Allergy & Immunology   

Questions discussed in this category


Is there a target IgG level to aim for? What should hematologists be aware of in monitoring these patients?

Are your results different in adults whereby a particular trigger is often found and very helpful versus in children?

Will either blocking IgE better or oral food desensitization be superior in increasing chances to outgrow a food allergy?

Seems like AAP and AAAI support switch to 0.3 woolen at 55lbs and FDA and Woolen package insert at 66lbs. Any thoughts on when to switch?

Given that symptoms can overlap and food allergy symptoms can really be a manifestation of EoE in some patients, how do you decide when to screen for ...

Do you start/trial them on another biologic or just rely on topical therapies?

Female in her early 40s with chronic spontaneous urticaria occurring consistently only at night for the past 4 years. Lesions develop only at night wh...

There has been new data to suggest LTE4 is not the best urinary marker of mast cell activation, so are you requiring other markers to be elevated to d...

Is there utility when classic inflammatory markers (ESR,CRP) or disease specific markers (C3, C4, dsDNA) do not correlate with patients disease activi...

I have an elderly patient with a history of biopsy-proven psoriasis on IL-17 biologic therapy. She has developed an intense itch without a primary ras...

Is a BM biopsy a must when there is skin involvement? If tryptase level is mildly elevated but less than 20 would you recommend a BM biopsy?

Patient became acutely flushed, developed severe and prolonged hypotension with brief loss of consciousness, dizziness, nausea, dry heaves and headach...

Are dilute bleach baths enough? Should they use any topical therapies? Is there a need for Staph decolonization with something like mupirocin?

If a deficiency is present, do you consider IVIG to treat non-infectious symptoms such as skin rash, arthritis or hematological abnormalities? 

Are there cases where food or environmental allergies significantly worsen eczema in children?

Specifically, how do you treat the delayed headache, not the headache that develops during the infusion where pre-hydration and slowing down the rate ...

If all work-up including peripheral flow, bone marrow biopsy, PET-CT returns negative, what additional management (if any) would be recommended?

Are there major differences in standard conditioning and/or GVHD prophylaxis regimens utilized? Does the non-relapse mortality different significantl...

E.g., inflammatory polyarthritis or inflammatory myopathy with onset within 2 weeks of documented COVID infection


Papers discussed in this category


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Medicine (Baltimore),

The New England journal of medicine, 2010-07-15

JAMA network open, 2018-11-02

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2017

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Mediterr J Rheumatol, 2020 Jun 11

The New England journal of medicine, 2017-05-18

Ann Rheum Dis, 2019 Aug 14

Lancet Rheumatol, 2021 Apr 06

N Engl J Med, 2020 Nov 20

Blood,

European journal of haematology, 2017-04

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract, 2021 Feb 03

Eur J Haematol, 2020 May 18

Br J Haematol, 2019 Nov 13

Br J Haematol, 2021 Jun 08

Arthritis Rheumatol, 2021 May 24

Semin Hematol,

Thromb Res, 2021 Jun 25

The New England journal of medicine, 2018-03-29

Lancet, 2020 Nov 09

Lupus, 2013-02

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2000-04

Chest, 2018 Jan 11

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract, 2021 Mar 06

Chest, 2020 Aug 31

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract, 2020 Jun 16

Cureus, 2020 Aug 12

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract, 2015 Jan 29

Eur J Dermatol,

Pediatric blood & cancer, 2011-01

Semin Arthritis Rheum, 2007 Feb

J Clin Rheumatol, 2021 Dec 01

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Lupus, 2007

Autoimmun Rev, 2022 Aug 24

The New England journal of medicine, 1993-12-30

N Engl J Med, 2022 Oct 06

Lancet, 1987 May 09

Int J Stroke, 2018 May 22

Curr Rheumatol Rev, 2018

Clin Rheumatol, 2014 Jan 07

Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG, 2023 Feb 11

The American journal of gastroenterology, 2003 Jun

The Journal of rheumatology, 2015 Jun 15

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2012 Feb 14

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2003-04

Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.), 2023 Jul 24

The New England journal of medicine, 2023 May 04

The American journal of case reports, 2019 Jul 06

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2021 Apr 20

European journal of immunology, 2022 Aug 10

Allergy, 2021 Oct 20

Allergy, asthma & immunology research, 2020 Sep

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2018 Jul-Aug

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American journal of clinical dermatology, 2022 Sep 15

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 2008-03

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2001 Jul

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2020 Jul 22

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2004 Mar

Journal of clinical medicine, 2022 Dec 10

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2023 Jul 18

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2012-02

Gut, 2023 Jul 09

The New England journal of medicine, 2024 Jun 27

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2010-09

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 2010 Jun

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2022 Sep 30

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 2023 Dec 18

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2022 Mar 26

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2022 Mar 25

Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia : organo ufficiale, Societa italiana di dermatologia e sifilografia, 2019 Feb 04

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2016 Jul 14

JAMA pediatrics, 2020 Jan 01

The New England journal of medicine, 2024 Feb 25

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2019 Feb 20

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2019 Feb 26

International archives of allergy and immunology, 2016 Jan 21

The Journal of infection, 2011-11

Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 2006 Nov 15

Journal of tropical medicine, 2017 Feb 26

Lupus, 2014 Jul 30

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2024 Sep 12

Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2022 Dec 02

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021 Apr 20

International journal of molecular sciences, 2023 Jul 11

The American journal of medicine, 2024 Mar 16

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 1995-02

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2021 Mar

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2021 Apr 20

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2020 Mar 13

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2012-09

Immunology and allergy clinics of North America, 2020 Jun 09

Journal of clinical immunology, 2019 Nov 08

Frontiers in immunology, 2021 Sep 30

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 2021 Feb 24

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2008 Sep

Clinical and translational allergy, 2020 Jan 29

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 2023 Dec 18

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2024 Aug 05

Immunology and allergy clinics of North America, 2024 Feb 16

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2011-01

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2023 Jun 28