Case Report
19 February 2021 / 17 April 2024 by almaware | Leave a Comment
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic allergen/immune-mediated disease leading to esophageal dysfunction. Food allergens play critical roles in the pathogenesis and treatmentof EoE via different mechanisms. This study aimed to present the characteristics and evaluate the ability of skin prick test (SPT), skin prick to prick test (SPP) (IgE-mediated), and atopic patch test (APT) (cell-mediated) […]
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Original Article
19 February 2021 / 23 May 2024 by almaware | Leave a Comment
Introduction. Acute urticaria (AU) in children is a common clinical manifestation responsible for admission to the emergency department (ED). We aimed to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of AU in children and to identify predictors of both severity and progression. Materials and methods. We evaluated 314 children admitted to the ED with a diagnosis of AU. We analyzed information […]
Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a primary complement factor deficiency, characterized by recurrent submucosal/subcutaneous swelling episodes. SERPING1 gene defects encoding C1 esterase inhibitor (C1INH) are responsible from the disease. Fifteen patients with HAE are retrospectively evaluated in this study. All patients (n = 15) had HAE type I, 13 were from the same family, other two […]
Objective. To evaluate the tolerability and efficacy of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus/Dermatophagoidesfarinae mixture subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT). Methods. Patientsreceived an abbreviated build-up schedule. The aims were: number, percentage, and severityof adverse reactions. Secondary outcomes included: changes in immunoglobulin titers and changes in dose-response skin prick tests. Results. Out of 289 administrations, 17% elicitedany clinically relevant adverse reaction. Most of them were local reactions (LR) (9.4%) […]
Letter to the Editor
18 February 2021 / 23 May 2024 by almaware | Leave a Comment
Background. Biomarkers of disease activity/severity and criteria of autoimmune chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) are still a matter of debate. Objective. To investigate possible correlations between clinical and biological markers and their associations with: 1) disease activity, 2) resistance to H1-antihistamines, 3) autoimmunity and 4) autologous serum skin test (ASST) in patients with CSU. To also analyze biological parameter […]
Review
18 February 2021 / 17 April 2024 by almaware | Leave a Comment
Urticaria is a condition involving both skin and mucosal tissues characterizedby the presence of wheals and/or angioedema. The acute form hasbeen related to allergic reactions to drugs or foods, interaction with chemicals, or infections. We reviewed the association of urticaria with coronavirusinfections.This review was carried out by the use of two searchengines for published original […]