Paediatric allergy practice in the era of coronavirus disease 2019.
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol
; 21(2): 159-165, 2021 Apr 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1061092
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW To summarize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the practice of paediatric allergy. RECENT FINDINGS:
Given significant overlap in symptoms, care must be taken to differentiate routine allergic conditions from COVID-19 infection but it appears that most allergic diseases are not risk factors for a severe COVID-19 course. The full impact of restricted allergy/immunology ambulatory services will take months to years to fully understand. One benefit of having to adapt practice style is greater awareness and acceptance of shared decision-making and recognition of preference-sensitive care options in food allergy, in particular for approaches towards allergy prevention, treatment, and anaphylaxis care. Social distancing and masks have helped reduce spread of common respiratory viruses, which may be helping to lower the incidence of viral-associated wheezing episodes, enhancing evidence of the effects of preventing exposure of young children to respiratory viruses on asthma pathogenesis, as well as on allergic rhinitis. There has been a revolution in the rise of telemedicine to increase access to high-quality allergy/immunology specialty care.SUMMARY:
Although the field has adapted to remain operational in the face of a significant challenge, it is important to apply lessons learned to evolve patient care and optimize treatment in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Asthma
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Dermatitis, Atopic
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Eczema
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Pandemics
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Rhinitis, Allergic
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Food Hypersensitivity
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol
Journal subject:
Allergy and Immunology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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