Original Article
25 October 2024 / 25 October 2024 by edra | Leave a Comment
Background. Allergies represent a substantial health concern affecting individuals across all age groups. Diagnostic screenings, such as phadiatop and phadiatop infant, are employed to identify specific IgE antibodies associated with allergic reactions. This study delves into the relationship between total IgE levels and screening test outcomes, with the objective of establishing a total IgE threshold […]
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Review
Many food allergens not actually included in the European priority list of allergenic foods have the potential to cause severe allergic reactions and could escape correct identification and behave as “hidden allergens”. Moreover, the adoption in recent years of novel diets based on plant products and new sustainable foods or the use of specific food […]
25 October 2024 by edra | Leave a Comment
Background. Subcutaneous immunotherapy is an effective treatment of respiratory allergy and allergoids offer a treatment option characterized by reduced IgE-binding properties to improve the safety profile. Purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy and the safety of an injective monomeric allergoid in patients with moderate to severe persistent allergic rhinitis due to house […]
14 October 2024 by edra | Leave a Comment
Background. We aimed to describe the clinical heterogeneity (infectious and noninfectious manifestations) and the impact of immunoglobulin replacement therapy on the reduction of infections in patients given a diagnosis of common variable immunodeficiency. Methods. This was a descriptive case series study. Medical charts were retrospectively reviewed based on demographics, clinical presentation, immunoglobulin replacement therapy and […]
11 October 2024 by edra | Leave a Comment
Background. Mites are responsible for allergic diseases, such as asthma and rhinitis, in nearly 1.5% of the world population. It is known that nowadays, besides House Dust Mites (HDM), Storage Mites (SM) are important sensitisers in urban non-occupational dwellings, predominantly in the Mediterranean area. The main objective of our study was to analyse the clinical […]
Letter to the Editor
11 October 2024 / 11 October 2024 by edra | Leave a Comment
Background. Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a widespread condition. The Italian Society of Pediatric Allergology and Immunology (SIAIP) promoted an initiative to update the knowledge on AR in children and adolescents. The present survey directly addressed primary care pediatricians, thus reflecting the real-world management of AR in children and adolescents. The aim was to investigate common […]