that the reaction by oral ingestion was elicited by homologous molecules in rice seeds.
A case of mono-sensitization to a heat- and pepsin-stable allergen in zucchini is described.
Background: Until now no data on allergic sensitization to rodents allergens in Western Europe and Italy are available. The aim of this report was to investigate clinical significance and characteristics of IgE-mediated sensitization to mouse/rat (M/Rt) allergens in atopic subjects not occupationally exposed to these animals and living in urban area of Naples. Methods: In […]
Background: Most Health Care Systems consider Continuing Medical Education a potential tool to improve quality of care and reduce disease management costs. Its efficacy in general practitioners needs to be further explored. Objective: This study assesses the effectiveness of a one-year continuing medical education/ continuing professional development course for general practitioners, regarding the improvement in […]
Eotaxin is a potent agonist for CC chemokine receptor 3 that can attract eosinophils at sites of inflammation. Given the potential role of eosinophils in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CU), we measured serum eotaxin levels together with C-reactive protein in 100 CU patients who were characterized according to autologous serum skin test (ASST) and disease severity. […]