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14 Mar 2024

Transitioning Patients From Second- to First-Line Prophylaxis in Hereditary Angioedema

Targetted prophylaxis is recommended for people with HAE, but many remain on attenuated androgens. EMJ spoke to two HAE experts who explain how they help patients to make the switch.
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4 Jan 2024

Over- or Underdiagnosis of Cow’s Milk Allergy: Is the CoMiSSTM Awareness Tool Helpful?

Venter explained that CMA is by far the most common and complex presentation of food allergy, particularly in early childhood, with the…
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20 Jul 2023

How Do Human Milk Oligosaccharides Modulate the Immune System in Infants with Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy? Emerging Evidence and Clinical Implications

During this symposium, leading experts in paediatric allergy and immunology examined evidence for the immunomodulatory role of human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) in infants with cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA), and considered the implications for clinical management.
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20 Jul 2023

Putting Guidelines into Practice: Supporting Young People with Hereditary Angioedema to Live Attack-Free

The availability of specific licensed medicines to treat acute HAE attacks and prophylactic options to prevent future episodes is changing the way people with HAE are treated, and is giving them hope for a future free from debilitating HAE attacks.
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20 Jul 2023

Editor’s Pick: Drug-Induced Thrombocytopenic Purpura

In the present systematic review and meta-analysis, the authors analysed case reports of drug-induced thrombocytopenia/drug-induced…
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17 Jul 2023

The Role of Co-Factors in Mast Cell Activation

Degranulation of activated mast cells affects many conditions and can modulate physiological and pathological responses…
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5 Jul 2023

Paediatric Post-SARS-CoV-2 Multisystemic Syndrome

A novel characterised hyper inflammatory condition has been observed in children who have recently had severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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29 Jun 2023

The Danger of Disappearing Allergen Skin Test Substances

Allergic diseases affect approximately one-quarter to one-half of the average population under 50 years of age in Central Europe…