La dispepsia in allergologia clinica.

Food-additive-induced urticaria: a survey of 838 patients with recurrent chronic idiopathic urticaria

<i>Background:</i> Recurrent chronic idiopathic urticaria (RCIU) is a common skin condition that affects 0.1–3% of the population in the USA and Europe and accounts for nearly 75% of all ‘ordinary’ chronic urticaria (CU) cases. <i>Methods:</i> We studied 838 consecutive patients with RCIU referred to hospital between 1998 and 2003. Patients with known causes of CU were excluded. Clinical history, physical examination, and symptom diaries were evaluated during two periods, a diet-free period (1 week) and a food-additive-free diet (FAFD) period (4 weeks), respectively, and two double-blind placebo-controlled (DBPC) challenges of six food additives were administered. Th…

L’allergia alimentare: quali novità? Revisione della letteratura.

Characteristics of elderly patients with fixed airflow obstruction due to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Diagnosi di rinite allergica Vs non allergica: valutazione di parametri clinici, funzionali e laboratoristiciin tema di validità statistica