Case Report
5 March 2024 / 17 April 2024 by almaware | Leave a Comment
The use of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) desensitization for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) is growing, but no data are available on desensitization protocol in patients with ASA sensitivity and CAD during pregnancy. This case report shows that ASA desensitization protocol during pregnancy could be safe and effective in a tertiary centre with a multidisciplinary […]
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10 January 2024 / 17 April 2024 by almaware | Leave a Comment
Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a common dermatological condition presenting with wheals and/or angioedema for more than 6 weeks. The role of autoimmunity and inflammation in the pathogenesis of CSU have been studied, but the precise mechanism remains unknown. Association with coagulation cascade has been suggested based on the observations of increased coagulation indicators such […]
13 February 2023 / 18 July 2024 by almaware | Leave a Comment
Sublingual immunotherapy with Pru p3 extract (SLIT-peach®) is used in allergy patients to multiple plant foods to induce tolerance to nonspecific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTP). The aim of this paper is to communicate the efficacy of a new ultrafast regimen. Until now on the initiation regimen lasts four days. We present a number of 22 […]
12 January 2023 / 31 May 2024 by almaware | Leave a Comment
Food allergy is an increasing problem for population, and treatments inducing tolerance using sublingual immunotherapy is currently under study. Our aim as allergists is to achieve tolerance to sublingual allergen specific immunotherapy with sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT-peach). We present a case report consisting of a 40-year-old woman with anaphylactic reactions after eating fruit and other plant-foods […]
4 January 2023 / 17 April 2024 by almaware | Leave a Comment
Hypersensitivity reactions has been reported with COVID-19 vaccines. Acute eosinophilic pneumonia has not been reported yet after Sinovac/CoronaVac vaccine. A 73-year-old woman presented with maculopapular rash, cough and dyspnea following Sinovac/CoronaVac injection. The complete blood count (CBC) indicated eosinophilia and further evaluation of the eosinophilia with CT and bronchoscopy confirmed a diagnosis of acute eosinophilic […]
2 August 2022 / 17 April 2024 by almaware | Leave a Comment
Since December 2020, in various countries of the world, many cases of severe allergic reactions after administration of PfizerBioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, were reported. A great concern has arisen among the doctors who administer the vaccine and the allergic patients who undergo vaccinations. In Italy guidelines were published in order to stratify the risk in the […]
26 October 2021 / 17 April 2024 by almaware | Leave a Comment
Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) syndrome is a rare genetic pathology characterized by cutaneous fibro folliculomas, pulmonary cysts and kidney tumours. Severe asthma is the most serious form of asthma which does not respond to standard treatments. W epresent the case of a 68 years old male patient who had frequent respiratory tract infections, shortness of breath and […]
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) […]
2 March 2020 / 23 May 2024 by almaware | Leave a Comment
Clindamycin is widely used in the prophylaxis and treatment of infections due to its broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity. Hypersensitivity to clindamycin seems to be not very common (less than 1% of drug-allergic reactions) and it mostly appears as delayed T-cell mediated. For the diagnosis, skin testing is considered to be highly sensitive and rather […]
13 January 2020 / 23 May 2024 by almaware | Leave a Comment
We describe a female diagnosed with non-allergic asthma. On March 24, 2016, examination of the skin-biopsy specimen revealed dense eosinophilic infiltration, and the Fip-1-like 1-platelet-derived growth factor receptor a fusion gene in peripheral blood mononuclear cells was negative. She was diagnosed with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome. She was treated with intravenous methylprednisolone (MPSL), and subsequent oral […]