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Delayed pressure urticaria (DPU) is a rare disease of unclear pathophysiology and difficult to treat. Its typical manifestations are reddish, not itching swellings on parts of the body previously exposed to pressure and mostly only appearing 3 to 6 hours later. About 50% of the patients have general
Anisakis simplex, a fish parasite of the nematode family, typically infects marine mammals such as whales, dolphins and seals. Human anisakiasis, which is acquired by eating raw or insufficiently heated fish or squid, has gained world-wide importance. Infestation with living larvae caused by eating
The origins of the major classes of current anti-emetics are examined. Serendipity is a recurrent theme in discovery of their anti-emetic properties and repurposing from one indication to another is a continuing trend. Notably, the discoveries have occurred against a background of company mergers
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Omalizumab (anti-IgE) is used as add-on therapy for antihistamine refractory chronic urticaria patients. The most commonly reported adverse effects were headache, arthralgia, upper respiratory infections, fatigue, nausea and injection-site reactions. However, lately a few cases of hair
OBJECTIVE
Allergic rhinitis (AR) and chronic urticaria (CU) are common diseases with symptoms that impair quality of life. Second-generation antihistamines (e.g. cetirizine, desloratadine, fexofenadine, loratadine and mizolastine) are recommended first-line treatment for both conditions; however,
Heat urticaria (HU) is a rare type of physical inducible urticaria, characterized by itchy erythema and well-demarcated weals appearing soon after heat exposure. Most cases occur in female patients aged 20-45 years. Both localized and generalized forms exist, depending on the limitation of the
Peritonitis following urticaria on two occasions in a 46-year-old white female treated with CAPD for nine years is reported. On both occasions an episode of urticaria and pruritus occurred 24 hr before the dialysate became cloudy, and the patient experienced abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. The
BACKGROUND
Chronic urticaria not responsive to antihistamines is a difficult disease to manage. Methotrexate has been used in difficult chronic urticarias with some benefit.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the efficacy of methotrexate in the treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria poorly responsive to H1
BACKGROUND
Antihistamines are the standard treatment for chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU). For patients whose urticaria is unresponsive to antihistamines, the treatment options are limited. During the previous decade, there have been several case reports demonstrating success with sulfasalazine
A 42-yr-old white woman reported onset in 1976 of local pruritus, burning, erythema, and edema within minutes after exposure in heat. With more extensive exposure, she occasionally had transient headaches and nausea. In order to investigate the etiology of this condition, her forearm was exposed to
Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted helminth (STH) widespread in various part of the world. A 78-yr-old peasant diabetic female from Mazandaran Province northern Iran, was admitted to Infection Department of the Razi Hospital in city of Qaemshahr, north of Iran complaining about
Sulfites are widely used as preservatives in the food and pharmaceutical industries. In the United States more than 250 cases of sulfite-related adverse reactions, including anaphylactic shock, asthmatic attacks, urticaria and angioedema, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, seizures and death, have
Even a single honeybee sting can lead to anaphylaxis in a susceptible person, but severe reactions can result from multiple stings, particularly if stings are from the fast-spreading Africanized honeybees, sometimes called "killer" bees. Signs and symptoms of multiple stings may include urticaria,
The relative safety of imipenem/cilastatin for 3470 patients was reviewed to see if the safety profile was similar to that seen for the first 1723 patients treated. The most common clinical adverse experiences were local ones related to the site of intravenous infusion. Gastrointestinal adverse
A forty-four-year-old Japanese female, who had persistant rhinorrhea, was administered Benza block tablets orally along with two other medicines. Immediately after ingestion, the patient displayed itching of the right upper eyelid, followed by coughing, sneezing, nasal discharge, nasal obstruction,