Findings We found differences of between 20-fold and 60-fold between centres in the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, and atopic eczema, with four-fold to 12-fold variations between the 10th and 90th percentiles for the different disorders. For asthma symptoms, the highest 12-month prevalences were from centres in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Republic of Ire...

BACKGROUND Epidemiologic evidence of the association between maternal intake of dairy foods, calcium, and vitamin D during pregnancy and childhood allergic disorders is inconclusive. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between maternal intake of dairy foods, calcium, and vitamin D during pregnancy and childhood allergic disorders in Japanese children aged 23 to 29 months. METHODS Study par...

Background & Objective: Allergies are manifested with a variety of signs and symptoms. In this study, the frequencies of asthma symptoms, allergic rhinitis, eczema, and related factors among 6- to 7-year-old schoolchildren were investigated. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among schoolchildren of 35 elementary schools of Zanjan by using the International Study o...

BACKGROUND The exact nature and direction of the association between a history of allergic diseases and lung cancer risk remain controversial. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between self-reported history of allergic diseases and lung cancer using data from a population-based case-control study conducted in the Montreal metropolitan area (1996-2002). METHODS The study is based on inter...

Allergic pathology of skin is one the most pressing problems modern pediatry. The common allergic dermatoses: simple and contact dermatitis, atopic various forms eczema, acute chronic urticaria, Quincke's edema, toxicodermias, multiforme exudative erythema (Stevens-Johnson syndrome), epidermal necrolysis (Lyell's syndrome). Many aspects systemic treatment dermatoses in children are complex cont...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether dietary n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LCPUFA) supplementation of pregnant women with a fetus at high risk of allergic disease reduces immunoglobulin E associated eczema or food allergy at 1 year of age. DESIGN Follow-up of infants at high hereditary risk of allergic disease in the Docosahexaenoic Acid to Optimise Mother Infant Outcome (DOMInO) rando...

BACKGROUND Low total diversity of the gut microbiota during the first year of life is associated with allergic diseases in infancy, but little is known how early microbial diversity is related to allergic disease later in school age. OBJECTIVE To assess microbial diversity and characterize the dominant bacteria in stool during the first year of life in relation to the prevalence of different ...

Nickel sulphate more frequently determines allergic dermatitis due to contact (contact eczema); less known are nasal inflammation (rhinitis) and bronchial asthma caused by nickel sulphate. Sporadic cases, often related to patients' work have been reported in the literature. The research described herein refers to 20 patients presenting clear nickel allergy with rhinitis (associated in 11 cases ...

Lupi et al. present, on p. 80–81, an interesting case report of dyshidrosiform palmo-plantar pemphigoid. They describe a 20-year-old man who had had itchy vesicles on his palms and soles for 1 year. Histologically, a subepi-dermal vesicle was seen, and direct immunofluorescence showed continuous linear deposition of IgG and C 3 at the dermal-epidermal junction. An enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent a...