Aleena Banerji

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Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Multicenter study of patients with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced angioedema who present to the emergency department
    Aleena Banerji
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 100:327-32. 2008
  2. ncbi Predictors of hospital admission for food-related allergic reactions that present to the emergency department
    Aleena Banerji
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 106:42-8. 2011
  3. ncbi Hereditary angioedema: classification, pathogenesis, and diagnosis
    Aleena Banerji
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
    Allergy Asthma Proc 32:403-7. 2011
  4. ncbi Repeat epinephrine treatments for food-related allergic reactions that present to the emergency department
    Aleena Banerji
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Allergy Asthma Proc 31:308-16. 2010
  5. ncbi The spectrum of chronic angioedema
    Aleena Banerji
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Allergy Asthma Proc 30:11-6. 2009
  6. ncbi Ten-year study of causes of moderate to severe angioedema seen by an inpatient allergy/immunology consult service
    Aleena Banerji
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Allergy Asthma Proc 29:88-92. 2008
  7. ncbi Current treatment of hereditary angioedema: An update on clinical studies
    Aleena Banerji
    Allergy Associates, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Allergy Asthma Proc 31:398-406. 2010
  8. ncbi Diphenhydramine versus nonsedating antihistamines for acute allergic reactions: a literature review
    Aleena Banerji
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Allergy Asthma Proc 28:418-26. 2007
  9. ncbi Age-related differences in the clinical presentation of food-induced anaphylaxis
    Susan A Rudders
    Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Pediatr 158:326-8. 2011
  10. ncbi Food-induced anaphylaxis and repeated epinephrine treatments
    Eyal Oren
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 99:429-32. 2007

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  1. ncbi Multicenter study of patients with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced angioedema who present to the emergency department
    Aleena Banerji
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 100:327-32. 2008
    ..Current management of the condition and clinical outcomes also are not known...
  2. ncbi Predictors of hospital admission for food-related allergic reactions that present to the emergency department
    Aleena Banerji
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 106:42-8. 2011
    ..guidelines do not provide specific hospitalization criteria for patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with food-related allergic reactions...
  3. ncbi Hereditary angioedema: classification, pathogenesis, and diagnosis
    Aleena Banerji
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
    Allergy Asthma Proc 32:403-7. 2011
    ..Several consensus guidelines have been created to further assist in the management of HAE patients. This review will provide an update on the classification, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis of HAE...
  4. ncbi Repeat epinephrine treatments for food-related allergic reactions that present to the emergency department
    Aleena Banerji
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Allergy Asthma Proc 31:308-16. 2010
    ..Among ED patients with food-related anaphylaxis treated with epinephrine, 17% were given >1 dose. This study supports the recommendation that patients at risk for food-related anaphylaxis should carry 2 doses of epinephrine...
  5. ncbi The spectrum of chronic angioedema
    Aleena Banerji
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Allergy Asthma Proc 30:11-6. 2009
    ..This review will hopefully provide more information to the readers who care for patients with these disorders and also stimulate further interest and research into the pathophysiology of these conditions...
  6. ncbi Ten-year study of causes of moderate to severe angioedema seen by an inpatient allergy/immunology consult service
    Aleena Banerji
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Allergy Asthma Proc 29:88-92. 2008
    ..In particular, combinations of ACEI, ASA/NSAID, or direct mast cell degranulators may lead to life-threatening angioedema requiring intubation...
  7. ncbi Current treatment of hereditary angioedema: An update on clinical studies
    Aleena Banerji
    Allergy Associates, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Allergy Asthma Proc 31:398-406. 2010
    ..This article reviews the results from recent clinical trials of these drugs and considers their role in clinical practice...
  8. ncbi Diphenhydramine versus nonsedating antihistamines for acute allergic reactions: a literature review
    Aleena Banerji
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Allergy Asthma Proc 28:418-26. 2007
    ..Although comparative ED-based trials are not available, newer antihistamines are an option for management of acute allergic reactions when sedation is a concern...
  9. ncbi Age-related differences in the clinical presentation of food-induced anaphylaxis
    Susan A Rudders
    Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Pediatr 158:326-8. 2011
    ..We describe age-related patterns in the clinical presentation of children with anaphylaxis, which may facilitate the early recognition and treatment of this potentially life-threatening condition...
  10. ncbi Food-induced anaphylaxis and repeated epinephrine treatments
    Eyal Oren
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 99:429-32. 2007
    ..Research on the use of more than 1 dose of epinephrine in the treatment of food-induced anaphylaxis is limited...
  11. ncbi Season of birth and food allergy in children
    Milo F Vassallo
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 104:307-13. 2010
    ..Based on seasonal patterns of UV-B exposure (and consequent vitamin D status), we hypothesized that patients with food allergy are more often born in fall or winter...
  12. ncbi A protocol for risk stratification of patients with carboplatin-induced hypersensitivity reactions
    Sarita U Patil
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass, USA
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 129:443-7. 2012
    ..In this article we identify a strategy to improve risk stratification of patients with a history of carboplatin-induced HSRs by using a protocol that includes repeat skin testing and drug desensitization...
  13. ncbi Multicenter study of repeat epinephrine treatments for food-related anaphylaxis
    Susan A Rudders
    Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Pediatrics 125:e711-8. 2010
    ..We sought to establish the frequency of receiving >1 dose of epinephrine in children who present to the emergency department (ED) with food-related anaphylaxis...
  14. ncbi Multiple epinephrine doses for stinging insect hypersensitivity reactions treated in the emergency department
    Susan A Rudders
    Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 105:85-93. 2010
    ..Data are sparse on epinephrine treatment for stinging insect hypersensitivity (SIH) reactions...
  15. ncbi Risk stratification for desensitization of patients with carboplatin hypersensitivity: clinical presentation and management
    Paul E Hesterberg
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 123:1262-7.e1. 2009
    ..Women with ovarian cancer treated with chemotherapeutic platinum agents frequently develop hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs). How best to risk-stratify patients for desensitization is uncertain...
  16. ncbi Prospective multicenter study of acute asthma in younger versus older adults presenting to the emergency department
    Aleena Banerji
    Department of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 54:48-55. 2006
    ..CONCLUSION: Older asthma patients were less responsive to emergency bronchodilation. This may reflect chronic undertreatment with inhaled corticosteroids...
  17. ncbi Hereditary angioedema: a current state-of-the-art review, V: attenuated androgens for the treatment of hereditary angioedema
    Aleena Banerji
    Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 100:S19-22. 2008
    ..To provide a summary of the literature regarding the use of attenuated androgens during the past 40 to 50 years for the treatment of hereditary angioedema (HAE)...
  18. ncbi Multiple chemokine receptors, including CCR6 and CXCR3, regulate antigen-induced T cell homing to the human asthmatic airway
    Seddon Y Thomas
    Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
    J Immunol 179:1901-12. 2007
    ..Our data therefore suggests a role for CCR6 and CXCR3, in conjunction with other chemoattractant receptors, in the recruitment of inflammatory T cells into the BAL during the allergic asthmatic response...
  19. ncbi Chronic rhinosinusitis patients with polyps or polypoid mucosa have a greater burden of illness
    Aleena Banerji
    Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Am J Rhinol 21:19-26. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to determine whether patients with CRSsNP, CRScNP, and polypoid CRS could be distinguished by clinical features, radiologic extent of disease or use of medications...
  20. ncbi Vitamin D and atopic disorders in an obese population screened for vitamin D deficiency
    Eyal Oren
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 121:533-4. 2008