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Sánchez-Hernández MC, Dordal MT, Navarro AM, Dávila I, Fernández-Parra B, Colás C, Rondón C, Del Cuvillo A, Vega F, Montoro J, Lluch-Bernal M, Matheu V, Campo P, González ML, González-Pérez R, Izquierdo-Domínguez A, Puiggros A, Velasco M, Fernández-Palacín A, Valero A. Severity and duration of allergic conjunctivitis: are they associated with severity and duration of allergic rhinitis and asthma? Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol 2021; 54:277-283. [PMID: 34313088 DOI: 10.23822/eurannaci.1764-1489.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Summary Objective. The association of allergic conjunctivitis (AC) with rhinitis and/or asthma is poorly understood. The objective of this study was to apply the Consensus Document for Allergic Conjunctivitis (DECA) criteria for the classification of AC to a population of patients with AC to assess the association between the severity and duration of AC and rhinitis and/or asthma. Methods. Patients with ocular symptoms of AC who participated in the 'Alergológica 2015' study were included. The demographics, classification according to the DECA criteria, etiology, and comorbidities were evaluated by age groups (less or equal than 14 and greater than 14 years). Results. A total of 2,914 patients (age range, 1-90 years) were included in the "Alergológica 2015" study. Of these, 965 patients (33.1%) were diagnosed with AC (77.5% > 14 years). AC was classified as severe, moderate, or mild in 1.8%, 46.4%, and 51.8%, respectively; and as intermittent or persistent in 51.6% and 48.4% of the patients. AC alone occurred in 4% of patients. AC was mainly associated with rhinitis (88.4%), asthma (38.2%), food allergy (8.3%) and atopic dermatitis (3.5%). In allergic respiratory disease rhinitis preceded AC and asthma developed later. The severity and duration of AC was significantly associated with severity and duration of rhinitis (p less than 0.001 for both age groups) and asthma (p less than 0.001 only in adults). Conclusions. The application of the new DECA classification for AC reveals a direct relationship between AC, rhinitis and asthma respect to severity and duration. These relationships suggest that AC should be considered an integral part of the "one airway, one disease" hypothesis.
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- Allergy Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Allergology UGS, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Allergy Service, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Allergology, Hospital El Bierzo, Ponferrada, León, Spain
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- Department of Allergology, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Allergy Unit, Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga-ARADyAL, UMA, Málaga, Spain
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- Asthma and Rhinitis Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital de Jerez, Jerez, Spain
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- Department of Allergology, Hospital de la Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Allergy Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital de Líria, Universidad Católica de Valencia, San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Allergology, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Allergy Service, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain
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- Allergy Unit, Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga-ARADyAL, UMA, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Allergology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Allergy Service, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain
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- Allergy Service, Allergy Unit, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Clinica Diagonal, Barcelona, Spain
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- Allergy Unit, Hospital Quirón, Barcelona, Spain
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- Allergy Unit, CCEE Araba, Vitoria, Spain
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- Biostatistics Unit, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Pneumology and Allergy, Hospital Clínic i Universitari, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), CIBERES, Barcelona, Spain
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Serrano P, Navas A, Ruiz-León B, Herrero L, Rondón C, Jurado A, Moreno-Aguilar C. Seasonal administration of omalizumab in patients with uncontrolled asthma and sensitization to olive pollen. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2020; 31:436-438. [PMID: 33237024 DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- P Serrano
- Department of Immunology and Allergy, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain.,Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/Reina Sofia University Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.,National Network ARADyAL, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Allergy, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain.,Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/Reina Sofia University Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.,National Network ARADyAL, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Allergy, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain.,Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/Reina Sofia University Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.,National Network ARADyAL, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Information, Computer Systems and Archives Systems (Contabilidad Analítica), Hospital Infanta Margarita, Cabra, Córdoba, Spain
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- National Network ARADyAL, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain.,Biomedical Research Institute of Málaga (IBIMA)/ Allergy Unit Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Allergy, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain.,Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/Reina Sofia University Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.,National Network ARADyAL, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Allergy, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain.,Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/Reina Sofia University Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.,National Network ARADyAL, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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PURPOSE OF REVIESW Local respiratory allergy (LRA) is an eosinophilic phenotype of chronic airway disease. Three entities have been described within the LRA spectrum: local allergic rhinitis (LAR) and local allergic asthma (LAA) in non-atopic patients, and dual allergic rhinitis (DAR) in atopic patients (coexistence of LAR and allergic rhinitis). In this article, we aim to review the current evidence on the therapeutic options for LRA. RECENT FINDINGS No controlled study has assessed the effect of standard therapy (oral antihistamines, intranasal or inhaled corticosteroids, bronchodilators) in LRA subjects. Three randomized clinical trials and one observational study demonstrated that allergen immunotherapy (AIT) is able to control nasal and ocular symptoms, decrease the need for rescue medication, and improve quality of life in LAR individuals. Nasal or inhaled steroids can be expected to improve eosinophilic inflammation in LRA patients but cannot change the natural course of the disease. Moreover, the long-term and disease-modifying effects of AIT in LRA subjects need to be investigated.
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- I Eguiluz-Gracia
- Allergy Department, IBIMA-Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga-ARADyAL, Málaga, Spain
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- Allergy Research Group, Instituto de Investigacion Biomedica de Malaga-IBIMA and ARADyAL, Málaga, Spain
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- Allergy Department, IBIMA-Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga-ARADyAL, Málaga, Spain
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- Allergy Department, IBIMA-Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga-ARADyAL, Málaga, Spain.
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- Allergy Department, IBIMA-Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga-ARADyAL, Málaga, Spain
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Rondón C, Blanca-López N, Campo P, Mayorga C, Jurado-Escobar R, Torres MJ, Canto G, Blanca M. Specific immunotherapy in local allergic rhinitis: A randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial with Phleum pratense subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy. Allergy 2018; 73:905-915. [PMID: 29168570 DOI: 10.1111/all.13350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Allergen immunotherapy has been shown to be an effective treatment for local allergic rhinitis (LAR) to house dust mites. Studies with pollen allergen immunotherapy are limited to observational studies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of Phleum pratense subcutaneous immunotherapy (Phl-SCIT) in LAR. METHODS In a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study, 56 patients with moderate-severe LAR to grass pollen received Phl-SCIT with a depigmented polymerized pollen vaccine or placebo for the first year, and Phl-SCIT the second one. The blind was maintained throughout the study. Primary outcome was combined symptom medication score (CSMS) during grass pollen season (GPS). Secondary clinical outcomes included organ-specific symptoms, medication-free days, rhinitis severity and asthma control. Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (RQLQ), nasal allergen provocation test (NAPT), skin testing, serum levels of specific IgG4 and specific IgE and safety were also evaluated. RESULTS Subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) had a short-term and sustained effect with significant improvements of all primary and secondary clinical outcomes and RQLQ score. SCIT significantly increased serum sIgG4 levels and allergen tolerance, from the 6th to 24th months of treatment. At the end of the study, 83% of patients treated with ≥6 months of SCIT tolerated a concentration of P. pratense over 50 times higher than baseline, and 56% gave a negative NAPT. SCIT was well tolerated; six mild local reactions occurred, and there were no serious adverse events related to the study medication. CONCLUSIONS Subcutaneous immunotherapy with depigmented polymerized allergen extracts is a safe and clinically effective treatment for LAR to P. pratense.
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- C. Rondón
- Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Allergy Unit; Infanta Leonor University Hospital; Madrid Spain
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- Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Research Laboratory-Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Malaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Research Laboratory-Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Malaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Allergy Unit; Infanta Leonor University Hospital; Madrid Spain
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- Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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Colás C, Brosa M, Antón E, Montoro J, Navarro A, Dordal MT, Dávila I, Fernández-Parra B, Ibáñez MDP, Lluch-Bernal M, Matheu V, Rondón C, Sánchez MC, Valero A. Estimate of the total costs of allergic rhinitis in specialized care based on real-world data: the FERIN Study. Allergy 2017; 72:959-966. [PMID: 27886391 DOI: 10.1111/all.13099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite the socioeconomic importance of allergic rhinitis (AR), very few prospective studies have been performed under conditions of clinical practice and with a sufficiently long observation period outside the clinical trial scenario. We prospectively estimated the direct and indirect costs of AR in patients attending specialized clinics in Spain. METHODS Patients were recruited at random from allergy outpatient clinics in 101 health centers throughout Spain over 12 months. We performed a multicenter, observational, prospective study under conditions of clinical practice. We analyzed direct costs from a funder perspective (healthcare costs) and from a societal perspective (healthcare and non-healthcare costs). Indirect costs (absenteeism and presenteeism [productivity lost in the workplace]) were also calculated. The cost of treating conjunctivitis was evaluated alongside that of AR. RESULTS The total mean cost of AR per patient-year (n = 498) was €2326.70 (direct, €553.80; indirect, €1772.90). Direct costs were significantly higher in women (€600.34 vs €484.46, P = 0.02). Total costs for intermittent AR were significantly lower than for persistent AR (€1484.98 vs €2655.86, P < 0.001). Total indirect costs reached €1772.90 (presenteeism, €1682.71; absenteeism, €90.19). The direct costs of AR in patients with intermittent asthma (€507.35) were lower than in patients with mild-persistent asthma (€719.07) and moderate-persistent asthma (€798.71) (P = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS The total cost of AR for society is considerable. Greater frequency of symptoms and more severe AR are associated with higher costs. Indirect costs are almost threefold direct costs, especially in presenteeism. A reduction in presenteeism would generate considerable savings for society.
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- C. Colás
- Department of Allergology; Hospital Clínico-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón; Zaragoza Spain
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- Oblikue Consulting; Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Allergology; University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla; Santander Spain
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- Allergy Unit; Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova; Facultad de Medicina; Universidad Católica de Valencia “San Vicente Mártir”; Valencia Spain
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- UGC Intercentros Alergología de Sevilla; Hospital El Tomillar; Sevilla Spain
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- Department of Allergology; Hospital Municipal; Badalona Serveis Assistencials; Badalona Spain
- Sant Pere Claver Fundació Sanitària; Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Allergology; University Hospital of Salamanca; Instituto de Investigaciones Biosanitarias de Salamanca; IBSAL; Salamanca Spain
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- Department of Allergology; Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús; IIS Princesa; Madrid Spain
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- Department of Allergology; Hospital Universitario de Canarias; Tenerife Spain
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- Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- UGC Neumología-Alergia; Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Huelva; Spain
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- Allergy Unit; Servei de Pneumologia i Al.lèrgia Respiratòria; Hospital Clínic; Barcelona Spain
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) Barcelona; Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en red en Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES); Barcelona Spain
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In the past years, several investigators have demonstrated the existence of local nasal responses in some patients with typical allergic rhinitis symptoms but without atopy and have defined a new phenotype called local allergic rhinitis (LAR) or 'entopy'. In a percentage of LAR subjects, the upper airway disease is also associated with lower airway symptoms. After the description of this phenotype, the differential diagnosis between LAR and nonallergic rhinitis (NAR) has become a challenge for the clinician. To correctly identify LAR patients is of high importance for treatment and management of these patients, and for an appropriate inclusion of patients in clinical trials and genetics studies. The treatment of LAR patients, in contrast with NAR, is oriented to allergen avoidance and specific treatment. Allergen immunotherapy, the aetiological treatment for allergic respiratory diseases, has demonstrated to be an effective and safe treatment in LAR, increasing immunological tolerance, and reducing the clinical symptoms and the use of medication. In this article, the important and novel aspects of LAR in terms of mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment will be discussed. Also, the involvement of the lower airway and the potential role of IgE in the bronchial disease will be also reviewed.
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- C. Rondón
- Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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Campo P, Villalba M, Barrionuevo E, Rondón C, Salas M, Galindo L, Rodríguez MJ, López-Rodríguez JC, Prieto-Del Prado MA, Torres MJ, Blanca M, Mayorga C. Immunologic responses to the major allergen of Olea europaea in local and systemic allergic rhinitis subjects. Clin Exp Allergy 2016. [PMID: 26221871 DOI: 10.1111/cea.12600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the in vivo and in vitro responses to nOle e 1 in allergic rhinitis (AR) and local allergic rhinitis (LAR) patients sensitized to olive tree pollen (OL) confirmed by nasal allergen provocation test (NAPT). METHODS Twelve subjects with AR, 12 with LAR and 12 subjects as control group (CG) were selected. Skin testing and NAPT with nOle e 1 were performed. Eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP) and tryptase were measured in nasal lavages before and after NAPT. Serum IgE to OL allergens was measured by ELISA. Basophil activation tests (BAT) with OL and nOle e 1 and dendritic cell maturation/proliferation studies were carried out. RESULTS All AR (12/12) and 10/12 (83%) of LAR had a +NAPT to nOle e 1. ECP levels in nasal lavages were significantly increased after NAPT in both AR and LAR compared with CG at 15 min (P < 0.05). Serum IgE was positive only in AR. All AR had +BAT responses to OL and 10/12 to nOle e 1 (83%); 8/12 LAR (66.6%) had a +BAT to OL and 4/12 (33%) to nOle e 1, with only one subject of the CG with a +BAT to both OL and nOle e 1 (8%). Dendritic cell proliferation to nOle e 1 was increased in AR compared to LAR and CG (P = 0.019 and P = 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION Both AR and LAR had a similar in vivo response to nOle e 1 with release of inflammatory mediators. Specific basophil activation with OL and nOle e 1 was observed in LAR confirming previous data obtained with dust mites.
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- P Campo
- U.G.C. Allergy, IBIMA, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, UMA, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- U.G.C. Allergy, IBIMA, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, UMA, Málaga, Spain
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- U.G.C. Allergy, IBIMA, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, UMA, Málaga, Spain
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- U.G.C. Allergy, IBIMA, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, UMA, Málaga, Spain
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- U.G.C. Allergy, IBIMA, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, UMA, Málaga, Spain
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- Allergy Research Laboratory, IBIMA, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, UMA, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- U.G.C. Allergy, IBIMA, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, UMA, Málaga, Spain
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- U.G.C. Allergy, IBIMA, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, UMA, Málaga, Spain
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- U.G.C. Allergy, IBIMA, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, UMA, Málaga, Spain
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- U.G.C. Allergy, IBIMA, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, UMA, Málaga, Spain.,Allergy Research Laboratory, IBIMA, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, UMA, Málaga, Spain
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Rondón C, Campo P, Salas M, Aranda A, Molina A, González M, Galindo L, Mayorga C, Torres MJ, Blanca M. Efficacy and safety of D. pteronyssinus immunotherapy in local allergic rhinitis: a double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. Allergy 2016; 71:1057-61. [PMID: 27008542 DOI: 10.1111/all.12889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The effects of allergen immunotherapy (AIT) on local allergic rhinitis (LAR) are largely unknown. We conducted the first randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled (DBPC), phase II trial of D. pteronyssinus (DP) subcutaneous AIT (DP-AIT) on LAR (clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT02123316). Thirty-six LAR patients received Pangramin PLUS DP or placebo for 24 months. The primary endpoints were symptoms, medication scores, and medication-free days. The secondary included skin test, serum specific IgE and IgG4, nasal allergen provocation test (NAPT), and adverse events. AIT-DP produced significant improvements in both primary and secondary endpoints vs placebo. After 12 months of AIT-DP, we detected a significant and marked increase in allergen tolerance with negative NAPT in 50% of patients, and significant increases of serum sIgG4. Immunotherapy was well tolerated; no systemic reactions were reported. This study demonstrated that AIT-DP is a safe and clinically effective treatment for LAR, confirming that LAR is a new indication for AIT.
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- C. Rondón
- Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Research Laboratory-Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Research Laboratory-Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Research Laboratory-Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Research Laboratory-Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Research Laboratory-Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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- Allergy Unit; IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga; UMA; Malaga Spain
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Vega F, Panizo C, Dordal M, González M, Velázquez E, Valero A, Sánchez M, Rondón C, Montoro J, Matheu V, Lluch-Bernal M, González R, Fernández-Parra B, Del Cuvillo A, Dávila I, Colás C, Campo P, Antón E, Navarro A. Relationship between respiratory and food allergy and evaluation of preventive measures. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2016; 44:263-75. [PMID: 26316421 DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2015.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Revised: 05/02/2015] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Food allergy and respiratory allergy are two frequently associated diseases and with an increasing prevalence. Several reports show the presence of respiratory symptoms in patients with food allergy, while certain foods may be related to the development or exacerbation of allergic rhinitis and asthma. The present update focuses on this relationship, revealing a pathogenic and clinical association between food and respiratory allergy. This association is even more intense when the food hypersensitivity is persistent or starts in the early years of life. Food allergy usually precedes respiratory allergy and may be a risk factor for allergic rhinitis and asthma, becoming a relevant clinical marker for severe atopic asthma. Furthermore, the presence of co-existing asthma may enhance life-threatening symptoms occurring during a food allergic reaction. Recommendations for dietary restrictions during pregnancy and breastfeeding to prevent the development of respiratory allergy are controversial and not supported by consistent scientific data. Current recommendations from medical societies propose exclusive breastfeeding during the first four months of life, with the introduction of solid food in the fourth to the seventh month period of life. A delayed introduction of solid food after this period may increase the risk of developing subsequent allergic conditions. Further studies are encouraged to avoid unjustified recommendations involving useless dietary restrictions.
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Local allergic rhinitis (LAR) is characterized by the presence of a nasal Th2 inflammatory response with local production of specific IgE antibodies and a positive response to a nasal allergen provocation test (NAPT) without evidence of systemic atopy. The prevalence has been shown to be up to 25% in subjects affected with rhinitis with persistence, comorbidity and evolution similar to allergic rhinitis. LAR is a consistent entity that does not evolve to allergic rhinitis with systemic atopy over time although patients have significant impairment in quality of life and increase in the severity of nasal symptoms over time. Lower airways can be also involved. The diagnosis of LAR is based mostly on demonstration of positive response to NAPT and/or local synthesis of specific IgE. Allergens involved include seasonal or perennial such as house dusts mites, pollens, animal epithelia, moulds (alternaria) and others. Basophils from peripheral blood may be activated by the involved allergens suggesting the spill over of locally synthesized specific IgE to the circulation. LAR patients will benefit from the same treatment as allergic patients using antihistamines, inhaled corticosteroids and IgE antagonists. Studies on immunotherapy are ongoing and will determine its efficacy in LAR in terms of symptoms improvement and evolution of the natural course of the disease.
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- P Campo
- Allergy Unit, Regional University Hospital of Malaga, IBIMA, UMA, Malaga, Spain
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- Allergy Unit, Regional University Hospital of Malaga, IBIMA, UMA, Malaga, Spain
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- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London, MRC-Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, London, UK
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- Allergy Unit, Regional University Hospital of Malaga, IBIMA, UMA, Malaga, Spain
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- Upper Airways Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Allergy Unit, Regional University Hospital of Malaga, IBIMA, UMA, Malaga, Spain
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Lluch-Bernal M, Dordal MT, Antón E, Campo P, Colás C, Dávila I, Del Cuvillo Bernal A, Fernández-Parra B, González R, González ML, Matheu V, Montoro J, Panizo C, Rondón C, Sánchez MC, Valero A, Vega F, Velázquez E, Navarro A. Nasal Hyperreactivity: Nonspecific Nasal Provocation Tests. Review by the Rhinoconjunctivitis Committee of the Spanish Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2015; 25:396-407. [PMID: 26817136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023] Open
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Nasal hyperreactivity is the abnormal reaction of nasal tissue to a stimulus that is innocuous to most people. This response is caused by dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system at various levels of the nasal autonomic reflex arc. Various stimuli (methacholine, histamine, adenosine 5'-monophosphate, cold air, mannitol, rapsaicin, phentolamine, and distilled water) have been used in an attempt to find the test that most reliably differentiates between healthy individuals and patients and also between different types of rhinitis. Despite the small number of publications available, in the present review, we provide an update on current nonspecific nasal provocation techniques. The studies published to date are not comparable: the stimuli applied act through different mechanisms and are used to assess different pathways, and the methodologies differ in terms of selection of participants, concentrations used, and assessment of response (criteria for positivity). Given the limited use of nonspecific nasal provocation tests in routine clinical practice, we believe that more studies are warranted to address the research issues we present at the end of the present review, for example, the need to standardize the methodology for each test or even the clinical benefits of knowing whether or not a patient has nasal hyperreactivity.
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Rondón C, Dávila I, Navarro Pulido AM, Sánchez MC, Montoro J, Matheu V, Lluch-Bernal M, Fernández-Parra B, Ibáñez MD, Dordal MT, Colás C, Antón E, Valero A. Clinical Management and Use of Health Care Resources in the Treatment of Nasal Polyposis in Spanish Allergy Centers: The POLAR Study. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2015; 25:276-282. [PMID: 26310042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Nasal polyposis (NP) is a chronic inflammatory disease that constitutes a major health problem with significant comorbidities and a considerable associated socioeconomic burden. OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical features and management of patients with NP attending Spanish allergy centers, the use of health care resources, and the degree of compliance with the diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations of the European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps (EPOS). METHODS We performed a multicenter, observational, and cross-sectional epidemiologic study of 671 patients consulting for NP in 67 Spanish allergy departments. We used sociodemographic and clinical questionnaires to evaluate clinical characteristics, use of health care resources, diagnostic methods, and treatment administered. RESULTS NP was closely associated with asthma (66%), allergic rhinitis (45.9%), and hypersensitivity to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (26%). Atopy was present in the 50% of cases, with Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus as the most frequent sensitizing allergen. Eleven percent of NP patients visited the emergency department during the previous year, and more than 58% used primary care, allergy, or otorhinolaryngology services. The most frequently used diagnostic tests were skin prick tests (93.6%) and anterior rhinoscopy (79.4%). Intranasal corticosteroids were the drug class most frequently prescribed by allergists (74.6%). Specific immunotherapy was prescribed in 21% of patients. CONCLUSIONS NP is a chronic inflammatory disease that generates considerable use of health care resources. The close association with atopy, asthma, and NSAID hypersensitivity highlights the usefulness of an allergy workup in all patients with NP. Analysis of the clinical management of NP by allergists in Spain revealed a high degree of compliance with EPOS diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations.
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Blanca-Lopez N, J Torres M, Doña I, Campo P, Rondón C, Seoane Reula ME, Salas M, Canto G, Blanca M. Value of the clinical history in the diagnosis of urticaria/angioedema induced by NSAIDs with cross-intolerance. Clin Exp Allergy 2013; 43:85-91. [PMID: 23278883 DOI: 10.1111/cea.12013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2012] [Revised: 07/15/2012] [Accepted: 08/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Multiple Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID)-induced urticaria/angioedema is the most common manifestation of hypersensitivity reactions to NSAIDs. Diagnostic evaluation is based on the clinical history and a drug provocation test. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of the clinical history in the diagnosis of multiple NSAID-induced urticaria/angioedema. METHODS We studied a group of patients with an unequivocal history of urticaria and/or angioedema after NSAID intake. Subjects had to have had at least two episodes of cutaneous symptoms with two different COX-1 inhibitors. The diagnosis was confirmed in all cases by a drug provocation test with acetyl salicylic acid (ASA). Multivariate analysis was done by analysing different variables, including number of drugs involved, episodes and time elapsed between drug intake and symptom onset. RESULTS Of the total group of 75 cases with multiple NSAID-induced urticaria/angioedema diagnosed according to the clinical history, 76% developed a positive drug provocation test with ASA. The risk for having hypersensitivity was 17 times higher in patients who developed symptoms within the first 60 min after drug intake, 13 times higher in those who experienced reactions with more than two non-chemically related NSAIDs, and 10 times higher in women. CONCLUSIONS Drug provocation testing with ASA confirms the diagnosis of multiple NSAID-induced urticaria/angioedema in up to 92% of cases with an unequivocal clinical history, when reactions occur within 1 h and more than two different NSAIDs are involved.
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- N Blanca-Lopez
- Allergy Service, Infanta Leonor Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
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Blanca-López N, Ariza A, Doña I, Mayorga C, Montañez MI, Garcia-Campos J, Gomez F, Rondón C, Blanca M, Torres MJ. Hypersensitivity reactions to fluoroquinolones: analysis of the factors involved. Clin Exp Allergy 2013; 43:560-7. [DOI: 10.1111/cea.12099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2012] [Revised: 01/27/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Research Laboratory for Allergic Diseases; Carlos Haya Hospital; Malaga; Spain
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- Allergy Service; Carlos Haya Hospital; Malaga; Spain
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- Research Laboratory for Allergic Diseases; Carlos Haya Hospital; Malaga; Spain
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- Research Laboratory for Allergic Diseases; Carlos Haya Hospital; Malaga; Spain
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- Allergy Service; Carlos Haya Hospital; Malaga; Spain
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- Allergy Service; Carlos Haya Hospital; Malaga; Spain
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- Allergy Service; Carlos Haya Hospital; Malaga; Spain
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- Allergy Service; Carlos Haya Hospital; Malaga; Spain
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Hellings PW, Fokkens WJ, Akdis C, Bachert C, Cingi C, Dietz de Loos D, Gevaert P, Hox V, Kalogjera L, Lund V, Mullol J, Papadopoulos NG, Passalacqua G, Rondón C, Scadding G, Timmermans M, Toskala E, Zhang N, Bousquet J. Uncontrolled allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis: where do we stand today? Allergy 2013; 68:1-7. [PMID: 23025484 DOI: 10.1111/all.12040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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State-of-the-art documents like ARIA and EPOS provide clinicians with evidence-based treatment algorithms for allergic rhinitis (AR) and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), respectively. The currently available medications can alleviate symptoms associated with AR and RS. In real life, a significant percentage of patients with AR and CRS continue to experience bothersome symptoms despite adequate treatment. This group with so-called severe chronic upper airway disease (SCUAD) represents a therapeutic challenge. The concept of control of disease has only recently been introduced in the field of AR and CRS. In case of poor control of symptoms despite guideline-directed pharmacotherapy, one needs to consider the presence of SCUAD but also treatment-related, diagnosis-related and/or patient-related factors. Treatment-related issues of uncontrolled upper airway disease are linked with the correct choice of treatment and route of administration, symptom-oriented treatment and the evaluation of the need for immunotherapy in allergic patients. The diagnosis of AR and CRS should be reconsidered in case of uncontrolled disease, excluding concomitant anatomic nasal deformities, global airway dysfunction and systemic diseases. Patient-related issues responsible for the lack of control in chronic upper airway inflammation are often but not always linked with adherence to the prescribed medication and education. This review is an initiative taken by the ENT section of the EAACI in conjunction with ARIA and EPOS experts who felt the need to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art of control in upper airway inflammation and stressing the unmet needs in this domain.
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- P. W. Hellings
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; University Hospitals Leuven; Leuven; Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology; Academic Medical Center; Amsterdam; The Netherlands
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- Swiss Intitute of Allergy; Davos; Switzerland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Univeristy of Ghent; Ghent; Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Osmangazi University; Eskilehir; Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology; Academic Medical Center; Amsterdam; The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Univeristy of Ghent; Ghent; Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; University Hospitals Leuven; Leuven; Belgium
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- University Department of ENT; Head and Neck Surgery; Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center; Zagreb; Croatia
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- Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital; University College; London; UK
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- Rhinology Unit and Smell Clinic; Department of Otorhinolaryngology; Hospital Clinic; Athens; Greece
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- Department of Allergy; 2nd Pediatric Clinic; University of Athens; Athens; Greece
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- Allergy and Respiratory Diseases; Department of Internal Medicine; University of Genoa; Genoa; Italy
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- IDIBAPS; CIBERES; Barcelona; Catalonia; Spain
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- Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital; University College; London; UK
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; University Hospitals Leuven; Leuven; Belgium
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- Center for Applied Genomics; Children's Hospital Philadelphia; Philadelphia; PA; USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Univeristy of Ghent; Ghent; Belgium
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- Department of Respiratory Disease; University Hospital Arnaud de Villeneuve; Montpellier; France
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Rondón C, Campo P, Galindo L, Blanca-López N, Cassinello MS, Rodriguez-Bada JL, Torres MJ, Blanca M. Prevalence and clinical relevance of local allergic rhinitis. Allergy 2012; 67:1282-8. [PMID: 22913574 DOI: 10.1111/all.12002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Evidence demonstrates the existence of local allergic rhinitis (LAR) in nonatopic patients, although its prevalence in the rhinitis population remains unknown. The aim, therefore, of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and severity of LAR in a Spanish rhinitis population, compared with patients having classical allergic rhinitis (AR) with systemic atopy or nonallergic rhinitis (NAR). METHODS A group of 452 adult rhinitis patients were randomly selected from a total of 3860 who attended our allergy service over 1 year. A clinical questionnaire, skin prick test (SPT), spirometry, and serum total and specific IgE (sIgE) were evaluated. A nasal allergen provocation test with multiple aeroallergens (NAPT-M), including Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, pollens, alternaria, and dog epithelia, was performed in patients with negative SPT and serum sIgE. RESULTS A total of 428 patients completed the study; 24 were excluded because of nasal hyper-reactivity. LAR was diagnosed in 25.7%, AR in 63.1%, and NAR in 11.2%. The LAR and AR patients had a similar clinical profile: a nonsmoking woman with severe, persistent perennial rhinitis frequently associated with conjunctivitis and asthma. More than 36% of LAR patients reported rhinitis onset in childhood. NAPT-M detected aeroallergen polysensitization in 37.3% of the LAR patients. Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus was the main sensitizing aeroallergen in LAR and AR (60% vs 54%, P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Local allergic rhinitis is a prevalent entity in patients evaluated with rhinitis. Persistent and severe symptoms associated with conjunctivitis and/or asthma and polysensitization were likely to be detected in LAR and AR.
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- C. Rondón
- Allergy Service; Carlos Haya Hospital; Malaga; Spain
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- Allergy Service; Carlos Haya Hospital; Malaga; Spain
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- Research Laboratory; Carlos Haya Hospital-Fundacion IMABIS; Malaga; Spain
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- Allergy Service; Carlos Haya Hospital; Malaga; Spain
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- Allergy Service; Carlos Haya Hospital; Malaga; Spain
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Doña I, Blanca-López N, Torres MJ, García-Campos J, García-Núñez I, Gómez F, Salas M, Rondón C, Canto MG, Blanca M. Drug hypersensitivity reactions: response patterns, drug involved, and temporal variations in a large series of patients. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2012; 22:363-371. [PMID: 23101312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHRs) are among the most frequent reasons for consultation in allergy departments, and are becoming more common due to increasing prevalence and case complexity. OBJECTIVE To study the clinical characteristics, drugs involved, diagnostic methods, and temporal variation of DHRs in a large series of patients over a 6-year period. METHODS We included all patients attending our department between 2005 and 2010. The diagnosis was performed by in vivo and/or in vitro tests (basophil activation test and specific immunoglobulin [Ig] E in serum and drug provocation testing [DPT]) when indicated. RESULTS We evaluated 4460 patients who reported 4994 episodes (mean [SD] of 1.13 [0.36] [range, 1-3] episodes per patient). Based on clinical history, 37% of the episodes were attributed to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), 29.4% to beta-lactam antibiotics (BLs), 15% to non-BLs, and 18.4% to other drugs.Analysis of the 1683 patients (37.45%) finally confirmed as allergic showed the most frequent diagnosis to be hypersensitivity to multiple NSAIDs (47.29%), followed by immediate reactions to BLs (18.12%). There was an increase in reactions to non-BLs (from 21.2% to 31.9%; P < .03) over the study period, mainly due to an increase in allergy to quinolones (from 0.5% to 6.8%; P < .02); 44% of patients were diagnosed by clinical history, 14.6% by skin tests, 10.4% by in vitro tests, and 30.8% by DPT. CONCLUSIONS NSAIDs were the drugs most frequently involved in DHRs and the most common diagnosis was urticaria/angioedema with cross intolerance. Reactions to emerging drugs such as quinolone derivatives and radiocontrast media are becoming more common.
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- I Doña
- Allergy Service, Carlos Haya Hospital, Malaga, Spain
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Doña I, Blanca-López N, Jagemann LR, Torres MJ, Rondón C, Campo P, Gómez AI, Fernández J, Laguna JJ, Rosado A, Blanca M, Canto G. Response to a selective COX-2 inhibitor in patients with urticaria/angioedema induced by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Allergy 2011; 66:1428-33. [PMID: 21834936 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2011.02684.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND In subjects with hypersensitivity reactions with cross-intolerance to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), tolerance to selective COX-2 inhibitors has not been evaluated in large series of well-phenotyped cases. METHODS We evaluated 252 patients with urticaria and/or angioedema caused by hypersensitivity owing to cross-intolerance to NSAIDs. In addition to the clinical history, diagnosis was confirmed by provocation to an alternative NSAID. Two groups were considered: (A) patients with cross-intolerance to NSAIDs and intolerance to paracetamol and (B) patients with cross-intolerance to NSAIDs and good tolerance to paracetamol. Etoricoxib was administered to Group A patients and to a representative sample of Group B patients. In the event of a positive response, serum tryptase levels were determined and skin biopsy was performed in five patients in each group. RESULTS Ibuprofen was the most commonly implicated drug, followed by acetylsalicylic acid (ASA). Urticaria was the most common manifestation, followed by angioedema. Most of the patients developed symptoms within 1 h. Twenty-five percent in Group A (n = 47) and 6% in Group B (n = 50) were intolerant to etoricoxib. Skin biopsy showed mast cell activation with the release of tryptase to the extracellular space but without the increase in serum tryptase levels. CONCLUSION Selective COX-2 inhibitors may be unsafe in subjects with urticaria and/or angioedema caused by hypersensitivity reactions to NSAIDs with cross-intolerance if they are intolerant to paracetamol. A quarter of patients who were intolerant to this drug were also intolerant to etoricoxib. In subjects with hypersensitivity to NSAIDs and intolerance to paracetamol, selective COX-2 inhibitors should be administered as a controlled, incremental dose provocation test to assess tolerance.
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- I Doña
- Allergy Service, Carlos Haya Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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Doña I, Blanca-López N, Cornejo-García JA, Torres MJ, Laguna JJ, Fernández J, Rosado A, Rondón C, Campo P, Agúndez JA, Blanca M, Canto G. Characteristics of subjects experiencing hypersensitivity to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: patterns of response. Clin Exp Allergy 2011; 41:86-95. [PMID: 21155908 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2010.03651.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are one of the most frequently involved groups of medicines in hypersensitivity drug reactions. Two mechanisms can induce the reaction: immunological (sensitization) due to a specific IgE or T cell response and pharmacological (cyclooxygenase inhibition). The contribution of each of these mechanisms to the reactions is not well known. OBJECTIVE To analyse a large group of subjects with confirmed hypersensitivity reactions to NSAIDs. METHODS The drugs involved, the clinical entities induced and the time interval between drug intake and appearance of the reaction were studied. In cases where the diagnosis was not confirmed, a drug provocation test was carried out. Atopy status was also assessed with prick test and total IgE in serum. RESULTS A total of 659 patients were finally considered to have had hypersensitivity reactions to NSAIDs; 76% had cross-intolerance (CI) and 24% were selective responders (SR). The most important drugs involved in CI were propionic acid derivatives, in most cases ibuprofen, and in SR pyrazolones. In CI, the most frequent clinical entity was urticaria and angio-oedema and to a lesser extent airway involvement. The skin and airways were both involved in an important proportion of cases. The most frequent entities in SR were urticaria and/or angio-oedema followed by anaphylaxis. Atopy was significantly associated in the CI group (P<0.005). CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions by CI to NSAIDs are the most frequent entities induced by these compounds. In addition to aspirin, other NSAIDs are taking on a predominant role. Atopy can be a predisposing factor in patients with CI.
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- I Doña
- Allergy Service, Carlos Haya Hospital (Pabellon C), Málaga, Spain
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Alarcón-Corredor OM, Villarroel J, Alfonso R, Rondón C. [Clinical signs and changes in serum and tissue chemistry in rats treated with vitamin D3 (calciferol)]. Arch Latinoam Nutr 2011; 61:247-253. [PMID: 22696892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In the present work the effect of subcutaneous administration of 250, 500 and 750 microg (10.000, 20.000 and 30.000 IU, respectively) of vitamin D3 (calciferol) daily for eight days, on serum concentrations of vitamin D3 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25-OH-D3) and on serum and tissue concentrations of Ca, Zn, Cu and Fe in 45 white male Wistar rats, aged 12 weeks and weighing 180-200 g, have been studied. The group control was integrated by 15 healthy rats with similar characteristics (strain, gender, age and weight) that treated animals. Administration of high doses of calciferol produced a hypervitaminosis D characterized by a significant (p < 0.05) increase in serum vitamin D3 and 25-OH-D3, diverse clinical signs (such as, anorexia, marked loss of body weight, bloody diarrhea, bilateral conjunctivitis, and death), hypercalcemia, hypozincaemia, hypercupremia, hypoferraemia and an alteration in the tissue distribution of Ca, Zn, Cu and Fe as compared with untreated controls. Hypercalcemia and inflammation are prominent findings in hypervitaminosis D. Inflammation or infection induce systemic changes, collectively known as the acute phase response. Among the varied alterations that together produce this response are hypoferraemia, hypozincaemia and hypercupremia. It is likely that these responses are mediated, in part, by production and release of cytokines such as interleukin 1, interferons (IFN-alpha), interleukin 6 (11-6) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF). The development of hypoferraemia during inflammation requires hepcidin, an iron regulatory hormone, a disulfide-rich peptide, produced in the liver in response to the release of I1-6 during inflammation/infection. In conclusion, our results provide evidence that short-term administration of high doses of vitamin D determined diverse clinical signs and produced a marked increase of serum vitamin D3 and 25-OH-D3 and a marked alteration in the serum and tissue concentrations of Ca, Zn, Cu, and Fe. These changes depend on the doses given of vitamin D.
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- O M Alarcón-Corredor
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Medicina, ULA. Mérida, Venezuela
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Gómez F, Rondón C, Campo P, Blanca-López N, García R, Canto G, Blanca M. Systemic vs Local Allergic Rhinitis: Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.12.1008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Dordal MT, Lluch-Bernal M, Sánchez MC, Rondón C, Navarro A, Montoro J, Matheu V, Ibáñez MD, Fernández-Parra B, Dávila I, Conde J, Antón E, Colás C, Valero A. Allergen-specific nasal provocation testing: review by the rhinoconjunctivitis committee of the Spanish Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2011; 21:1-12. [PMID: 21370717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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Specific nasal provocation testing (NPT) consists of eliciting a response from the nasal mucosa by controlled exposure to allergens. It is indicated in the diagnostic confirmation of allergic rhinitis and when discrepancies arise or difficulties exist in the assessment of a patient's medical history and the results of skin and/or serological tests. The technique is also applied to evaluate sensitivity to the allergen, the efficacy and safety profile of treatment, and in research on the pathophysiological mechanisms of nasal response to allergens. NPT also provides information on the etiology of occupational respiratory diseases of allergic origin. Although there have been many studies and publications on the use and standardization of bronchial provocation tests with allergen, few analyze specific NPT. In this review, the Rhinoconjunctivitis Committee of the Spanish Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology discuss the methodology, monitoring, and assessment of allergen-specific NPT in order to provide a practical and up-to-date review of the technique.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Intranasal
- Allergens/administration & dosage
- Allergens/immunology
- Humans
- Nasal Mucosa/immunology
- Nasal Provocation Tests/methods
- Nasal Provocation Tests/standards
- Occupational Diseases/diagnosis
- Peak Expiratory Flow Rate
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/diagnosis
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/immunology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/therapy
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/diagnosis
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/immunology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/therapy
- Rhinometry, Acoustic
- Sensitivity and Specificity
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- M T Dordal
- Department of Allergology, Sant Pere Claver Fundació Sanitària, Barcelona, Spain
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López S, Rondón C, Torres MJ, Campo P, Canto G, Fernandez R, Garcia R, Martínez-Cañavate A, Blanca M. Immediate and dual response to nasal challenge with Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus in local allergic rhinitis. Clin Exp Allergy 2010; 40:1007-14. [PMID: 20337651 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2010.03492.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Local allergic rhinitis (LAR) is characterized by in situ production of specific IgE (sIgE) antibodies and a positive response to a nasal allergen provocation test (NAPT) in the absence of atopy. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the immunological mechanisms involved in the immediate and late responses after nasal exposure to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (DP) in patients with LAR. METHODS A total of 40 subjects with LAR to DP were studied and compared with 50 healthy controls. Immediate and late responses to NAPT-DP were assessed using a visual analogue scale of nasal symptoms and acoustic rhinometry. Tryptase, ECP, total and sIgE-DP were measured in the nasal lavage by immunoassay at baseline, 15 min, 1, 6 and 24 h after nasal challenge. RESULTS NAPT-DP was positive in all patients, with significant increases in tryptase (45%), ECP (65%) and sIgE-DP (25%) (P<0.05). Sixty percent of the LAR patients presented an immediate response to NAPT-DP and 40% a dual response. Immediate responders showed a fast release of tryptase with a peak at 15 min after NAPT-DP, and a progressive increase in nasal ECP and sIgE-DP from 1 to 24 h after challenge, with a peak at 24 h. Dual responders presented persistently higher levels of tryptase from 15 min to 6 h after challenge, and a similar pattern of nasal release of ECP and sIgE-DP to immediate responders. There were no isolated late responders. NAPT-DP was negative in all healthy controls, with no increases in tryptase, ECP, or total and sIgE-DP in nasal secretions. CONCLUSIONS The results demonstrated the existence of immediate and dual responses to a NAPT with DP in LAR patients, with the local presence of sIgE and mast cell/eosinophil activation.
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- S López
- Research Laboratory, Carlos Haya Hospital-Fundacion IMABIS, Malaga, Spain
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Rondón C, López S, Lisbona J, Meléndez L, Torres M, Blanca M. Immunotherapy with Grass Pollen in Patients with “Local Allergic Rhinitis”. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.12.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Rondón C, Fernandez J, Canto G, Blanca M. Local allergic rhinitis: concept, clinical manifestations, and diagnostic approach. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2010; 20:364-371. [PMID: 20945601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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Local allergic rhinitis is a newly described type of rhinitis involving nasal production of specific immunoglobulin (slg) E antibodies in the absence of atopy. It can affect patients previously diagnosed with non-allergic rhinitis. Evidence for this entity is supported by clinical symptoms, local production of slgE, a type 2 helperT cell inflammatory pattern in nasal secretions during natural exposure to aeroallergens, and a positive response to nasal allergen provocation with local nasal production of slgE to aeroallergens, tryptase, and eosinophil cationic protein (ECP). Based on these new findings, an advanced diagnostic approach is proposed in patients with symptoms suggestive of allergic rhinitis but negative results in skin prick test and serum slgE determination. Detection of local slgE in nasal secretions during natural exposure to aeorallergens and a positive nasal allergen provocation test with local production of tryptase, ECP, and slgE are useful for detecting patients with local allergic rhinitis.
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MESH Headings
- Allergens/immunology
- Eosinophil Cationic Protein/immunology
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin E/metabolism
- Nasal Mucosa/immunology
- Nasal Provocation Tests
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/diagnosis
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/immunology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/physiopathology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/diagnosis
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/immunology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/physiopathology
- Skin Tests
- Th2 Cells/immunology
- Tryptases/immunology
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- C Rondón
- Allergy Service, Carlos Haya Hospital, Malaga, Spain.
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Ibáñez MD, Navarro A, Sánchez MC, Rondón C, Montoro J, Matéu V, Lluch-Bernal M, Fernández-Parra B, Dordal MT, Dávila I, Conde J, Antón E, Colás C, Valero A. Rhinitis and its association with asthma in patients under 14 years of age treated in allergy departments in Spain. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2010; 20:402-406. [PMID: 20945606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Allergic rhinitis is the most frequent chronic allergic disease in children, and may be an important risk factor for the subsequent development of asthma. OBJECTIVE To describe the characteristics of patients younger than 14 years of age presenting with rhinitis and the possible association with asthma. METHODS We carried out a prospective, observational, descriptive, cross-sectional epidemiologic study (Alergológica 2005) of 917 patients under the age of 14 consulting for the first time in allergy departments in Spain. RESULTS Rhinitis was diagnosed in 42.5% of the children. The association between asthma and rhinitis was significantly higher in children than in adults (44.9% vs 35.5%; P<.05). Time from onset of rhinitis was significantly associated with the development of asthma (2.97 vs 2.06 years; P<.0001). Allergy was the most frequent cause of rhinitis in children with and without asthma. Allergy to epithelia and fungi was more frequent in children with rhinitis and asthma than in children with rhinitis alone. We found no differences in the frequency of treatment with immunotherapy between children with and without asthma. CONCLUSION Rhinitis was frequently associated with asthma in children consulting for the first time at allergy departments. Time since onset of rhinitis and sensitivity to epithelia and fungi were associated with the development of asthma.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Asthma/diagnosis
- Asthma/epidemiology
- Asthma/physiopathology
- Asthma/therapy
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Comorbidity
- Desensitization, Immunologic
- Female
- Humans
- Incidence
- Infant
- Male
- Prevalence
- Prospective Studies
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/diagnosis
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/epidemiology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/physiopathology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/therapy
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/diagnosis
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/epidemiology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/physiopathology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/therapy
- Spain
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- M D Ibáñez
- Department of Allergology, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain.
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Navarro A, Colás C, Antón E, Conde J, Dávila I, Dordal MT, Fernández-Parre B, Ibáñez MD, Lluch-Bernal M, Matheu V, Montoro J, Rondón C, Sánchez MC, Valero A. Epidemiology of allergic rhinitis in allergy consultations in Spain: Alergológica-2005. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2009; 19 Suppl 2:7-13. [PMID: 19530412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Allergic rhinitis (AR) is considered to be the most frequent allergic disorder. OBJECTIVE To present the data from the Alergológica-2005 on the characteristics of patients with AR. METHODS An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional epidemiologic study was performed on 4991 patients consulting for the first time in Allergology services in Spain. RESULTS Fifty-five percent of patients consulting Allergology services for the first time were diagnosed with AR, of whom 65% also had conjunctivitis and 37% asthma. Two out of every three subjects with AR consulted their primary care physician twice in the previous 4 months. One third was treated by another specialist in the preceding year and one of every five required treatment in emergency departments. AR affected the quality of life (SF-12), in some cases causing time off work and school. The most frequently involved allergens were pollens (51%), followed by dust mites (42%). Polysensitization was found in 31% of cases. Antihistamines and nasal topical corticoids were the most widely used drugs. In 38% of patients, treatment with specific immunotherapy was begun. CONCLUSIONS AR was the leading cause of consultations in Alergológica-2005. Rhinitis was frequently associated with other allergic disorders in 65% of patients with conjunctivitis and 37% with asthma. The illness led to a substantial use of healthcare resources and significantly affected the quality of life of the sufferers.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Delivery of Health Care/statistics & numerical data
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Quality of Life
- Referral and Consultation
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/diagnosis
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/epidemiology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/therapy
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/diagnosis
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/epidemiology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/therapy
- Spain/epidemiology
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- A Navarro
- Allergy Unit, Hospital El Tomillar, AH de Valme, Sevilla, Spain.
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Rondón C, Doña I, López S, Campo P, Romero JJ, Torres MJ, Mayorga C, Blanca M. Seasonal idiopathic rhinitis with local inflammatory response and specific IgE in absence of systemic response. Allergy 2008; 63:1352-8. [PMID: 18782115 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01695.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with idiopathic rhinitis (IR) are considered to be nonallergic because they have a negative skin prick test (SPT) and allergen specific-IgE in serum. The concept of localized mucosal allergy in the absence of atopy has recently been proposed. The immunological mechanisms involved in seasonal IR have not been sufficiently studied. We examined nasal mucosa inflammation, the presence of nasal specific-IgE and the response to nasal allergen provocation test (NAPT) in patients with seasonal IR who presented symptoms only in spring. METHODS We evaluated 32 patients with seasonal IR and 35 with persistent allergic rhinitis to pollen (PAR-P) and compared these with healthy controls and persons with PAR to house dust mite during the pollen season, as well as by NAPT out-of-season with grass and Olea europea. We measured the nasal leukocyte-lymphocyte phenotype (CD45, CD33, CD16, CD3, CD4 and CD8), eosinophil-cationic-protein, and total and specific-IgE to grass and olive pollen in serum and nasal lavage and performed NAPT. RESULTS In the IR group, 62.5% had a positive NAPT (IR-PosNAPT), 20/32 to grass, with four of these having a positive NAPT to olive pollen as well. IR-PosNAPT patients showed a similar nasal leukocyte-lymphocyte profile to the PAR-P patients and different to controls. We detected nasal specific-IgE in 35% of IR-PosNAPT patients. CONCLUSIONS These results support the hypothesis that a subgroup of patients with IR have seasonal symptoms with evidence of a nasal allergic immune reaction in the absence of a positive SPT or serum specific IgE.
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- C Rondón
- Allergy Service Carlos Haya Hospital, Malaga, Spain
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Petit de Peña Y, Vielma O, Burguera JL, Burguera M, Rondón C, Carrero P. On-line determination of antimony(III) and antimony(V) in liver tissue and whole blood by flow injection - hydride generation - atomic absorption spectrometry. Talanta 2001; 55:743-754. [PMID: 18968421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2001] [Revised: 06/26/2001] [Accepted: 06/26/2001] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A new analytical procedure for the speciation of antimony in liver tissues is presented here. For this purpose, a flow injection system has been developed for the treatment of samples and the determination of antimony by hydride generation - atomic absorption spectrometry. The method involves the sequential and the on-line extraction of antimony(III) and antimony(V) from solid lyophilized blood and hamsters liver tissues, with 1.5 mol l(-1) acetic acid and 0.5 mol l(-1) sulfuric acid for Sb(III) and Sb(V), respectively. Reduction of Sb(V) to Sb(III) for stibine generation is effected by the on-line pre-reduction with l-cysteine. The linear ranges were 2.5-20 and 1.0-25 mug l(-1) of Sb(III) and Sb(V), respectively. The detection limits (3sigma) were 1.0 mug l(-1) for Sb(III) and 0.5 mug l(-1) for Sb(V). The relative standard deviation values for fifteen independent measurements were 2.1 and 1.8% for Sb(III) and Sb(V), respectively. The recovery studies performed with samples of cattle liver provided results from 98 to 100% for Sb(III) and from 100 to 103% for Sb(V) for samples spiked with single species. For samples spiked with both Sb(III) and Sb(V), the recovery varied from 97 to 103% for Sb(III) and from 101 to 103% for Sb(V).
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- Y Petit de Peña
- Facultad de Ciencias, IVAIQUIM (Venezuelan Andean Institute for Chemical Research), Universidad de Los Andes, La Hechicera, Merida 5101-A, Venezuela
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Brunetto MR, Alarcón OM, Dávila E, Contreras Y, Gallignani M, Rondón C, Burguera JL, Burguera M, Angarita C. Serum trace elements and fat-soluble vitamins A and E in healthy pre-school children from a Venezuelan rural community. J Trace Elem Med Biol 1999; 13:40-50. [PMID: 10445217 DOI: 10.1016/s0946-672x(99)80022-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Zn (SZn), Cu (SCu), Fe (SFe), vitamin A (SVA) and vitamin E (SVE) were measured in blood serum samples of 85 healthy pre-school children aged 2-6 yr. from the rural community of Canaguá, Mérida State, Venezuela. The relationship between these biochemical indexes was also investigated. The mean serum concentrations of zinc, copper, iron, vitamin A and vitamin E were 0.74 +/- 0.25, 1.18 +/- 0.30, 0.76 +/- 0.20, 0.30 +/- 0.15 and 5.87 +/- 0.43 mg/L, respectively. There was a tendency for SZn to increase with age, whereas SCu and SVA decreased. There was no significant difference in serum trace elements and fat-soluble vitamin concentration between males and females in the different age groups. SFe tended to be lower than that reported in the literature. However, the age groups studied showed no statistically significant sex- and age-related differences. The present study shows that there is a complex interaction between SZn, SCu, SFe, SVA, SVE and age of the children. Multiple regression analysis showed serum zinc was strongly related to serum copper, and serum iron. Serum vitamin A was strongly related to serum zinc and serum vitamin E, whereas serum vitamin E was strongly related to serum zinc, serum copper, and serum vitamin A. On the other hand, our observations also suggest that more detailed studies of these metals and fat-soluble vitamins should be carried out, and that the study should include nutritional surveys, metabolic balances and associations between SZn, SCu, SFe, SVA and SVE and anthropometric variables (height, weight, body mass index and skinfold thickness).
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- M R Brunetto
- IVAIQUIM (Venezuelan Andean Institute for Chemical Research), Faculty of Sciences, University of Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela
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Burguera JL, Quintana IA, Salager JL, Burguera M, Rondón C, Carrero P, Anton de Salager R, Petit de Peña Y. The use of emulsions for the determination of methylmercury and inorganic mercury in fish-eggs oil by cold vapor generation in a flow injection system with atomic absorption spectrometric detection. Analyst 1999; 124:593-9. [PMID: 10605883 DOI: 10.1039/a809024f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An on-line time based injection system used in conjunction with cold vapor generation atomic absorption spectrometry and microwave-aided oxidation with potassium persulfate has been developed for the determination of the different mercury species in fish-eggs oil samples. A three-phase surfactant-oil-water emulsion produced an advantageous flow when a peristaltic pump was used to introduce the highly viscous sample into the system. The optimum proportion of the oil-water mixture ratio was 2:3 v/v with a Tween 20 surfactant concentration in the emulsion of 0.008% v/v. Inorganic mercury was determined after reduction with sodium borohydride while total mercury was determined after an oxidation step with persulfate prior to the reduction step to elemental mercury with the same reducing agent. The difference between total and inorganic mercury determined the organomercury content in samples. A linear calibration graph was obtained in the range 0.1-20 micrograms l-1 of Hg2+ by injecting 0.7 ml of samples. The detection limits based on 3 sigma of the blank signals were 0.11 and 0.12 microgram l-1 for total and inorganic mercury, respectively. The relative standard deviation of ten independent measurements were 2.8 and 2.2% for 10 micrograms l-1 and 8.8 and 9.0% for 0.1 microgram l-1 amounts of total and inorganic mercury, respectively. The recoveries of 0.3, 0.6 and 8 micrograms l-1 of inorganic and organic mercury added to fish-eggs oil samples ranged from 93.0 to 94.8% and from 100 to 106%, respectively. Good agreement with those values obtained for total mercury content in real samples by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry was also obtained, differences between mean values were < 7%. With the proposed procedure, 22 proteropterous catfish-eggs oil samples from the northwestern coast of Venezuela were measured; while the organic mercury lay in the range 2.0 and 3.3 micrograms l-1, inorganic mercury was not detected.
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- J L Burguera
- IVAIQUIM (Venezuela Andean Institute for Chemical Research), Faculty of Science, University of Los Andes
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Rondón C, Burguera JL, Burguera M, Brunetto MR, Gallignani M, De Peña YP. Selective determination of antimony(III) and antimony(V) in liver tissue by microwave-assisted mineralization and hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 1995; 353:133-6. [PMID: 15048527 DOI: 10.1007/s0021653530133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/1995] [Revised: 06/12/1995] [Accepted: 06/21/1995] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Antimony(III) and antimony(V) species have been selectively determined in liver tissues by optimizing the acidic conditions for the evolution of stibine using the reduction with sodium borohydride. The results show that a response for Sb(III) of 0.5 to 20 microg l(-1) was selectively obtained from samples in a 1 mol l(-1) acetic acid medium. The best response for total antimony from 1 to 20 microg l(-1) is obtained after sample treatment with a 0.5 mol l(-1) sulfuric acid and 10% w/v potassium iodide. Microwave digestion has been necessary to release quantitatively antimony species from sample slurries. The amount of Sb(V) was calculated from the difference between the value for total antimony and Sb(III) concentrations. A relative standard deviation from 2.9 to 3.1% and a detection limit of 0.15 and 0.10 microg l(-1) for Sb(III) and total Sb has been obtained. The average accuracy exceeded 95% in all cases comparing the results obtained from recovery studies, electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry and the analysis of certified reference materials.
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- C Rondón
- IVAIQUIM (Andean Institute for Chemical Research), Faculty of Sciences, University of Los Andes, Apartado Postal 542, 5101-A, Mérida, Venezuela
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- M J Torres
- Allergy Section, Carlos Haya Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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Náquira F, Náquira C, Córdova E, Mori A, Rondón C, Paredes D. [In vitro action of paromomicin against Balantidium coli]. Bol Chil Parasitol 1966; 21:134-5. [PMID: 5990167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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