Original Article
29 May 2014 / 17 April 2024 by almaware
Background: Oilseed rape and maize crops represent a large part of agriculture fields in European countries. Objective: To establish the actual prevalence of sensitization to oilseed rape and maize pollen, and to determine if this is correlated to the amount of exposure as well as to the patient’s history of atopy or asymptomatic atopy. Methods: […]
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Background: The increase of basement membrane thickness (BMT) represents a structural feature described as commonly characterizing airway remodelling in asthma, even if the non-atopic condition had been investigated only episodically from this point of view. Gastroesophageal-reflux is a pathological condition which can frequently cause and/or sustain asthma in non-atopic individuals. Objectives: The aim of the […]
Background. Implication of IgG antibodies to wheat has been alleged in gastrointestinal symptoms. Precise data on the specific IgG levels in healthy subjects are lacking. Our objectives are to compare levels of IgG antibodies to wheat protein fractions in healthy non atopic or atopic subjects, and in healthy professional cyclist subjects, taking into account the […]
Eotaxin is a potent agonist for CC chemokine receptor 3 that can attract eosinophils at sites of inflammation. Given the potential role of eosinophils in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CU), we measured serum eotaxin levels together with C-reactive protein in 100 CU patients who were characterized according to autologous serum skin test (ASST) and disease severity. […]
Background: Most Health Care Systems consider Continuing Medical Education a potential tool to improve quality of care and reduce disease management costs. Its efficacy in general practitioners needs to be further explored. Objective: This study assesses the effectiveness of a one-year continuing medical education/ continuing professional development course for general practitioners, regarding the improvement in […]
28 May 2014 / 17 April 2024 by almaware
Introduction: High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is a widespread medical imaging method for the study of thoracic diseases. In asthma it is very useful particularly when it is difficult to achieve an effective control of disease, and in severe deterioration. Aim: It was intended to evaluate the imaging changes by HRCT in asthmatic patients and to […]
Aim: to assess the accuracy and safety of a ready-to-use atopy patch test (HDM-Diallertest ®, DBV Technologies, Paris) in the diagnosis of sensitization to house-dust mite (HDM) allergens in children with or without atopic dermatitis. Patients and methods: prospective analysis of a systematic allergic work-up was carried out in 47 children, age 57.4+42 months (mean […]
Background: Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) is used extensively in the pharmaceutical and food industries on account of its various properties. Anaphylactic reactions are rare. It has been reported principally after intra-articular infiltration of sustained-release corticosteroids containing CMC and, very rarely, after barium enema. Methods: A case of pre-lethal anaphylactic shock after barium enema was studied by prick-test, […]
The efficacy and safety of monomeric allergoid (Lofarma, Milan) have been demonstrated in adults but very few studies have examined it in children. This study therefore investigated the efficacy and safety of this sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) at the dosage of 1000 AU five times a week without any up-dosing. Forty allergic children(17 M and 23 […]
Background: There is some evidence suggesting that factors other than autoantibodies to FceRI or IgE and histamine released from mast cells may play a role in skin autoreactivity that characterizes many patients with chronic urticaria (CU) and, possibly, in the pathogenesis of this disease. Objective: The effect of antihistamine treatment on autologous plasma skin test (APST) […]