Review
14 November 2017 / 17 April 2024 by almaware
Food allergy to pumpkin seed is considered very rare, and only some isolated case reports have so far been published. We report here a case of food anaphylaxis to pumpkin seed in an eightyear-old boy, who tolerated all other edible seeds, peanut and tree nuts, as well as pulp of different kinds of pumpkins and […]
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Currently, the management of people diagnosed with shellfish allergy relies on the avoidance of those foods. HDM immunotherapy has been reported to induce both shrimp allergy in non-allergic patients, and shrimp tolerance in shrimp-allergic patients. This article summarizes therapeutic options other than avoidance diet for shrimp allergic patients available once the diagnostic is established, such […]
30 August 2017 / 23 May 2024 by almaware
As anaphylaxis is a medical emergency, there are no randomized controlled clinical trials on its emergency management. Therefore, current guidelines are mostly based on data from observational studies, animal and laboratory studies. Although epinephrine is the mainstay of recommended treatment, corticosteroids are also frequently used. This review evaluates the evidence on the use of corticosteroids […]
30 August 2017 / 17 April 2024 by almaware
27 June 2017 / 23 May 2024 by almaware
Monoclonal anti-IgE antibodies (omalizumab) are able to induce clinically significant benefits in patients with severe chronic spontaneous urticaria (CS). Those results led clinicians and investigators to reconsider a possible pathogenic role not previously supported for IgE and its receptors in this disease, and to investigate additional approaches for understanding its pathogenesis. IgE antibodies to unknown […]
6 September 2016 / 17 April 2024 by almaware
The proportion of people suffering or reporting to have a hypersensitivity caused by cow’s milk consumption is increasing, and even health professionals often face difficulties into elaborating properly with a milk reaction due to misdiagnosis. The scope of this review is to present literature data that lead into putting the border line between cow’s milk […]
Food allergies are a growing problem and currently the primary treatment of food allergy is avoidance of culprit foods. However, given the lack of information and education and also the ubiquitous nature of allergens, accidental exposures to food allergens are not uncommon.The fear of potential fatal reactions and the need of a proper avoidance leads […]
7 July 2016 / 17 April 2024 by almaware
Near-fatal asthma (NFA) is described as acute asthma associated with a respiratory arrest or arterial carbon dioxide tension greater than 50 mmHg, with or without altered consciousness, requiring mechanical ventilation. Risk factors for near fatal asthma have not been fully elucidated.In 80-85% of all fatal events, a phenotype, characterized by eosinophilic inflammation associated with gradual […]
5 May 2016 / 17 April 2024 by almaware
Specific allergen immunotherapy (AIT) is the only therapeutic method with positive impact on natural course of allergic disease – affecting clinical development (including the progression of rhinitis to asthma) and new sensitisations. The actual problem is the increasing number of patients manifesting poly-sensitivity in allergy skin tests and / or in specific IgE tests. Usually, […]
2 March 2016 / 17 April 2024 by almaware
Athletes often complain about breathing problems. This is a crucial issue due to potential implications not only on their general health, but also on their competing performance. Asthma and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction are prevalent conditions in elite athletes, which leads doctors to rely most of the times on asthma medication to treat athletes feeling “out of […]