Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
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To review the fast-developing topic of assessment of exhaled breath components to improve the diagnosis and monitoring of respiratory and systemic diseases. ⋯ Examination of exhaled breath has the potential to change the existing routine approaches in human medicine. The rapidly developing new analytical and computer technologies along with novel, unorthodox ideas are prerequisites for future advances in this field.
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Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. · May 2011
Anaphylaxis in emergency department patients 50 or 65 years or older.
Anaphylaxis is a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction commonly managed in the emergency department (ED). Data describing patients 50 or 65 years or older with anaphylaxis are limited. ⋯ In ED patients presenting with anaphylaxis, age of 50 or 65 years or older is associated with a decreased likelihood of food-induced anaphylaxis, increased likelihood of experiencing cardiovascular symptoms, decreased dismissal to home directly from the ED, and decreased prescriptions for self-injectable epinephrine.
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Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. · May 2011
Clinical TrialThe diagnostic value of basophil activation test in patients with an immediate hypersensitivity reaction to radiocontrast media.
No available test diagnoses allergic reactions to radiocontrast media (RCM). The basophil activation test (BAT) has been introduced for the diagnosis of both immunoglobulin (Ig) E and non-IgE-dependent mast cell degranulation, but its value to diagnose immediate RCM reactions is still unknown. ⋯ Our study demonstrated the potential of BAT as a diagnostic tool for an immediate RCM hypersensitivity, particularly as a confirmation test. Further studies are required to confirm the test accuracy and identify a patient's predisposing factors.
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Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. · May 2011
Clinical and immunobiochemical characterization of airborne Peltophorum pterocarpum (yellow gulmohar tree) pollen: a dominant avenue tree of India.
Peltophorum pterocarpum (yellow gulmohar, PP) pollen is an important aeroallergen for type I hypersensitivity in the tropics. ⋯ The purified 28 kDa protein is a clinically relevant allergen with a potential for diagnosis and therapy of patients susceptible to PP pollen.