Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
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Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. · Nov 2007
Food-induced anaphylaxis and repeated epinephrine treatments.
Research on the use of more than 1 dose of epinephrine in the treatment of food-induced anaphylaxis is limited. ⋯ Of patients presenting to the ED with food-induced anaphylaxis, approximately 16% were treated with 2 doses of epinephrine. This study supports the recommendation that patients at risk for food-induced anaphylaxis carry 2 doses of epinephrine. Further study is needed to confirm these results and to expand them to patients who do not present to the ED because that group may have a lower frequency of epinephrine use.
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Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. · Nov 2007
Risk factors related to fixed airway obstruction in patients with asthma after antiasthma treatment.
There are many unanswered questions about the role of airway remodeling in asthma. ⋯ Nonatopy, asthma duration, emphysema on high-resolution computed tomography, sputum eosinophils, age, and BMI before antiasthma treatment are important factors related to airway remodeling in patients with asthma.