Allergy is common and the prevalence has increased substantially in the last 2-3 decades. There has been a particular increase in severe allergic disease, including anaphylaxis, food, drug and latex rubber allergy. Provision of allergy services in the NHS is extremely poor and there is a huge unmet need. Allergy is a full speciality, but there are few consultants and few trainees. Whilst other ...

Individual approaches to the diagnosis and management of penicillin allergy are practiced    by clinicians.   This cross-sectional survey of physicians was aimed at exploring their ways of dealing with diagnosis and management of penicillin G allergy.   Of the 235 respondents, 63% believed patients’ self-reported history of penicillin allergy and avoided using penic...

The publisher regrets we have been made aware of the below errors:1)In Table 15, row NOVEOS chemiluminescent assay is written “utilizes 40 ?L (0.04 ml) sample per result”. correct value would be “4 (0.004 ml)" result.2)In 16, “NOVEOS menu has 79 available allergens, consisting 69 extracts and 10 molecular allergens”. It should say continues to increase it 152 total allergens with 108 44 compone...

It is very true that we are living in ‘the Era of Allergy’. “The Era of Allergy: Local and Global Insights and Intervention” is the main theme of the Joint Congress of Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology (APAAACI) and Asia Pacific Association of Pediatric Allergy, Respiratory, and Immunology (APAPARI) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during 17th–20th October, 2016 (htt...

UNLABELLED Drug allergy is the third most common reason for allergy consultations. There is a tendency to call any adverse drug reaction (ADR) allergic, even without confirmatory allergy study. OBJECTIVES (1) Evaluate time of resolution allergy to beta-lactam's study in a sample of 100 patients. (2) Analyse cost-effectiveness of current diagnostic study (skin tests, specific IgE and drug prov...

For the child with persistent or worsening allergy symptoms of more than 2 months' duration, a screening radioallergosorbent test may be initiated after a careful history and physical examination. In the workup, be alert for allergic "shiners" and other signs of allergic disorders (eg, a bulging chest wall is suggestive of chronic asthma). Skin testing, performed on the skin of the back, is the...

BACKGROUND β-lactam allergy is the most commonly reported medication allergy and it remains a key issue in antibiotic prescribing. A detailed and accurate history taking play a key role in preventing potentially serious clinical incidents and it may contribute in reducing costs. METHODS Data were collected for patients with a documented penicillin allergy on their drug chart during a six mont...