Bailliere's Clinical Immunology and Allergy: International Practice and Research

International Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology

International Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology

International Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) is characterized by multiple swollen raised areas on the skin that are intensely itchy. These lesions can last less than 24 hours and persist for more than 6 weeks. CIU affects 0.5-1 % of the population and causes a signifi cant decrease in the quality of life. The major advance in our understanding of CIU in recent years has been the discovery that in 30-50 %...

International Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Background: This st udy aims t o evaluat e t he associat ion bet ween envi ronment al and socio-economic condit ions wit h asthma prevalence in t he eight ISAAC cent res in North-East Brazil. Met hods: Est imates on occurrence, severit y and medical diagnoses of asthma in the previous 12 months were compared using environmental and socioeconomic indicators. Associat ions were assessed using sim...

International Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Background: A system based on the B-cell phenotype has recently been proposed to classify patients suffering from common variable immunodefi ciency (CVID). Immunophenotypic T-cell abnormalities have also been correlated with clinical fi ndings, although they have never been used in classifi cation strategies. Objective: To simultaneously assess T and B-cell subset abnormalities in CVID patients...