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29 May 2014 / 17 April 2024 by almaware | Leave a Comment
Pollen allergy may be frequently associated with oral allergy to fruits and/or vegetables (the so called oral allergic syndrome). Some studies reported a possible positive effect exerted by allergen-specific immunotherapy on OAS course, while others did not. A case of OAS case onset after starting sublingual immunotherapy is reported.
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28 May 2014 / 17 April 2024 by almaware | Leave a Comment
The subcutaneous modality of immunotherapy injections (SCIT) remained for several decades the only available administration route. SCIT is effective and safe, when properly prescribed and administered, but a remote risk of severe side effects is present (1), and the occurrence of technical errors is still not negligible (2). The problem of the risk/benefit ratio prompted […]
Delusional parasitosis (DP) or Ekbom’s syndrome is un uncommon psychiatric disorder that may represent a challenge for the allergist. DP is characterized by the fixed belief to be infested with parasites or small living creatures, although there is no medical evidence for this. The management of this condition is difficult, as patients with this paranoid […]
Background: Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) with a high-dose 6-grass pollen SingleDose preparation was shown to be effective and safe in a 2-year randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Objective: We evaluated the effect of the third year of SLIT in comparison to the second year. Methods: 46 grass pollen-allergic patients who had received active treatment for 3 consecutive […]
The Allergology Hospital Network and Regional Register for Severe Allergic Reactions (Regional Observatory) is the Piemonte Health Authority new challenge. It satisfied the need to promote and monitor the best practice among a variegated pool of specialists and to define both state of the art and evolution of efficiency and efficacy of standard working process. […]
20 May 2014 / 17 April 2024 by almaware | Leave a Comment
The aim of this review article is to provide greater insight into the relationship between allergic rhinitis and the three most frequently diagnosed conditions of exacerbating viral infections, chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome. The alleged physiopathological effects of steroids are also investigated within the scope of this paper. Regarding the exacerbating […]