Immunotherapy – Traditional

Apr 1, 2017 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on Immunotherapy – Traditional

Immunotherapy is an excellent treatment option for a selected subset of patients with inhalant allergies. It consists of intentional serial exposures to allergens, which modulate the immune system and induce…

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Inhalant Allergies in Children

Apr 1, 2017 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on Inhalant Allergies in Children

Children with chronic or recurrent upper respiratory inflammatory disease (rhinitis) should be considered for inhalant allergies. Risk factors for inhalant allergies in children include a first-degree relative with allergies, food…

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Food Allergy in Adults and Children

Apr 1, 2017 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on Food Allergy in Adults and Children

Food allergy is defined as an adverse health effect arising from a specific immune response that occurs reproducibly on exposure to a given food and is distinct from food intolerance….

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Sublingual Immunotherapy

Apr 1, 2017 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on Sublingual Immunotherapy

Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) has been shown to be safe and efficacious in treating allergic rhinitis. It has been used in Europe for more than 20 years, and interest in the…

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Asthma

Apr 1, 2017 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on Asthma

This article presents the complexity of asthma and its ensuing management. The author details the clinical presentation of asthma, discussing its variability of presentation over time and within and among…

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Pharmacotherapy for Allergic Rhinitis

Apr 1, 2017 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on Pharmacotherapy for Allergic Rhinitis

Allergic rhinitis affects millions of Americans and the numbers continue to increase. Fortunately, there exists a wide array of pharmacotherapeutic options with relatively safe side effect profiles for the management…

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Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis

Apr 1, 2017 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis

Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis is a phenotype of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis, characterized by type 1 hypersensitivity to fungi, eosinophilic mucin with fungal hyphae in sinus secretions, and propensity for…

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