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12 March 2019 / 25 June 2025 by almaware
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Up to 30% of cases of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) are exacerbated by COX-1 inhibit-ing nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID); this clinical picture is termed NECD (NSAID-exacerbated cutaneous disease). On the other hand, multiple NSAID hypersensitivity may occur in the absence of an underlying CSU also, a situation that is termed NIUA (NSAID-induced urticaria / angioedema). […]
Anticonvulsants are among the drugs most commonly involved in cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADRs). Eslicarbazepine is a new anti-epileptic drug, chemically related to carbamazepine but with a more favorable safety profile. We report the clinical case of a woman who developed a skin rash on day 10 of eslicarbazepine with further exacerbation with eosinophilia on […]
Drone larvae are mostly considered a by-product of beekeeping, but have recently been advocated as a high-protein source of food. There are as yet no data concerning their allergenic potential.We report on a 29-year old bee keeper who experienced an anaphylactic reaction fol-lowing the consumption of a freshly prepared beverage from raw drone larvae. Lar-vae-specific […]
10 July 2018 / 17 April 2024 by almaware
Wheat dependent-exercise-induced anaphylaxis (WDEIA) is a food allergy characterized by anaphylaxis elicited when wheat ingestion is time-related with physical exercise.We report a case of WDEIA in an asthmatic boy admitted to our Unit with suspected mushroom acute toxicity. The symptoms occurred during a gym session, approximately 2 hours after the ingestion of a meal based […]
8 May 2018 / 17 April 2024 by almaware
Aquagenic urticaria (AU) is a rare form of chronic inducible urticaria elicited by water at any temperature. We describe the case of a 25-year-old atopic woman who presented to our unit with a 4-year history of recurrent urticarial rashes, highly pruritic, confined to the neck and lower part of the face, occurring solely on contact […]
1 March 2018 / 17 April 2024 by almaware
Piperacillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic of penicillin family. Some penicillins were report-ed as occupational diseases cause, but piperacillin anaphylaxis with occupational sensi-tization is rare. We describe the case of a female nurse with recurrent anaphylaxis in last few months without apparent cause, only in work environment. Latex allergy was excluded after negative latex glove provocation. […]