background: occupational contact dermatitis, especially in hand, is one of the most common occupational disorders. the present study aimed at evaluating patients with occupational allergic contact dermatitis (acd) caused by common allergens based on occupation type and disease history.   methods: this cross-sectional study aimed at evaluating the data of the patients with probable diagnosis of ...

allergen immunotherapy involves the administration of gradually increasing quantities of specific allergens to patients with ige-mediated conditions until a dose is reached that is effective in reducing disease severity from natural exposure. in the present study we evaluated a period of six years immunotherapy allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma patients with positive skin prick test of comm...

KeY wOrds: s ensitization to inhalant allergens is a specific feature of allergic rhinitis. An association between atopy and bronchial hyper-responsiveness was found in patients with allergic rhinitis: namely, exposure to multiple foreign substances increases BHR1 in atopic patients. Recently, interleukin 17A-producing T helper cells have challenged the classic Th1/Th22 paradigm, and have been ...

asthma is a global problem that affects over 300 million people in the world. the main reason of asthma is allergy and atopy. asthmatic patients are sensitized to allergens that can be resulting asthma attacks. fungi as an allergen can be sensitized atopic people and present a severe asthma. fungi have been found in water-damaged homes of asthmatic patients. allergic asthma is associated with e...

Allergization mirrors some peculiarities of the cytokine balance in the human immune system. Individual specific features of immunoreactive patients with gliomas exert effect on the results of their combined treatment, however the role of patient allergization in the clinical course and postoperative treatment still remains unclear. The goal was to analyze the treatment results of patients with...

Background Allergic rhinitis is one of the most common types of rhinitis. Allergen avoidance is the most important way of preventing this disease. The present study is carried out to determine the frequency of common aeroallergens in patients with allergic rhinitis in Gorgan city by skin prick test (SPT) reactivity. Materials and Methods  In this cross-sectional study 270 patients referring t...

Background: Rhinitis, which occurs most commonly as allergic rhinitis and affects 20% of the world’s population, is a major health care burden causing significant morbidity. Considering the high prevalence of allergic rhinitis and anti-inflammatory effects of thyme, a favorite condiment, we performed a randomized clinical trial to determine whether thyme can relieve allergic rhinitis symp...

Background: Allergic diseases including asthma, allergic rhinitis (AR) and eczema are common chronic diseases in children. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma, AR and eczema in Sari, Iran. Methods: This study was carried out on all elementary schools selected as a cluster from February 2010 to July 2010 in Sari, North of Iran. A questionnaire was provided accordi...