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Urticaria and coronavirus infection: a lesson from SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Authors: Allegra A, Asero R, Giovannetti A, Isola S, Gangemi S Abstract Summary: Urticaria is a condition involving both skin and mucosal tissues characterized by the presence of wheals and/or angioedema. The acute form has been related to allergic reactions to drugs or foods, interaction with chemicals, or infections. We reviewed the association of urticaria with coronavirus infections. This review was carried out by the use of two search engines for published original articles, employing two key terms correlated to urticaria and viruses: "urticaria" and one term linked to each virus. The research of the relations...
Source: European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - October 11, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol Source Type: research

Usage of allergy codes in primary care electronic health records: a national evaluation in Scotland
ConclusionsThis analysis of Read codes use suggests that, introduction of the more detailed SNOMED‐CT, in isolation, will not improve the quality of allergy coding in Scottish primary care. The introduction of SNOMED‐CT should be accompanied by initiatives aimed at improving coding quality, such as the definition of terms/codes, availability of terminology browsers, a recommended list of codes and mechanisms to incentivize detailed coding of the condition and the underlying allergic trigger.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Allergy - April 30, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Mome Mukherjee, Jeremy C Wyatt, Colin R Simpson, Aziz Sheikh Tags: Original Article: Epidemiology and Genetics Source Type: research

What It's Like to Be Allergic to Water
(Photo-Illustration: Photos: Corbis) By Alexa Tsoulis-Reay In 1963, a 15-year-old girl presented herself to a pair of dermatologists in Pennsylvania complaining that she'd broken out in angry, red lesions after a session of waterskiing. That first mysterious outbreak became a trend: Blotchy, itchy hives would pop up all over her limbs every time she took a bath, went swimming, or perspired heavily. The doctors conducted a series of tests to rule out obvious possible triggers like cold and, using a hand towel soaked in distilled water, identified a condition called aquagenic urticaria: Sufferers are so sensitive to pure w...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 3, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news