How to fit allergen immunotherapy in the elderly
Asthma, allergic rhinitis (AR) and atopic dermatitis are very common in young people, but in the latest decades it was increasingly recognized that also individuals of higher ages, including the population ove... (Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy)
Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy - October 6, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Erminia Ridolo, Anti Rogkakou, Maria Teresa Ventura, Irene Martignago, Cristoforo Incorvaia, Gabriele Di Lorenzo and Giovanni Passalacqua Tags: Review Source Type: research
Tolerated drugs in subjects with severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs) induced by anticonvulsants and review of the literature
Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome represents a rare but potentially fatal kind of adverse drug reaction. This clinical picture often hampers the flexibility with which alternative anticonvulsants or eve... (Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy)
Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy - October 4, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Fabrizio De Luca, Laura Michelina Losappio, Corrado Mirone, Jan Walter Schroeder, Antonella Citterio, Maria Gloria Aversano, Joseph Scibilia and Elide Anna Pastorello Tags: Review Source Type: research
A survey on the perception of allergy specialists about the reimbursed grass pollen tablets for seasonal allergic rhinitis in Italy
Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is a feasible option to classical subcutaneous immunotherapy to treat respiratory allergy and is increasingly prescribed in Europe. However, the lack of reimbursement may limit ... (Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy)
Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy - August 15, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Ilaria Massaro, Oliviero Rossi, Cristoforo Incorvaia and Carlo Lombardi Tags: Research Source Type: research
Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome after phenytoin administration in an adolescent patient: a case report and review of literature
Hypersensitivity is a rare adverse drug reaction (ADR) associated with anti-epileptic medications. Phenytoin is one of the commonly used drugs for treatment of epilepsy that encounters a hypersensitivity react... (Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy)
Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy - June 15, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Malik Ghannam, Shaden Mansour, Aya Nabulsi and Qusay Abdoh Source Type: research
Preventive actions of allergen immunotherapy: the facts and the effects in search of evidence
Allergen immunotherapy (AIT) is the only treatment that works on the causes of allergy. Available AIT nowadays are subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) and sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) for allergic rhinitis an... (Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy)
Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy - June 15, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Irene Martignago, Cristoforo Incorvaia and Erminia Ridolo Source Type: research
Association between HMGB1 and asthma: a literature review
Recently, some studies demonstrated that HMGB1, as proinflammatory mediator belonging to the alarmin family, has a key role in different acute and chronic immune disorders. Asthma is a complex disease characte... (Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy)
Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy - June 14, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Egidio Imbalzano, Sebastiano Quartuccio, Eleonora Di Salvo, Teresa Crea, Marco Casciaro and Sebastiano Gangemi Source Type: research
Asthma management among allergists in Italy: results from a survey
In Europe more than 50% of asthmatic treated patients have not well-controlled asthma. Asthma affects about 2.5 million of patients in Italy. (Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy)
Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy - May 8, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: M. S. Magnoni, M. Caminati, G. W. Canonica, F. Arpinelli, A. Rizzi and G. Senna Source Type: research
The soft computing-based approach to investigate allergic diseases: a systematic review
Early recognition of inflammatory markers and their relation to asthma, adverse drug reactions, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis and other allergic diseases is an important goal in allergy. The vast majori... (Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy)
Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy - April 13, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Gennaro Tartarisco, Alessandro Tonacci, Paola Lucia Minciullo, Lucia Billeci, Giovanni Pioggia, Cristoforo Incorvaia and Sebastiano Gangemi Source Type: research
Hypersensitivity reactions due to black henna tattoos and their components: are the clinical pictures related to the immune pathomechanism?
Hypersensitivity to para-phenylenediamine (PPD) and related compounds induced by temporary black henna tattoos has become a serious health problem worldwide. Different patterns of sensitization with various cl... (Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy)
Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy - April 10, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Gianfranco Calogiuri, Elisabetta Di Leo, Lavjay Butani, Stefano Pizzimenti, Cristoforo Incorvaia, Luigi Macchia and Eustachio Nettis Source Type: research
SANI-Severe Asthma Network in Italy: a way forward to monitor severe asthma
Even if severe asthma (SA) accounts for 5 –10% of all cases of the disease, it is currently a crucial unmet need, owing its difficult clinical management and its high social costs. For this reason several netwo... (Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy)
Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy - April 10, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: G. Senna, M. Guerriero, P. L. Paggiaro, F. Blasi, M. Caminati, E. Heffler, M. Latorre and G. W. Canonica Source Type: research
Hypersensitivity reactions due to black henna tattoos and their components: are the clinical pictures related to the immune pathomechanism?
Hypersensitivity to para-phenylenediamine (PPD) and related compounds induced by temporary black henna tattoos has become a serious health problem worldwide. Different patterns of sensitization with various cl... (Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy)
Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy - April 10, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Gianfranco Calogiuri, Elisabetta Di Leo, Lavjay Butani, Stefano Pizzimenti, Cristoforo Incorvaia, Luigi Macchia and Eustachio Nettis Source Type: research
SANI-Severe Asthma Network in Italy: a way forward to monitor severe asthma
Even if severe asthma (SA) accounts for 5 –10% of all cases of the disease, it is currently a crucial unmet need, owing its difficult clinical management and its high social costs. For this reason several netwo... (Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy)
Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy - April 10, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: G. Senna, M. Guerriero, P. L. Paggiaro, F. Blasi, M. Caminati, E. Heffler, M. Latorre and G. W. Canonica Source Type: research
Effects of specific allergen immunotherapy on biological markers and clinical parameters in asthmatic children: a controlled-real life study
Allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) is the only treatment able to change the natural course of allergic diseases. We aimed at investigating the clinical efficacy of SLITOR (Serbian registered vaccine for sub... (Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy)
Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy - April 3, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: I. Djuric-Filipovic, Marco Caminati, D. Filipovic, C. Salvottini and Z. Zivkovic Source Type: research
