BACKGROUND/AIM IgA deficiency is the most common human primary immunodeficiency. The prevalence of allergic disorders and autoimmunity is thought to be increased in selective IgA deficiency (sIgAD). However, it is currently unclear if these disorders coincide within these families. We aimed to evaluate the frequency of allergic and autoimmune disorders in children with sIgAD and their first-deg...

INTRODUCTION Psychiatrists have been very reluctant to accept the idea that depressions, which they know so well, may be caused by allergies to common environmental molecules such as foods, airborne particles, and chemicals in water. When patients were depressed and anxious, and at the same time suffered from diseases accepted as allergic, psychosomatic explanations were used. This usually mean...

“Dermatitis, eczematous, and allergic disorders, followed by skin infections and infestations, and pigmentary disorders are the commonest skin disorder groups. Contact dermatitis (allergic and irritant), followed by hyper pigmentations, acne, viral infections, atopic dermatitis, and parasitic infestations topped the list of the most prevalent skin disorders”. Leishmaniasis is the most prevalent...

BACKGROUND Allergic Rhinitis is a common Ear, Nose and Throat disorder. Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis are diseases with similar underlying mechanism and pathogenesis. The aim of this survey was to highlight current treatment trends for Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma. METHOD A questionnaire was emailed to all registered consultant members of the British Association of Otorhinolaryngologists - Hea...

BACKGROUND Allergic rhinitis affects a significant proportion of the European population. Few surveys have investigated this disorder in Greek adults. Our objective was to describe the characteristics of patients with allergic rhinitis in an adult outpatient clinic in Thessaloniki, Greece. METHODS We studied the medical records of adult patients referred to a Clinical Immunology outpatient cl...

Tuberculosis (TB) still becomes a significant health problem in Indonesia. The first-line anti-tuberculosis drug (ATD) is the most effective TB drug, but it can have some side effects. One of them allergic skin reactions that affect patient's compliance. Allergic due to ATD are found 4-6% cases and third frequent effect after gastrointestinal liver function disorder. All cause reactions. be mil...

Asthma is a complicated disorder, whose prevalence has increased over the past few decades.Asthma is characterized by infiltration of inflammatory leukocytes along with enhancedproinflammatory cytokines and chemokines. Fungi are now far more widely being considered as thedominant extrinsic trigger for asthma. Fungi are linked to the severity of asthma in many ways. Somedifferences between studi...

allergic fungal sinusitis (afs) has been clinicopathologically defined as a noninvasive form of fungal infection. this study was designed to distinguish afs among patients with chronic sinusitis who failed to respond to repeated courses of antibiotics and were therefore candidates for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (fess) in sari. allergic mucin and sinus lavage was collected during fess f...

Atherosclerosis is a complex inflammatory disorder of the medium and large-sized arteries. Recent experiments demonstrated that atherosclerosis is a Th1 dominant autoimmune condition, whereas Th2 cells are rarely detected within the atherosclerotic lesions. Several studies have indicated that Th2 type cytokines could be effective in the reduction and stabilization of atherosclerotic plaque. The...

Background: Asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema as a common disorder in childhood, has many epidemiologic variations in different geographic areas. This study aimed at determining the prevalence of pediatric allergic disease in rural area of Babol. Methods: This analytical-cross sectional study was performed in 2012 by random sampling on 2 groups of children the first grou...