Pediatric allergy and immunology in Japan

Pediatric allergy and immunology in Asia-coming of age.

annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Association of Pediatric Allergy, Respirology and Immunology (APAPARI) in Bangkok in October this year. APAPARI is the brain child of Professor Sang Il Lee of Seoul, Korea, Professor Chen Yuzhi of Beijing, China and Professor Pakit Vichyanond of Bangkok, Thailand. 1 These pioneers had great foresight in recognizing the importance of collaboration within the re...

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...