Aspirin Desensitization: Implications for Acetylsalicylic Acid-Sensitive Pregnant Women.

Low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) is widely used during pregnancy to prevent obstetric complications of placental dysfunction, such as preeclampsia, stillbirth and fetal growth restriction, and obstetric complications in pregnant women with antiphospholipid syndrome. ASA-sensitive pregnant women cannot benefit from the effects of ASA due to the possibility of severe or potentially life-threatening hypersensitivity reactions to ASA. ASA desensitization is a valuable and safe therapeutic option for these women, allowing them to start daily prophylaxis with ASA and prevent pregnancy complications.

What do asthmatic patients think about telemedicine visits?

Due to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak and the national emergency state, virtual visits were implemented as an alternative to in-person visits. With this study we aimed to establish asthma patients' general satisfaction with the quality of health care provided by virtual visits (phone or video calls). A questionnaire (9 questions) was published on the Facebook page of the Portuguese Association of Asthmatics.

Diagnosis and prevention of food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis.

: Food-dependent, exercise-induced anaphylaxis (FDEIA) is a rare type of anaphylaxis with a growing incidence. Although the precise mechanism by which the patient reacts only in a combination of a culprit food and cofactors are not currently understood, many advances in diagnosis and management have been made since their first description. : A literature search in PubMed was performed to review the diagnosis and management of FDEIA.

Anaphylaxis to beta-lactam antibiotics at pediatric age: Six-year survey.

Introduction: Beta-lactams are the most frequently used antibiotics in pediatric age. Anaphylactic reactions may occur and need to be properly studied, but studies in children are scarce.

Objective: Characterization of case reports of anaphylaxis in children referred to an allergy department with suspected beta-lactams hypersensitivity.

Cow's milk oral immunotherapy in real life: 8-year long-term follow-up study.

Background: Oral immunotherapy (OIT) has been recognized as a promising treatment for severe and long-lasting cow's milk (CM) allergy. Once maintenance has been achieved, patients should maintain daily intake of CM to ensure desensitization. Clinical experience concerning long-term follow-up is scarce.

Anaphylaxis due to proton pump inhibitors: current understanding and important clinical considerations.

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are one of the most prescribed drug classes. PPIs are remarkably safe, with minimal side effects, most of which are related to drug's pharmacokinetic interaction profiles. However, hypersensitivity reactions can occur and anaphylactic reactions to PPIs have been described.

Drug-induced anaphylaxis: seven-year single-center survey.

Drug-induced anaphylaxis (DIA) is the most common cause of fatal anaphylaxis. We aimed to characterize patients with DIA and their allergological workup. Systematic review of patients with history of DIA referred to our center over 7 years.

Anaphylaxis caused by lipid transfer proteins: an unpredictable clinical syndrome.

Introduction: Lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) are panallergens found in many plant foods. They are a common cause of food-induced anaphylaxis (FIA) in adults living in the Mediterranean area. LTPs have also been proposed as a main cause of food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (FDEIA).