General principles of investigating and managing drug allergy

Investigating Herd Problems – General Principles

Principles of Allergy Diagnosis

Allergic diseases are manifest as intestinal (GI) tract. This hyperresponsiveness may have both IgE-mediated and non-IgE-mediated components (Fig. 4). The situation is further complicated because allergen exposure in allergic subjects may increase target organ hyperresponsiveness, which results in exaggerated symptoms on exposure to nonspecific irritants (tobacco smoke, changes in temperature, ...

the relationship between academic self-concept and academic achievement in english and general subjects of the students of high school

according to research, academic self-concept and academic achievement are mutually interdependent. in the present study, the aim was to determine the relationship between the academic self-concept and the academic achievement of students in english as a foreign language and general subjects. the participants were 320 students studying in 4th grade of high school in three cities of noor, nowshah...

Self-reported drug allergy in a general adult Portuguese population.

AIM To estimate the prevalence of self-reported drug allergy in adults. METHODS Cross-sectional survey of a general adult population from Porto (all of whom were living with children involved in the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood-phase three), during the year 2002, using a self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS The prevalence of self-reported drug allergy was 7.8...

New allergy drug excipient allergy

Background Because of its rarity, drug excipients allergy is often unsuspected by the doctors. Some times the active drug is blamed and discontinued unnecessarily when the real culprit is drug excipients. This was suspected when patients reported exacerbation of urticaria with anti histaminic which are actually used for treating urticaria. After suspecting drug excipient as the cause of allergy.