Anaphylaxis to animal bites and stings poses a significant medical risk of vascular or respiratory reactions that vary according to the patient's response and nature of the insult. Emergency Physicians frequently see patients who complain of an allergic reaction to an animal bite or sting. Although Hymenoptera stings, specifically those of wasps, bees, and hornets, account for the majority of t...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of brief early exposure to cows' milk on atopy in the first 2 years of life. DESIGN Double blind, placebo controlled, randomised feeding intervention trial (Bokaal study). SETTING Dutch midwifery practices. PARTICIPANTS 1533 breast fed neonates. INTERVENTION Exposure to cows' milk protein (n = 758) or a protein free placebo (n = 775) during the first 3 ...

its capacity to generate a great number of radical sprouts. The spreading of Ailanthus in Cagliari’s district has led to high concentration of its pollen grains in April–June, as detected by the pollen trap. Although Ailanthus was mentioned in two ancient books of allergology (1, 2), has been ignored in the recent literature. The possible sensitization to Ailanthus pollen in patients suffering ...

In 1988, a 29 year old man presented with recurrent purulent bronchitis and sinusitis; cystic fibrosis (CF) was diagnosed. Repeated sweat tests were compatible with the diagnosis of CF: Clwas 83 (left) and 82 (right) mmol·L-1, and Na+ was 95 (left) and 94 (right) mmol·L-1. Chest radiograph at that time was normal. A computed tomography (CT) scan revealed small, tubular bronchiectasis in both up...

Abbreviation used FDA: US Food and Drug Administration RAST: RadioAllergoSorbent Test The allergist/immunologist judiciously diagnoses allergic disease by using confirmatory IgE antibody data from in vivo and in vitro assays after the collection of a clinical history. After an overview of historical events, clinically available allergenspecific IgE assays from Phadia, Siemens, and Hycor are con...

BACKGROUND Exposure to latex gloves and glove powder makes health care workers (HCWs) particularly susceptible to developing an allergy to latex. AIMS To assess the impact on the quality of life (QOL) of HCWs who are allergic to latex products before removal from latex exposure and after removal from exposure. METHODS We studied 39 latex allergic HCWs from the Health & Safety Executive sout...

Family physicians play a central role in the suspicion and diagnosis of immunoglobulin E-mediated food allergies, but they are also critical in redirecting the evaluation for symptoms that patients are falsely attributing to allergies. Although any food is a potential allergen, more than 90 percent of acute systemic reactions to food in children are from eggs, milk, soy, wheat, or peanuts, and ...

Proteomic profiles of RAST(+) subjects with severe food allergies and RAST(-) subjects were compared using 2D-DIGE analysis to obtain candidate biomarkers specific to food allergies. Our analysis highlighted 52 proteins that were differentially expressed between the RAST(+) and RAST(-) groups of which 37 were successfully identified that include chondroitin sulfates, zinc finger proteins, C-typ...

Introduction Food allergy is rapidly becoming a significant burden on the paediatric population of developed countries.[1,2] Type 1 allergy causes much anxiety and leads to some of the very acute and distressing presentations to paediatric A&E. Misconception and fears regarding the use of adrenaline preparations is one of the causative factors, although there is a huge evidence base that shows ...

BACKGROUND The mechanisms for adverse reactions to foods in the gastrointestinal tract are poorly understood. There is conflicting evidence in the literature on the role for IgE mediated allergy in gastrointestinal reactions to staple foods. AIM The aim was therefore to study the role of IgE mediated allergy in a group of patients with a history of gastrointestinal symptoms related to staple ...