Certain antibiotics, particularly piperacillin, have been reported to be associated with a high incidence of allergic reactions in patients with cystic fibrosis. We initiated a study to determine the relative frequency of allergic reactions, ie, drug-induced fever and rash, to parenteral beta-lactam antibiotics in adult patients with cystic fibrosis. Charts of 111 patients were reviewed for eac...

Background: Local anesthetics (LA) are frequently used in dentistry. Although these drugs are usually well-tolerated, they can sometimes provoke adverse reactions of various types and severity. The true incidence of LA allergic reactions is unknown. The objectives of this study were (i) to evaluate the incidence of immediate adverse events in subjects requiring local anesthetic injection in ord...

BACKGROUND Hidden allergens in foods can induce allergic reactions. Currently it is not possible to estimate the exact prevalence of these reactions but they are clearly a growing problem. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of the role of hidden allergens (their importance, the types of food involved, and the severity of reactions) in allergic reactions in our geog...

Non-haemolytic transfusion reactions are the most common type of transfusion reaction and include transfusion-related acute lung injury, transfusion-associated circulatory overload, allergic reactions, febrile reactions, post-transfusion purpura and graft-versus- host disease. Although life-threatening anaphylaxis occurs rarely, allergic reactions occur most frequently. If possible, even mild t...

orthodontic treatment of individuals with metal hypersensitivity is a matter of concern for the orthodontist. orthodontic appliances contain metals like nickel, cobalt and chromium etc. metals may cause allergic reactions and are known as allergens. reaction to these metals is due to biodegradation of metals in the oral cavity. this may lead to the formation of corrosion products and their expo...

OBJECTIVE This review addresses the most recent published literature regarding drug allergy, in order to provide physicians with a background for a better understanding of this problem of great relevance for public health. SOURCES OF DATA The sources of data for obtaining the original and review articles published in the last 10 years were MEDLINE, Pubmed and Lilacs. The articles chosen for t...

Food allergy is common disease that affects 11-26 million people in Europe. The incidence is estimated to be greater in children (5-8%) than the in adults (1-3%). Currently, the mechanisms of food allergy are not well characterized. There are a lot of open questions, for example: "Why do some individuals develop allergy to food? Why is some food more allergenic than other? Why do some children ...

Each Dipasic tablet contains 47.2 mgm. of INH and 52 mgrn. of PAS in chemical combination. This substance was first investigated pharmacologically and bacteriologically by Smith and Wiederkehrl who found, by in vitro testing, that various dilutions of tubercle bacilli, resistant to streptomycin and INH, were sensitive to GEWO 339; and they claimed further that its effectiveness in vivo exceeded...