allergic asthma is the most common acute inflammatory airway disorder and their incidence population has exploded in the last years, being estimated that over 300 million people worldwide have the condition. here, we present a brief overview of relationship of allergic asthma with diet and food intake. several studies have shown that most asthma cases are due to an allergic immune response to e...

orthodontic treatment of individuals with metal hypersensitivity is a matter of concern for the orthodontist. orthodontic appliances contain metals like nickel, cobalt and chromium etc. metals may cause allergic reactions and are known as allergens. reaction to these metals is due to biodegradation of metals in the oral cavity. this may lead to the formation of corrosion products and their expo...

discussion early recognition of dress syndrome is of a particular importance. although rare, in newborn infants with the presence of skin rash, liver involvement, hyper-eosinophilia and lymphadenopathy, dress diagnosis should be highly suspected and prompt intervention including withdrawal of causative drug is required to prevent potentially fatal outcomes. introduction drug rash with eosinophi...

dentin hypersensitivity (dh) is a relatively common painful condition among dental problems. although many studies have been performed regarding the diagnosis and treatment of dh, dental practitioners are still confused about the definite diagnosis and treatment.the use of lasers as a treatment for dentin hypersensitivity was first introduced in 1985. laser treatment in dentin hypersensitivity ...

Orthodontic treatment of individuals with metal hypersensitivity is a matter of concern for the orthodontist. Orthodontic appliances contain metals like Nickel, Cobalt and Chromium etc. Metals may cause allergic reactions and are known as allergens. Reaction to these metals is due to biodegradation of metals in the oral cavity. This may lead to the formation of corrosion products and their expo...

introduction: dentin hypersensitivity is one of the most common complications that affect patients after periodontal therapy. recently low level laser therapy has been introduced as a new treatment modality and has produced beneficial results. the purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of low level laser therapy toothbrushes in reduction of dentin hypersensitivity. methods: in this pil...

introduction: port wine stains (pws) are congenital vascular malformations. pulsed dye laser (pdl) is the treatment of choice till now, although many lesions do not respond completely. one of possible options is long pulsed alexandrite laser. some literatures confirmed its efficacy. the aim of the present study is to determine the efficacy of this laser as an option in treating refractory pws i...

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Hypersensitivity to anticonvulsant drugs have been reported many times. But anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) is a potentially fatal drug reaction with cutaneous and systemic reaction to the arene oxide-producing anticonvulsants, phenytoin, carbamazepine, and Phenobarbital sodium. The hall-mark features of this syndrome are: Fever, rash and lymphadenopathy. The epoxide hydrolase en...

oxaliplatin, a third generation of platinum-based anti-neoplastic agent has been approved for colorectal cancer in both adjuvant and metastatic settings. in addition, oxaliplatin is also indicated for other gastrointestinal malignancies such as metastatic pancreatic cancer in combination with gemcitabine. its common toxicities include infusional hypersensitivity reaction (hsr), gi symptoms with...