Sami L Bahna

..When both tests were positive, their scores showed poor correlation. Sensitizations to cat epithelium and dog epidermal are common, even in subjects who claimed no direct exposure...

..Specific immunotherapy is not currently available and requires the development of safe and effective protocols...

..Food allergy is gaining substantial interest by both the public and health professionals. It is usually overdiagnosed by the public and misdiagnosed by physicians...

..Successful desensitization protocols have been developed for reactions to some of these agents...

..This article presents a practical guideline that can reliably and safely encourage an increased use of this important test in the diagnosis of food allergy...

..Appropriately designed studies are needed to identify the efficacious type(s) of probiotics, effective doses, method of administration, optimal time to begin, and duration of therapy...

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..Asthma is a strong predisposing factor and should be well-controlled. It is of great significance that food inhalation can cause de novo sensitization...

..It is important to identify and control such risk factors to reduce the development of food allergy...

..Although cow's milk allergy (CMA) and cow's milk intolerance (CMI) are two different terms, they are often used interchangeably, resulting in confusion both in clinical practice and in research reports...

..In a previous study, we noted immunologic abnormalities in 46 (54.8%) of 84 individuals with dysmorphic disorders...

..Food allergy (FA) prevalence is increasing and is being popularly claimed by the general population...

..However, a causal relationship could not be proven. The response was poor to prolonged corticosteroid therapy but was remarkable to one plasmapheresis...

..To provide an overview on the role of gut mucosal immunity in the development of tolerance to food versus allergy to food...

..Food allergy (FA) practice varies widely...

..Autopsy revealed the presence of EBV in the brain, indicating the ineffectiveness of rituximab therapy in treating central nervous system infection with EBV...

..Until the underlying cause is identified, systemic corticosteroid therapy may be initiated, mainly in severe cases...

..Peanut allergenicity has been reported to be influenced by heat treatment, yet the commonly available extracts for skin prick testing (SPT) are derived from raw extracts...

..This case is the first reported pediatric idiopathic CD4(+) T-lymphocytopenia case with cryptococcal meningitis that was successfully treated by the addition of rIL-2 therapy to antifungal therapy...

..To provide an updated concise review on food additives adverse reactions, diagnosis, and management...

..To provide a review on spice allergy and its implementation in clinical practice...

..However, the reliability of these methods is usually suboptimal, and confirmation of the offending food(s) requires well-designed challenge tests...

..To review the current pathophysiologic mechanisms and recent therapeutic trends in Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)...

..Limited data are available on the presence of a systemic measure of inflammation in asthma. One marker that has been reported is C-reactive protein (CRP)...

..To provide an overview on the role of gut mucosal immunity in the development of tolerance against allergy to food...

..The patient responded well to this regimen with resolution of his condition. The patient was then referred for a bone marrow transplant...

..Severe cases may be complicated with PH, which should be suspected in the presence of anemia or hemoptysis and be confirmed with the demonstration of ILM...

..We studied these SNPs in African Americans with asthma and/or atopy...

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..Recent studies promise immunomodulatory agents that might be of potential use for prophylaxis. One such agent is anti-immunoglobulin E, which might be available in the near future...

..Once the specific additive is identified, management is basically avoidance of all its forms...

..If the child's behavior shows definite improvement, a challenge in a double-blind, placebo-controlled fashion under the supervision of an experienced physician would be necessary to verify the relationship...

..Asthma is an inflammatory disease, yet clinical tools that evaluate asthma control do not include measures of inflammation...

..Critical investigations in recent years led to a better clarification, as well as a reasonable classification, of FA manifestations...

..Additional immunologic evaluation and the family history led to the diagnosis of X-linked CGD...

..Studies are needed to further delineate the immunologic defects in that population and to investigate a possible genetic basis at the molecular level...

..Thinking of CSF rhinorrhea in the differential diagnosis of rhinitis would lead to early diagnosis and prevention of serious medical complications and potential legal liabilities...

..This case report documents the dramatic improvement of a patient with CU after initiation of thyroxine therapy...

..These findings support the few previous reports on food-induced vasculitis, an entity that seems rare but may be more common than currently realized...

..Education also was associated with increased perception of patch test utility and increased usage of the test...