BACKGROUND Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO), which has been proposed as a measure of airway inflammation, is increased in atopic subjects. This raises the question of whether eNO provides any additional information about airway inflammation in asthmatic subjects, other than as a marker for atopy. A study was undertaken to determine whether eNO levels in a population of atopic children are associated ...

Ocular allergy encompasses an inflammatory reaction of the surface of the eye that is caused by inappropriate response of the ocular surface to various environmental allergens. Since the majority of this inflammation involves the conjunctiva, the term “allergic conjunctivitis” is often used interchangeably with ocular allergies. Ocular allergy is a common problem that affects people of all ages...

Introduction: Allergic rhinitis is an inflammatory disorder of the nose which occurs when the membranes lining the nose become sensitised to allergens. Although not classed as a life-threatening disease, allergic rhinitis can reduce the patient’s quality of life. Mometasonefuroate is a glucocorticosteroid used topically to reduce inflammation of the skin or in the airways. It is a prodrug of th...

Allergic rhinitis affects up to 40% of children but is commonly undiagnosed. Careful assessment of nasal symptoms allows for the most appropriate therapeutic options to be chosen. Allergen avoidance is often difficult in practice. Antihistamines are of limited benefit in allergic rhinitis caused by house dust mite and other perennial allergens, where symptoms, predominantly nasal obstruction, a...

It was previously demonstrated that a bat feces extract (BAT) was able to produce a specific IgG in animals, a specific IgE in respiratory atopic humans and a hypersensitivity pneumonitis in guinea pigs. As numerous allergens (such as house-dust mite, cockroaches and pollens) revealed a enzymatic activity measured by different assays we decided to study the proteinase and the gelatinolytic acti...

BACKGROUND Ricinus communis (castor bean) is a species included into the Euphorbiaceae family, common to all the warm regions of the world. Although the allergenicity of its seed is well known, references are scarce regarding the role played by its pollen as a pneumo-allergen. OBJECTIVES To carry out an aerobiological study of this pollen in the Málaga area (southern Spain); describe the phys...

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Background and Aims: Allergic disorders such as asthma, urticaria, eczema, and allergic rhinitis are common worldwide, and allergens are the most common etiology and exacerbating factors. So, This study aimed to find the allergens in these patients with skin prick tests. Materials and Methods: All the allergic cases referred to an allergic clinic in the north of Iran were visited by an allergi...