Month: January 2024

Original Article

The role of skin tests with polyethylene glycol and polysorbate 80 in the vaccination campaign for COVID-19: results from an Italian multicenter survey

/ by almaware

Background. International guidelines suggested skin tests with Polyethylene-glycol (PEG) and polysorbate 80 (PS-80), to investigate a possible hypersensitivity to these excipients either to identify subjects at risk of developing allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines, or in patients with suspected IgE mediated hypersensitivity reactions (HR) to the COVID-19 vaccine. The main purpose of this study was to […]

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Original Article

Contact sensitization in pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis: a purpose for a new patch testing series for the Portuguese population

/ by almaware

Background. Atopic dermatitis is a prevalent condition in the pediatric population, with affected children exhibiting a susceptibility to cutaneous sensitization due to skin barrier dysfunction and immune dysregulation. Recent studies have highlighted an increased prevalence of certain allergens, which identifi­cation may be clinically relevant, with direct implications for the management of atopic dermatitis. Methods. We retrospective reviewed pediatric […]

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Review

Eosinophilic esophagitis as a side-effect of allergen immunotherapy: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

/ by almaware

Background. Sensitization to food and airborne allergens is common in the majority of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Although there is not a direct cause-effect relationship of IgE-mediated allergy with the pathogenesis of EoE, there is a growing evidence that oral desensitization to food and sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) may induce the development of EoE as […]

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