cedrela balansae/edema

Eight cases of nonimmunologic hydrops fetalis (HF) were seen at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center over a 3.5-year period. The etiology of the HF included 2 cases of fetal-maternal hemorrhage and 1 each of sacral teratoma, tachyarrhythmia, diaphragmatic hernia, neuroblastoma, and heart disease. For 1

We present a 15 years old boy who experienced unusual symptoms for pollen allergy, and successfully treated by rush immunotherapy. The patient started to complain erythema and edema on his face and serous rhinorrhea at 10 years old when going out. He entered baseball team at junior high school, and

It has been reported that chymase activity was increased in allergic conjunctivitis patients and this activity was correlated with the severity of the disease. However, the precise roles of chymase in allergic conjunctivitis are unclear, and whether chymase inhibitors are effective for allergic

Dear Editor, Erythema multiforme is considered an acute skin condition, characterized by a self-limiting and sometimes recurrent course. It is regarded as a type IV hypersensitivity reaction associated with certain infections, medications, and other various triggers. Allergic contact dermatitis is

A 65-year-old woman presented to our hospital with chief complaints of a strange sensation in her pharynx, dysphagia, and odynophagia. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed multiple aphthae in the esophagus and she was diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis based on the results of biopsy.

Patients with pollinosis sometimes complain of oral symptoms (itching and tingling with or without edema of the lips, mouth and tongue) after eating fresh fruits and vegetables. This condition has been termed Oral Allergy Syndrome (OAS). Twenty-three patients with Japanese cedar pollinosis and OAS