Ask The Expert RSS 423374e8-ea9d-4e43-9948-18e126ecfa2c <![CDATA[The severity of a future anaphylactic reaction to foods cannot be predicted by the severity of a pre]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 08:53:15 GMT cf2c4deb-d13e-4a83-91d5-72dbe3b31387 <![CDATA[Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis syndrome (PFAPA syndrome)]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 09:01:49 GMT c91717ca-4a70-476d-86df-9fdd75b06ffd <![CDATA[Immunotherapy and autoimmunity]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 09:05:51 GMT 7703055b-af05-4444-903e-effdde2f5f07 <![CDATA[Leukocytoclastic vasculitis due to foods]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 09:20:48 GMT 0d3f0068-7c43-47ec-a65e-a2a5aa11c3a4 <![CDATA[Possible silicone allergy]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT ec0083dd-1ab9-4a51-9b58-387e50d39840 <![CDATA[Administration of Zoster vaccine after an episode of shingles]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 09:04:02 GMT 9c3c7d65-92e2-426e-93b2-d0e0ed93203e <![CDATA[The effect of light on allergy extracts]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 14:48:01 GMT 853011a0-17ad-4bc3-b975-c7c2ace5c1d5 <![CDATA[Aseptic technique for preparation of allergy extracts]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 14:52:56 GMT 2dcb99aa-af4d-4b62-932c-f82e0652f531 <![CDATA[Duration of refractory period to aspirin challenge after cessation of daily aspirin administered pos]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 14:57:46 GMT e9f24b67-2eab-43e0-9034-2ab7889243d6 <![CDATA[Possible anaphylaxis to jellyfish sting]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 08:24:35 GMT bd065377-0ddc-40c0-aefd-3b96145ef6fb <![CDATA[Allergens in shrimp]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 08:30:56 GMT b375a9c9-e4ae-4e25-b033-4c7df1209e00 <![CDATA[Does a previous reaction to radiocontrast preclude the use of topical iodine?]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 14:47:51 GMT cfdc061e-0304-4021-ac90-be6d7f962f21 <![CDATA[Laboratory evaluation of patients with common variable immunodeficiency]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 08:35:30 GMT 83cb6e75-b554-4309-a3cf-6af102445e0e <![CDATA[Allergic reactions to cannabis (marijuana)]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 14:29:27 GMT f4352e81-5fe0-4eb9-b153-af0f29b646a4 <![CDATA[Urticaria due to the administration of Lupron]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 14:33:47 GMT af23953b-26fa-41fc-8547-1a4b6701f782 <![CDATA[Desensitization to shellfish]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 14:39:48 GMT 927aed29-4275-4b28-aa0f-00f23df22be3 <![CDATA[Allergic reaction to ice cream containing kernel oil, locust bean, and carrageenan: availability of]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 14:46:29 GMT f7b4bab4-9708-4609-bb35-b2c412a8ec48 <![CDATA[A patient who had an apparent allergic reaction following an apparent hymenoptera sting with negativ]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 14:51:14 GMT 96cb7755-a640-4f2e-8a1a-0338ca240d21 <![CDATA[Minimizing allergens used for skin testing]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 13:51:53 GMT fffdc8d6-fdd9-4542-8c4d-f8cdacbaa388 <![CDATA[Urticaria occurring during the administration of Augmentin and Omnicef]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 13:57:52 GMT bcd4c7a8-72c3-4b4e-b9a5-28355e4ec2bb <![CDATA[The relationship between house dust mite growth and relative humidity]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 14:06:08 GMT 1df959ce-e9cc-4ee2-a65e-228baadd9ed4 <![CDATA[The availability of automatic epinephrine injectors without the necessity for a doctor's prescriptio]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 14:14:09 GMT 75ad26e9-47ee-4b78-b646-a73966ed3a17 <![CDATA[Possible allergic reaction to immunization]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 14:20:40 GMT 08e6ae5d-c4ff-4e3b-a7c5-5bb389daef62 <![CDATA[Interpretation of antibody response to pneumococcal vaccines]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 14:34:43 GMT c9c3a364-8ddd-4824-bc88-88fd89743a5d <![CDATA[Assessment of cell-mediated immunity]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 09:47:23 GMT 8e3c20c7-cfea-4fa2-a3c7-2cda9e720744 <![CDATA[Recalcitrant asthma with marked eosinophilia in a 10 year-old]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 09:56:11 GMT 10b674a5-ac75-4024-b582-fb5d4be20b95 <![CDATA[Mango cross-reactivity with cashew and pistachio]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 10:05:21 GMT 2cfea029-1048-4d87-8d9a-290af6524dae <![CDATA[Possible anaphylaxis to grapes]]> Wed, 02 May 2012 15:48:23 GMT eb0657e6-d9b9-4504-a2e2-0e971f708fd1 <![CDATA[Management of a child with a possible allergy to DTap]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 14:17:24 GMT 32e2ae54-a75e-4010-b331-55aa294b9e52 <![CDATA[Immunotherapy for Pachycondyla sennaarensis]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 14:22:11 GMT 5b733f68-aa25-4939-81ea-59d56d4b279e <![CDATA[Extract preparation quiz]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:31:13 GMT f9b21ac7-2701-4f5c-9e07-789abc40ef5d <![CDATA[Salicylate-free diet]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:07:20 GMT 5dd6522c-ec27-48b9-80dc-68352507d7c2 <![CDATA[The value of component testing for peanut allergy]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:23:05 GMT 4b8d5d13-486c-4822-a985-aa1ef3107450 <![CDATA[Possible allergic reaction to vaccines]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:31:47 GMT 4afe454d-bef5-400c-aa9e-30565c44304a <![CDATA[The management of severe nasal congestion]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:51:40 GMT 1336f952-2587-4bff-a548-5feea369c29f <![CDATA[Potential side effects of polyglycolide sutures]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:09:50 GMT dfea0fa9-3121-47c8-8979-e0b9e167f726 <![CDATA[Stachybotrys in the home]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:15:40 GMT a9ca3b31-e303-4163-9ee0-b700081bbd57 <![CDATA[Polypropylene mesh]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:55:10 GMT aecfaabd-28b8-4056-82e7-420e58be7489 <![CDATA[Lymphocyte transformation test for detection of delayed hypersensitivity reactions to metals]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:02:28 GMT 04fde85c-565a-4789-a2dd-5b6c158d9ef8 <![CDATA[Simultaneous administration of omalizumab and methotrexate]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:07:32 GMT d94bafc3-f9c8-48eb-9ac2-4cf13be80b16 <![CDATA[Indications for immunoglobulin replacement therapy]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:42:09 GMT 3e8518d0-bd57-4395-9894-ad125c029408 <![CDATA[Approach to dietary therapy in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis who demonstrate positive speci]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:51:04 GMT 74fb24ab-71d8-4819-ae79-537cab1dbba2 <![CDATA[Coding for remixing allergy serum that has expired]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:04:19 GMT a491845b-6155-4857-903f-d73f2d941ff5 <![CDATA[Administration of immunoglobulin to a patient with a monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significa]]> Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:48:30 GMT 634d1b70-4fad-40ba-8d36-d9216c760707 <![CDATA[The evaluation of a patient with severe chronic dyspnea]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:12:22 GMT 4bc07fc7-25d2-4007-bb94-d649e4f61772 <![CDATA[Risk of an allergic reaction to peanut via planting peanuts in a school-sponsored garden]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:22:22 GMT db011a27-9b62-4e36-9b7d-0a240a8f761e <![CDATA[Epinephrine injection, route of administration for the treatment of anaphylaxis]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:26:37 GMT 4041618f-6d2c-42a9-9a00-6efcbb897f6c <![CDATA[Concentrations of allergen extract for intradermal testing]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:16:32 GMT 49cacd70-e963-4e69-8d22-54094fbdd485 <![CDATA[The need for an interpreter for hearing-impaired patients who are on treatment with allergy injectio]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:21:33 GMT 85dbc85d-492a-4314-89ee-4d3ff3746ca9 <![CDATA[Inability to eat peanuts in spite of negative skin tests and serum-specific IgE testing]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:54:53 GMT 1b4e6645-b9d6-4c86-a8f9-8dafc0f2d881 <![CDATA[Oral challenge to milk in a patient who may have experienced FPIES (food protein-induced enterocolit]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:05:49 GMT 90a953b7-f5ae-48af-907e-f83fae71cdcc <![CDATA[Vitamin D in childhood asthma]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:18:38 GMT e3338fa0-6d3e-4721-8508-eb413a4bc93d <![CDATA[Urticaria pigmentosa]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:24:26 GMT efa14bcc-7f74-458a-b8ea-b61a1c028a57 <![CDATA[Heat labile versus heat stable allergens in foods cross-reacting with latex]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:07:36 GMT 49de6add-ddb7-44f8-b71d-1ee0f34495a2 <![CDATA[Angioedema to statins]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:12:11 GMT d25db43a-9ad7-4dae-8ff1-0818a45d2819 <![CDATA[Effective dose of parakeet/parrot extract for immunotherapy]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:15:41 GMT a8c19cf9-ff0a-42b5-a97a-2f553573ba1d <![CDATA[Laminar flow hood for preparation of allergy extracts]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:21:28 GMT 2d44fbe4-9405-467c-be32-3ef364c7256e <![CDATA[Potential cardiac side effects of antihistamines]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:26:39 GMT a75c879e-8fd0-4b5d-8d56-b4079e6dc01c <![CDATA[Use of antihistamine in toddlers]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:37:16 GMT 47b98368-d2aa-438c-8fc7-aeca2cc2c402 <![CDATA[The use of allergen immunotherapy in a patient with CADASIL (cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopath]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:50:33 GMT 449282a0-5155-41ea-8c02-7cc0841cb58f <![CDATA[Use of interferon in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:02:11 GMT 6e87f127-f11b-4d20-88ef-b70092884ae9 <![CDATA[Premenstrual/menstrual asthma]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:08:04 GMT 79f68e11-08fa-4a2f-8f77-d1a889f31dc6 <![CDATA[Desensitization to methotrexate]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:16:07 GMT 6731b8f7-41f1-456b-8457-67bc3b25bc33 <![CDATA[Pollen counts]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:19:58 GMT 467fa982-1368-4148-aada-af7a6399ee42 <![CDATA[Rash in a 6 year-old boy]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:24:08 GMT 56628521-cda0-4d10-b8ce-605a7784be83 <![CDATA[Challenge test/desensitization to mesalamine]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:58:43 GMT aa568004-0ce3-4efe-a63b-361e4d0653bb <![CDATA[Dapsone treatment of dermatitis herpetiformis in children]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:57:51 GMT de04094b-7174-4fee-9f75-13a2f385807f <![CDATA[Desensitization to Keppra]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:06:03 GMT 420493ce-ec26-4355-bbfe-bc06ea201374 <![CDATA[Stachybotrys exposure in the home]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:03:51 GMT 3035e2cc-aa36-44d1-a629-8e09c91bea60 <![CDATA[Appropriate allergen mixtures for immunotherapy]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:10:41 GMT 2cf3603b-90ec-40bc-b9f5-4182a72538f5 <![CDATA[Anaphylaxis and urticaria possibly due to the administration of leuprolide]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:15:00 GMT f0614d9a-0f20-4081-963b-a7bce7705940 <![CDATA[Possible X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:42:25 GMT afd85d79-c37e-4a9d-ada0-68508dddc968 <![CDATA[The use of CPAP in a pediatric asthmatic]]> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:01:22 GMT 19cf40c1-f283-4053-8e0f-14900f533af6 <![CDATA[Epidemiology of pediatric asthma and its relationship to smoking ]]> Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:00:17 GMT 68120b5a-a960-435b-8e2d-9c2b69fc9a01 <![CDATA[Value of skin testing to azithromycin]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:51:36 GMT 39f1e0e8-7246-4b99-971d-727c22be94b0 <![CDATA[Exercise-induced urticaria/anaphylaxis]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:56:52 GMT a890b89c-fe62-4aba-9d8c-ed4b987e1627 <![CDATA[Risk of development of cataracts and/or glaucoma from inhaled corticosteroids]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:06:45 GMT b4ea7887-bb92-4e03-89b4-b8df3521e8ec <![CDATA[Environmental control measures to prevent allergy symptoms]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:48:03 GMT 0ef470ff-b870-4fe8-9d54-2c9f96e2da66 <![CDATA[Dosing of epinephrine by weight]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:53:18 GMT a13c6cfb-534f-4b79-ad60-086fda35f86e <![CDATA[When to prescribe an automatic epinephrine injector]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:08:44 GMT 3006abfc-2ae6-42c9-b530-42c6c793882f <![CDATA[Indications for oral food challenge]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:27:37 GMT d4bf6390-f143-4193-82e9-673adb1f0884 <![CDATA[Asthma, eosinophilic pneumonia, and immunotherapy]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:32:20 GMT 417d0045-a8a0-42f2-aed4-7a23f7115bf8 <![CDATA[Recurrent gingivostomatitis]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:39:17 GMT e6fa5c3c-f361-4988-b98a-4d8d5a8ce82d <![CDATA[Penicillin preparation for skin testing]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:23:49 GMT 46941cdb-6a16-43b5-b4bb-2f8ca9660e4e <![CDATA[The administration of a live viral vaccine to an IgA deficient patient]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:29:00 GMT 7c862742-548d-499a-8e45-535ed48842f4 <![CDATA[Will feeding cows tree nuts create a risk for the ingestion of beef by a tree nut-allergic individua]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:01:13 GMT a20340dd-b7ad-42ce-8dea-fdf259aecad6 <![CDATA[Immunotherapy in a patient who has had a bilateral mastectomy and bilateral axillary lymph node diss]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:05:23 GMT 7cf2f575-ba42-434a-a09e-b648073cabba <![CDATA[Aspirin challenge/desensitization]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:40:36 GMT 234bd192-90c2-4899-96cb-66e537545bbd <![CDATA[Atopic patch tests for diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:53:05 GMT ae14fddd-8982-4004-9947-032e33fe8d4c <![CDATA[C1 inhibitor prophylaxis to prevent episodes of hereditary angioedema related to surgery]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:24:26 GMT b4d0e217-e65b-4bfa-82a2-af9a49fa107d <![CDATA[A low IgM with recurrent otitis media]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:32:28 GMT 3a5ed0cc-8396-48cf-beb0-1e256f93efe2 <![CDATA[Safety of Zostavax administration in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:36:51 GMT edd0bdfc-b2be-451d-8079-29d673bbdd7c <![CDATA[Dosing of omalizumab]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:29:00 GMT b30cfeeb-edab-4fac-8606-39380395d6a7 <![CDATA[Oral desensitization to foods]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:35:58 GMT e0a8f1f3-f54d-4ca1-84c8-b6f2f99c0283 <![CDATA[Anaphylactic reaction during plasma exchange]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:22:36 GMT 3c30b6b5-06e0-42a3-8f43-196b67573810 <![CDATA[Autoinflammatory syndromes of hyper-IgD (mevalonate kinase deficiency) and tumor necrosis factor rec]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:37:55 GMT 7c331a0c-ceee-4ae2-b851-2aad996b6c84 <![CDATA[Symptoms related to respiratory allergy versus a reaction to food]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:43:24 GMT 804034f8-b277-4f9a-afdc-7ef6f430d9ca <![CDATA[Possible induction of drug tolerance in a patient with myeloma who experienced a "generalized, pruri]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:51:49 GMT 3f25bb70-2af4-4b4f-9155-6ef45e651b25 <![CDATA[Testing for allergic reactivity to levothyroxine]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:57:12 GMT 4f700ffc-4384-4098-8b03-65978bf94aec <![CDATA[Treatment with immunoglobulin replacement in a patient with low immunoglobulins but no clinical mani]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:57:15 GMT