The Watery Eye
Gene Therapy for Allergic Airwa ...
Airway diseases such as allergic asthma and rhinitis are characterized by a T-helper type 2 (Th2) response. Treatment of allergic airway diseases is ...
Suggested Improvements for the ...
Genetically modified (GM) plants are increasingly used for food production and industrial applications. As the global population has surpassed 7 bil ...
The Role of IgE Production in t ...
A multitude of potential etiologies exist for rhinitis and rhinosinusitis. These sinonasal disorders are heterogeneous entities that are best unders ...
Actual Concepts in Rhinosinusit ...
Rhinosinusitis (RS) is a heterogeneous group of diseases. It is a significant and increasing health problem that affects about 15% of the population ...
Update on the Diagnosis and Tre ...
Shellfish allergy is a frequent, long-lasting, lifethreatening disorder. As shellfish consumption increases, the number of allergic reactions to she ...
Advances in the Surgical Manage ...
Current research has only reinforced the belief that chronic rhinosinusitis is a multifactorial and idiosyncratic disease process. Most basic scienc ...
T-cell Subset Regulation in Ato ...
Presentation of processed allergen by antigenpresenting cells to T-helper (Th) lymphocytes, which is influenced costimulatory signals, cytokines, ch ...
New Therapeutics in C1INH Defic ...
Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a genetic condition causing a significant burden of illness for affected individuals. Episodes of angioedema involvin ...
Causes and Management of Red Ey ...
Red eye is the most common ocular sign encountered in emergency and outpatient settings. Recognition of vision-threatening causes and those requirin ...
Sublingual Immunotherapy in Pat ...
Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is a wellestablished treatment option for allergic rhinitis in several European countries, but it is considered inve ...
Update on Diagnosis and Treatme ...
Mastocytosis is a disorder characterized by increased numbers of mast cells in tissues. Recent clinical observations highlight the association of ma ...
Antihistamines in Ocular Allerg ...
Use of topical antihistamines in the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis has evolved over the past several decades as our knowledge of the nature o ...
Food Allergy and Atopic Dermati ...
Food allergy predominantly affects children rather than adults with atopic dermatitis (AD). Early food sensitization has been found to be significan ...
Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Modern ...
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a classic failure of the immune system with a life-threatening attack upon a critical self-component. The active ph ...
Allergen-specific Immunotherapy ...
Aeroallergens are relevant eliciting factors of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and bronchial asthma but also of atopic eczema. The use of allergen-spe ...
The Watery Eye
The surface of the eye needs to be wet constantly to ensure its integrity in maintaining ocular comfort, clear vision, and ocular health. This artic ...
Omalizumab: Anti-IgE Therapy in ...
Omalizumab is a humanized, monoclonal anti- IgE antibody that binds specifically to circulating IgE molecules, thus interrupting the allergic cascad ...
Diagnosis of traumatic iliopsoa ...
Case 1 involved a 24-year-old man who complained of severe right groin pain and difficulty of walking after falling to the ground while snowboarding ...
A case of cesarean scar ectopic ...
Introduction This is a case of a 35-year-old G4P3 female with history of one prior cesarean section who presented to the emergency department with v ...
Goal-directed ultrasound in a l ...
Background In developing countries, access to diagnostic technology is limited by economic, social and geographical barriers. Diagnostic tools must ...
Transcranial color coded duplex ...
Case report A case of a 43-year-old male with severe pancreatitis complicated with neurological deterioration is presented. Methods and result Diff ...
Abdominal a-lines: a simpler so ...
Case A 55-year-old gentleman was referred to the emergency department for penetrating trauma of his left upper arm. X-rays identified a metallic for ...
Emergency department diagnosis ...
Introduction A 41-year-old Cuban man with Down syndrome and mental retardation was brought to the Emergency Department for episodes of worsening sho ...
Horses and Zebras: complex card ...
This case report describes a woman presenting after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with several cardiac anomalies, including a form fruste of Ebstei ...
Dissection of the thoracic aort ...
An 86-year-old patient was admitted to the ICU with multiple trauma injury following a fall down ten stairs. Shortly after ICU admission the patient ...