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Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol
; 114(6): 526-7, 2015 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25840498
Subject(s)
Practice Guidelines as Topic , Urticaria/diagnosis , Urticaria/etiology , Adolescent , Adult , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use , Female , Hashimoto Disease/complications , Histamine H1 Antagonists/therapeutic use , Histamine H2 Antagonists/therapeutic use , Humans , Liver/immunology , Liver/pathology , Male , Pruritus/diagnosis , Pruritus/drug therapy , Pruritus/etiology , Urticaria/drug therapy
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Beware of the caterpillar: Anaphylaxis to the spotted tussock moth caterpillar, Lophocampa maculata.
Allergy Rhinol (Providence)
; 5(2): 113-5, 2014 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24988176
ABSTRACT
We present a case report of a 5-year-old boy with presumed anaphylaxis to the caterpillar, Lophocampa maculata, manifesting as the acute development of diffuse urticaria and progressive dyspnea. This reaction required prompt treatment with antihistamines and a bronchodilator. Allergen scratch testing with a homogenized caterpillar extract suggests that immunoglobulin E-mediated type I hypersensitivity as the pathophysiological mechanism responsible for the boy's anaphylaxis. This case report represents the first documented occurrence of an anaphylactic reaction to Lophocampa maculata and adds to the rare incidence of documented hypersensitivity to the order Lepidoptera.
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Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol
; 110(3): 204-5, 2013 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23548533
Subject(s)
Bacterial Infections/genetics , Job Syndrome/genetics , Myositis/genetics , STAT3 Transcription Factor/genetics , Adult , Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage , Bacterial Infections/drug therapy , Bacterial Infections/immunology , Bacterial Infections/microbiology , Cefepime , Cephalosporins/administration & dosage , Disease-Free Survival , Humans , Job Syndrome/drug therapy , Job Syndrome/immunology , Job Syndrome/microbiology , Male , Muscles/drug effects , Muscles/immunology , Muscles/microbiology , Mutation/genetics , Myositis/drug therapy , Myositis/immunology , Myositis/microbiology , Recurrence , Vancomycin/administration & dosage
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Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol
; 110(2): 126-7, 2013 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23352538