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R.Asero Component-resolved diagnosis-assisted prescription of allergen-specific immunotherapy: a practical guide. Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol. Vol 44, 5, 183-187, 2012. Summary. Allergen specific immunotherapy remains the only means to change the natural history of allergic disease. Thanks to the recent advances in molecular biology a large spectrum of purified allergen molecules are presently routinely available for diagnostic purposes. This review …

Pravettoni V, Primavesi L, Piantanida M. Anisakis simplex: current knowledge. Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Aug;44(4):150-6. Abstract Anisakiasis, firstly described in 1960s in the Netherlands, is a fish-borne parasitic disease caused by the consumption of raw or undercooked fish or cephalopods contaminated by third stage (13) larvae of the Anisakidae family, in particular Anisakis simplex (As), A. pegreffii and …

1) Sopo SM, Giorgio V, Iacono ID, Novembre E, Mori F, Onesimo R. A multicentre retrospective study of 66 Italian children with food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome: different management for different phenotypes. Clin Exp Allergy. 2012 Aug;42(8):1257-65. Abstract BACKGROUND: Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) is a non-IgE-mediated paediatric disorder triggered by the ingestion of specific food proteins. Many features of this …

Images in Clinical Medicine Disfiguring Angioedema Didier G. Ebo, M.D., and Chris H. Bridts, B.Sc. N Engl J Med 2012; 367:1539 October 18, 2012 A 54-year-old woman presented to our clinic with progressive swelling of her face. Η πρόσβαση στην εικόνα και τον σχολιασμό είναι ελεύθερη από το website του εκδότη : http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1200960?query=TOC

Σύμφωνα με τις εκτιμήσεις του Παγκόσμιου Οργανισμού Υγείας, 2.4 εκατομμύρια άνθρωποι πεθαίνουν κάθε έτος από νοσήματα τα οποία άμεσα ή έμμεσα συσχετίζονται με την ατμοσφαιρική ρύπανση. Πρόσφατα δημοσιεύθηκαν στην περιοδική έκδοση «Respirology», τεύχη Φεβρουαρίου και Οκτωβρίου 2012, δύο άρθρα ανασκόπησης με θέμα την επίδραση της ατμοσφαιρικής ρύπανσης στον αναπνευστικό σύστημα. Η πρόσβαση στην ύλη των άρθρων που θα βρείτε παρακάτω …

Weisshaar E, Szepietowski JC, Darsow U, Misery L, Wallengren J, Mettang T, Gieler U, Lotti T, Lambert J, Maisel P, Streit M, Greaves MW, Carmichael AJ, Tschachler E, Ring J, Ständer S. European Guideline on Chronic Pruritus. In cooperation with the European Dermatology Forum (EDF) and the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV). Acta Derm Venereol. 2012; 92: 563–581. …

Tinegate, H., Birchall, J., Gray, A., Haggas, R., Massey, E., Norfolk, D., Pinchon, D., Sewell, C., Wells, A. and Allard, S. (2012), Guideline on the investigation and management of acute transfusion reactions Prepared by the BCSH Blood Transfusion Task Force. British Journal of Haematology. doi: 10.1111/bjh.12017 Abstract Although acute non-haemolytic febrile or allergic reactions (ATRs) are a common complication of …

Kelly HW, Sternberg AL, Lescher R, Fuhlbrigge AL, Williams P, Zeiger RS, Raissy HH, Van Natta ML, Tonascia J, Strunk RC; CAMP Research Group. Effect of inhaled glucocorticoids in childhood on adult height. N Engl J Med. 2012 Sep 6;367(10):904-12. Abstract BACKGROUND: The use of inhaled glucocorticoids for persistent asthma causes a temporary reduction in growth velocity in prepubertal children. …

Droste J, Narayan N. Anaphylaxis: lack of hospital doctors’ knowledge of adrenaline (epinephrine) administration in adults could endanger patients’ safety. Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Jun;44(3):122-7. Abstract Adrenaline (epinephrine) is the first line drug to be given in anaphylaxis and can save patients’ lives. Conversely, incorrect administration of adrenaline in anaphylaxis has caused patients serious harm, including death. We …

Novelli F, Malagrinò L, Dente FL, Paggiaro P. Efficacy of anticholinergic drugs in asthma. Expert Rev Respir Med. 2012 Jun;6(3):309-19. Abstract. Although bronchial hyperresponsiveness to cholinergic agents is a main feature of asthma, the role of anticholinergic drugs in chronic asthma management has been largely underestimated. Several single-dose studies comparing acute bronchodilation induced by ipratropium bromide with salbutamol have shown …