Incense smoke: clinical, structural and molecular effects on airway disease
In Asian countries where the Buddhism and Taoism are mainstream religions, incense burning is a daily practice. A typical composition of stick incense consists of 21% (by weight) of herbal and wood...
View ArticleAutoimmune progesterone dermatitis in a patient with endometriosis: case...
Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis (APD) is a condition in which the menstrual cycle is associated with a number of skin findings such as urticaria, eczema, angioedema, and others. In affected women,...
View ArticleChronic Granulomatous Disease: A Review of the Infectious and Inflammatory...
Chronic Granulomatous Disease is the most commonly encountered immunodeficiency involving the phagocyte, and is characterized by repeated infections with bacterial and fungal pathogens, as well as the...
View ArticleThe silent sinus syndrome: protean manifestations of a rare upper respiratory...
Silent Sinus Syndrome (SSS) is known to be a rare clinical condition, characterized by spontaneous and progressive enophthalmos and hypoglobus associated with atelectasis of the maxillary sinus and...
View ArticleAIT (allergen immunotherapy): a model for the “precision medicine”
The interpretation of medical approaches, especially therapy, evolved rapidly in the last century. Starting from the simple description of symptoms, we moved to the pathophysiological descriptions, to...
View ArticleGuidelines for the use and interpretation of diagnostic methods in adult...
Food allergy has an increasing prevalence in the general population and in Italy concerns 8 % of people with allergies. The spectrum of its clinical manifestations ranges from mild symptoms up to...
View ArticleBiomarkers and severe asthma: a critical appraisal
Severe asthma (SA) is a clinically and etiologically heterogeneous respiratory disease which affects among 5–10 % of asthmatic patients. Despite high-dose therapy, a large patients percentage is not...
View ArticleThe clinical implications of adult-onset Henoch-Schonelin Purpura
Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP) is a small vessel vasculitis mediated by IgA-immune complex deposition. It is characterized by the clinical tetrad of non-thrombocytopenic palpable purpura, abdominal...
View ArticleAnaphylactic Reactions to Oligosaccharides in Red Meat: a Syndrome in Evolution
ObjectiveWhile most allergic responses to food are directed against protein epitopes and occur within 30 minutes of ingesting the allergen, recent studies suggest that delayed reactions may occur,...
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