Background Subcutaneous allergen-specific immunotherapy (SCIT) is a valuable treatment option for patients with controlled mild to moderate allergic asthma However, SCIT is contraindicated for patients with severe persistent asthma due to a potential systemic allergic reaction. Several studies in adolescents and adults with persistent allergic rhinitis and moderate persistent allergic asthma ha...

Background The known functions of ceruloplasmin oxidase activity (COA) include copper transportation, iron metabolism, antioxidant defense and involvement in angiogenesis and coagulation. The role of ceruloplasmin oxidase involving the interaction of oxidant and anti-oxidant balance in allergic diseases is still unknown. It was previously reported that synthesis of ceruloplasmin was situmulated...

Introduction: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is prevalent among children in such a way that it is the most common cause of hearing loss and surgery in childhood. Immunoglobulin E (IgE) mediated hypersensitivity has been proposed as a causative factor in the development of OME; however, there has been contrasting data in this regard. Therefore, the present study aimed to detect the possi...

OBJECTIVES To compare leukotriene antagonists (LTA) to other groups of drugs used in asthma and allergic rhinitis treatment. SOURCES MEDLINE, LILACS and Cochrane Library. KEYWORDS leukotrienes, antileukotrienes, asthma treatment, allergic rhinitis treatment, asthma and allergic rhinitis. An attempt was made to group the main studies and reviews about this topic. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS LT...

Mites can sensitize and induce atopic disease in predisposed individuals and are an important deteriorating factor in patients with allergic rhinitis, asthma, and atopic dermatitis. Although Pyroglyphidae mites have been extensively studied, very scarce reports are available on Cheyletidae spp. especially regarding human respiratory pathology. The main objective of the present study is to inves...

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...

allergic rhinitis (ar) is a common form of allergic disorder in iran and rest of the world. this study was conducted to investigate the symptoms and paraclinical aspects of this allergy among iranian patients. a total of 206 patients (51.5%: male), with one of the specific symptoms of ar, from march 2005 to march 2007 were enrolled in the study. a written questionnaire was completed for each pa...

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...

OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in adult patients with asthma in Hong Kong, and to compare the morbidity endured by asthma patients with and without allergic rhinitis. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Respiratory clinics of four major public hospitals in Hong Kong. PATIENTS A total of 600 adults with asthma were recruited from March to May 2007. MAIN OUTCOM...