Assessment of airflow limitation, airway inflammation, and symptoms during virus-induced wheezing episodes in 4- to 6-year-old childrenGeorge N Konstantinou
Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 424 General Military Training Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
J Allergy Clin Immunol 131:87-93.e1-5. 2013
..It is disputed whether recurrent episodes of wheeze in preschool-aged children comprise a distinct asthma phenotype...
Acute pancreatitis associated with herpes simplex virus infection: report of a case and review of the literatureGeorge N Konstantinou
Department of Internal Medicine, 401 Army General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 21:114-6. 2009
..Dilatation of the biliary tree is not invariably compatible with a biliary cause of acute pancreatitis...
The longest wheal diameter is the optimal measurement for the evaluation of skin prick testsGeorge N Konstantinou
Department of Allergy and Allergy Research Center, Pediatric Hospital P and A Kiriakou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Int Arch Allergy Immunol 151:343-5. 2010
..Mean diameter or longest diameter are the 2 most frequently used parameters for wheal response assessment after skin prick testing (SPT). We aimed to compare these 2 parameters taking as gold standard the surface of the wheal skin response...
A 5-year venom immunotherapy protocol with 50 μg maintenance dose: safety and efficacy in school childrenGeorge N Konstantinou
Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 22:393-7. 2011
..A remaining problem is the relative effectiveness and safety of different immunotherapy protocols used with respect to maintenance dose, injection interval, and duration...
Childhood acute urticaria in northern and southern Europe shows a similar epidemiological pattern and significant meteorological influencesGeorge N Konstantinou
Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department, 424 General Military Training Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 22:36-42. 2011
..However, this needs to be elucidated from larger epidemiological studies...
Effect of clarithromycin on acute asthma exacerbations in children: an open randomized studyIoanna Koutsoubari
Allergy Department, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 23:385-90. 2012
..The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of clarithromycin on medium-term asthma activity when given as an add-on therapy in children with acute asthma...
Antimicrobial strategies: an option to treat allergy?Nikolaos G Papadopoulos
Allergy Research Centre, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Biomed Pharmacother 61:21-8. 2007
..In addition, it provides a synopsis of potential therapeutic strategies either directly against the microorganisms or in respect to the associated inflammation...