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575 Rapid changes in the red meat and α-Gal specific IgE-RAST level profile in the clinical course of a case with red meat allergy and Haemaphysalis longicornis bite
A case with stroke was referred to our hospital with two ticks attached on her right arm. Five days after admission, she started slurry food including red meat, and developed generalized urticarial rash. Then, she was diagnosed having urticarial allergic reaction to red meat, and red meat was eliminated from her hospital diet. The eruption disappeared within 3 days without systemic corticosteroid therapy. Her rash didn ’t recur during 4 months hospitalization. High prevalence of urticarial type red meat allergy was reported in the endemic area of Japanese spotted fever, which is mediated by Haemaphysalis longicornis (H.
Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - April 12, 2017 Category: Dermatology Authors: M. Kondo, K. Yamanaka, H. Mizutani Tags: Innate Immunity, Microbiology, Inflammation Source Type: research

Mass drug administration controls scabies in endemic areas
Mass drug administration, particularly with ivermectin, controls scabies and its burdensome complications in endemic regions of the world, according to a report published online Dec. 10 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Scabies, a skin condition caused by a microscopic mite and transmitted...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - December 9, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Infections from endemic fungi, mycobacteria rare in patients on TNFIs
The development of infections from mycobacteria and fungi endemic to U.S. regions in patients taking tumor necrosis factor–alpha inhibitors (TNFIs) is rare and is not influenced by prescreening of targeted infections, research suggests. A case-control study of 30,772 patients taking TNFIs showed...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - October 22, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Clindamycin, TMP-SMX are equally effective for skin infections
Clindamycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole are similarly safe and effective for treating uncomplicated skin infections, including both cellulitis and abscesses, in ambulatory settings in regions where MRSA is endemic, according to a report published online March 19 in the New England Journal of...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 18, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CME-candidate EM Journals EM Clinical News EM News EM Dermatology EM Infectious Disease FPN Journals FPN News Source Type: news

Tick bite‐related meat allergy as a cause of chronic urticaria, angioedema, and anaphylaxis in endemic areas
Source: International Journal of Dermatology - November 27, 2014 Category: Dermatology Authors: Grant K. Ghahramani, James Temprano Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research