From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. (M.P.); and the Division of Allergy and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (M.D.V.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Plaut at the Asthma, Allergy and Inflammation Branch, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation, National Institute of Allergy an...

Rosaceae fruit allergy is the most common food allergy in Europe in patients over 5 years of age. The two fruits most frequently involved are peach and apple. Different clinical phenotypes of peach allergy are observed across Europe in relation to different allergen sensitisation patterns to the peach allergens Pru p1 (Bet v 1 homologue), Pru p 3 (peach lipid transfer protein, LTP), and Pru p 4...

History of the World Allergy Organization: In 1951, the leaders in allergy from all over the world came together to form the International Association of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (IAACI). For the next 60 years, the allergy world converged at the IAACI triennial meetings, which became biennial in 2003. The international meetings, originally named the International Congress of Allergol...

History of the World Allergy Organization: In 1951, the leaders in allergy from all over the world came together to form the International Association of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (IAACI). For the next 60 years, the allergy world converged at the IAACI triennial meetings, which became biennial in 2003. The international meetings, originally named the International Congress of Allergol...

History of the World Allergy Organization: In 1951, the leaders in allergy from all over the world came together to form the International Association of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (IAACI). For the next 60 years, the allergy world converged at the IAACI triennial meetings, which became biennial in 2003. The international meetings, originally named the International Congress of Allergol...

Allergy is characterized by inadequate hyperimmune response to one or several antigens with the properties of allergens. A specific pattern abnormal synthesis some cytokines (principal molecular mediators initiation, development, and regulation allergic inflammation) has an important pathogenic role in allergy. In recent years, it generally accepted that disorders are accounted for impaired imm...

The last 10-15 years have seen a steep rise in food allergies in westernised countries. South Africans, especially those of black descent, have traditionally enjoyed a low rate of food allergy and have long been thought to be protected against the food allergy epidemic. Previous food allergy prevalence studies in South Africa have focused on sensitisation and questionnaires which are not a true...

History of the World Allergy Organization: In 1951, the leaders in allergy from all over the world came together to form the International Association of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (IAACI). For the next 60 years, the allergy world converged at the IAACI triennial meetings, which became biennial in 2003. The international meetings, originally named the International Congress of Allergol...

BACKGROUND Few studies have examined the relationship between subject-reported allergy and results of allergy skin testing in large unselected or unbiased cohorts. The objective of this study was to compare the results of self-reported allergy via verbal questioning with the results of allergy skin testing by the puncture method in 237 healthy adult subjects enrolled in a common cold study. M...

BACKGROUND Allergy is associated with considerable morbidity. OBJECTIVE The aim of this multicenter study was to provide insight into allergy knowledge and perceptions among the population. METHODS During the World Allergy Day, several allergy clinics conducted public meetings to encourage the awareness of and education in allergy. At the beginning, participants filled out a questionnaire t...