Case Report
16 May 2014 / 17 April 2024 by almaware
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 […]
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Original Article
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 […]
16 May 2014 / 23 May 2024 by almaware
Background: Asthma is a complex disease with numerous markers of severity/activity. Clinical assessment, functional parameters and inflammation biomarkers are the most used. A correlation between them is difficult, as each one evaluates a particular aspect of the disease. Objective and Methods: To explore the possible association between asthma control, pulmonary function and inflammation in patients […]
Limonium tataricum (Lt) is a plant belonging to the family of Plumbaginaceae. The role of this family and in particular, that of dried flowers (but not of the pollen) in occupational allergy has already been described.We have observed a farmer with asthma occurring in the presence of fresh flowers. Standard methacoline test demonstrated that the […]
Review
15 May 2014 / 17 April 2024 by almaware
Work-related asthma, encompassing both occupational asthma and work-exacerbated asthma, accounts for 10%-25% of adult asthma in Europe and occupational asthma is currently one of the most common forms of occupational lung disease in many industrialized countries. It is cause of direct and indirect costs for the worker, the employer and the society and it is […]
Letter to the Editor
15 May 2014 / 23 May 2024 by almaware
Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome is a non-IgE-mediated food allergy that typically occurs within the first year of age and it is often misdiagnosed for its rarity.This syndrome is usually caused by milk or soy in formula-fed infants, but it can also be associated to solid food proteins, fruit proteins included.We describe and discuss the first […]
Specific oral tolerance induction to food (SOTI) is a new promising treatment for persistent IgE-mediated food allergy.Our paper reports a case of a 5-year-old girl with cow’s milk allergy, who developed severe anaphylaxis after the ingestion of a croissant containing sheep’s milk ricotta cheese, even though she had been previously desensitized to cow’s milk through […]
Mastocytosis is a clonal disease derived from hematopoietic bone marrow progenitor cells.Clinical manifestations of the disease vary greatly depending on tissue involvement. Omalizumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal anti-IgE antibody licensed in the treatment of asthma with increasing reports of clinical efficiency in other allergic diseases. We describe a case of a patient with mastocytosis […]