British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology guidelines for the management of egg allergy

British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology guidelines for the management of egg allergy.

This guideline advises on the management of patients with egg allergy. Most commonly, egg allergy presents in infancy, with a prevalence of approximately 2% in children and 0.1% in adults. A clear clinical history and the detection of egg white-specific IgE (by skin prick test or serum assay) will confirm the diagnosis in most cases. Egg avoidance advice is the cornerstone of management. Egg al...

Diagnosis and management of hymenoptera venom allergy: British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) guidelines.

This guidance for the management of patients with hymenoptera venom allergy has been prepared by the Standards of Care Committee (SOCC) of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI). The guideline is based on evidence as well as on expert opinion and is for use by both adult physicians and pediatricians practising allergy. During the development of these guidelines, all BSA...

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

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...

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