progesterone hypersensitivity (ph) is a rare clinical condition that  displays hypersensitivity to  endogenous  or  exogenous progesterone.  it  is characterized by cyclic dermatologic manifestations at the end of the luteal phase that disappear some days after menses. we present  a  case of  24-year-old woman  showing severe angioedema attacks occurring from the first day of her menstruation a...

BACKGROUND Although there are some published data about the prevalence of honeybee and vespid venom allergy from Turkey, there has been no report about Hymenoptera venom immunotherapy practice. Our aim was to determine the characteristics of Hymenoptera venom hypersensitivity and venom immunotherapy practice in Ankara, Turkey. METHODS Demographic and clinical data, intradermal test, and serum...

BACKGROUND Skin testing, correlated with patient history, is the accepted method of identifying clinically relevant aeroallergen sensitivity. Traditionally, intradermal tests are believed to be more sensitive in identifying aeroallergen sensitivity than the epicutaneous and percutaneous methods. Therefore, many allergy practitioners use the epicutaneous or percutaneous method first and, if the ...

The extract used in an intradermal test (in the routine test for allergy) has caused deaths (Harris and Shure, 1950; Current Topics, 1951). The need for the test is doubted, as the oil obtained from the seed and used in shortening, salad oils, etc., does not contain the watersoluble protein which is the allergen. The danger, however, can be eliminated by performing a scratch test before the int...

background: hepatitis b virus is one of the most common causes of chronic liver diseases. vaccination is the best way of prophylaxis and is of utmost importance. this study was conducted to compare the prophylactic effect of intradermal and intramuscular injection of hepatitis b vaccine. methods: a blind randomized clinical trial was performed among subjects who presented to the infectious dise...