This content is machine translated Indoor Allergens Ficus benjamina and other green housemates Ornamental plants are considered allergen-free and therefore often not considered as their cause in housebound symptomatology. At the latest since the description of Ficus benjamina as an inhalation allergen in…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Allergo Update 2017, Berlin Food allergies are often lost, contact allergies remain Allergies are among the most widespread diseases. Most of those affected suffer from hay fever, pollen asthma and contact allergies. In early childhood, apart from atopic eczema, food allergies are…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated News from allergology Dust mite allergy – what’s new? At the moment, both dermato-oncologists and allergologists feel addressed by the term “immunotherapy”. Admittedly, the pathways of action of the corresponding therapies from the two disciplines have nothing to do…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Germ-free air for team and patients Patented plasma technology destroys viruses, bacteria and VOCs Running a medical practice economically requires healthy and motivated employees as well as satisfied patients. However, it is no secret that there is an increased risk of infection in medical…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Nocturnal asthma attacks instead of “dreamy and cozy sleep”. Case history: 28-year-old M. Janine, with no family or personal history of atopic disease, had been suffering from a persistent cough for several months, especially at night. Various therapy attempts…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Pruritus - How to treat? The recommendations of the new AWMF guideline chronic pruritus In order to treat pruritus adequately, the cause of the itching should be known. The clinical pruritus classification of the International Forum for the Study of Itch (IFSI) distinguishes three…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Update inhalation therapy Optimal device selection for asthma and COPD The first step in prescribing inhalation therapy is to select the optimal device. This must be based on patient factors (ability to cooperate, achievable inspiratory flow, and severity of obstruction)…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated HIV and cancer Why do some tumors occur more frequently under HAART? The incidence of white skin cancer is three to five times higher in HIV-infected individuals. Squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas occur at younger ages in HIV-infected individuals, are more…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Campari anaphylaxis at garden party – what does the scale insect have to do with it? Anamnesis: In Monika B., a 34-year-old atopic with known springtime pollinosis and mild intermittent bronchial asthma, a garden party she had organized ended abruptly in the emergency ward of the…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Insect venom allergies Not only hymenopterans are possible triggers Allergies to arthropods in general and insects are a common problem and encompass a wide spectrum of complaints. For example, the general allergic reactions to the hymenoptera bee, wasp and,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated EAACI Congress in Vienna News about immunotherapy for allergies This year’s EAACI Congress was held in Vienna. Among other things, there was news on immunotherapy for food and inhalant allergy. Oral immunotherapy, in which the respective food protein is…
