PAAM is the largest EAACI Focused Meeting, previously attracting over 800 participants, with more than 1,000 attendees expected in 2013. PAAM 2013 will again be a unique event bringing together pediatricians and primary care physicians with an interest in childhood allergies and asthma. Given the high and still increasing prevalence of allergy and asthma in many parts of the …
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Νεότερα δεδομένα για την Ανοσοθεραπεία : Θέση ομοφωνίας των AAAAI/EAACI, Μάιος 2013.
Burks AW, Calderon MA, Casale T, Cox L, Demoly P, Jutel M, Nelson H, Akdis CA. Update on allergy immunotherapy: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology/European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology/PRACTALL consensus report. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013 May;131(5):1288-1296. Abstract Allergy immunotherapy (AIT) is an effective treatment for allergic asthma and rhinitis, as well …
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Caffarelli C, Cuomo B, Cardinale F, Barberi S, Dascola CP, Agostinis F, Franceschini F, Bernardini R. Aetiological Factors Associated with Chronic Urticaria in Children: A Systematic Review. Acta Derm Venereol 2013; 93: 268–272. Abstract Chronic urticaria is a distressing condition with high costs. The aim of this literature review was to assess the relative frequency of …
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Darsow U, Wollenberg A, Simon D, Taïeb A, Werfel T, Oranje A, Gelmetti C, Svensson A et al. and the European Task Force on Atopic Dermatitis / EADV Eczema Task Force. Difficult to control atopic dermatitis. World Allergy Organization Journal 2013, 6:6. Abstract Difficult to control atopic dermatitis (AD) presents a therapeutic challenge and often requires …
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Kim SH, Jo EJ, Kim MY, Lee SE, Kim MH, Yang MS, Song WJ, Choi SI, Kim JH, Chang YS. Clinical value of radiocontrast media skin tests as a prescreening and diagnostic tool in hypersensitivity reactions. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2013 Apr;110(4):258-62. Abstract BACKGROUND: Some radiocontrast media (RCM) hypersensitivity reactions may have underlying IgE- or …
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Sánchez-Borges M, Caballero-Fonseca F, Capriles-Hulett A. Treatment of Recalcitrant Chronic Urticaria With Nonsedating Antihistamines: Is There Evidence for Updosing? J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2013; Vol. 23(3): 141-144 Abstract Nonsedating antihistamines are the first-choice treatment for all forms of urticaria. In patients with recalcitrant urticaria who do not respond to conventional doses of antihistamines, current guidelines …
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Chiriac AM, Demoly P. Drug provocation tests: up-date and novel approaches. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2013 Apr 3;9(1):12. Abstract Drug provocation tests (DPTs) are often needed when evaluating patients with suspected drug hypersensitivity reactions. General considerations on DPTs, with regard to indications, contraindications, methods, limitations and interpretations have been thoroughly addressed and various protocols are published. However, the …
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Over- and underestimated parameters in severe Hymenoptera venom-induced anaphylaxis: Cardiovascular medication and absence of urticaria/angioedema. Stoevesandt J, Hain J, Kerstan A, Trautmann A. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 May 1. [Epub ahead of print] – ΠΡΟΔΗΜΟΣΙΕΥΣΗ. Absence of urticaria/angioedema is an indicator of severe anaphylaxis and possibly mastocytosis, requiring determination of BST. Study data do not provide evidence for an …
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Wolthers OD. Component-resolved diagnosis in pediatrics. ISRN Pediatr. 2012;2012:806920. Epub 2012 Aug 5. PubMed PMID: 22919510; Abstract Component resolved diagnosis is a new concept in the investigation of pediatric allergic disease. The aim of the present paper is to review the available data on component resolved diagnosis with respect to implications for investigation of children with allergic disease. In most …
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A Custovic, A Simpson. The Role of Inhalant Allergens in Allergic Airways Disease. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2012; Vol. 22(6): 393-401. Abstract Immunoglobulin (Ig) E–mediated sensitization to domestic inhalant allergens (eg, dust mite, cockroach, cat, and dog) is the most important risk factor for asthma. The severity of asthma increases among atopic patients exposed to high levels of sensitizing …
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