Food allergic patients have to deal with an avoidance diet. Confusing labelling terms or precautionary labels can result in misinterpretation and risk-taking behaviour. Even those patients that strictly adhere to their diet experience (sometimes severe) unexpected allergic reactions to food. The frequency, severity and causes of such reactions are unknown. The objective of this review was to de...

Usage of cancer chemotherapeutics drugs can be associated with adverse drug reactions. When IgE-mediated drug reactions are formed following administration of a chemotherapeutic drug that is a drug of choice, drug desensitization protocols can be helpful. Hypersensitivity reactions can be allergic or nonallergic, but the clinical manifestations are similar. Rapid drug desensitization (RDD) is e...

Reactions to Hymenoptera insect stings are common. While most are self-limited, some induce systemic allergic reactions or anaphylaxis. Prompt recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of these reactions are important for improving quality-of-life and reducing the risk of future sting reactions. This review summarizes the current recommendations to diagnose and treat Hymenoptera sting induced aller...

Background: Vegetarian or non-vegetarian food and NonSteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Medications (NSAIMs) also known as NSAIDs are separate factors in causing skin allergic reactions. The study aims to investigate whether there is a change in the incidence of allergies, associated with the concurrent exposure to both factors. Methods: Patients were randomly allocated to four groups, two of each wer...

enythromycin is believed to cause no serlous reactions after large doses, nausea, rarely vomiting and occasionally abdominal pain and diarrhea may occur, (herrell, 1954). according to' kagan and faller (1955) no allergic reaction to' erythromycin has been reported. phlebitis and thrombosis have been observed, (shoe maker & yow, 1954). in a report by solomon and johnson, (1955) toxic reactions w...

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...

OBJECTIVES To describe the types of allergic responses which can be seen among employees working in the chemical industry. METHODS This is a review of current literature. RESULTS Although allergic reactions are more frequently attributed to protein exposure, there is increasing evidence that certain chemicals can produce allergic disease for each of the four types of allergic reactions desc...

Background Although studies suggest underuse of epinephrine in food related allergic reactions, it is not clear whether treatment may differ over time in those who have already had an allergic reaction. We sought to characterize treatment of the most recent allergic reaction to peanut versus the initial allergic reaction. Materials and methods Individuals with an allergist-confirmed peanut alle...

BACKGROUND Local anesthetics are drugs frequently used in dentistry. Although they are usually well-tolerated drugs, sometimes, they can cause adverse reactions of different kinds and severity. True incidence of local anesthetics' allergic reactions is unknown. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the incidence of immediate adverse events in subjects who required local anesthetic injection to receive denta...