Publications by authors named "E Qirko"
Article Synopsis
- The study looked at how safe allergen immunotherapy (AIT) is in real-life situations by keeping track of any negative reactions people had.
- They found that out of 1,545 adults getting AIT for allergies, only a small number (about 7.4%) experienced adverse events, and serious reactions were very rare.
- Having asthma and using a certain type of AIT called subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) put some people at a higher risk of side effects, while using modified allergens seemed to help reduce the risk.
Prevalence of a family history of atopic disease among 3 generations of atopic respiratory patients in Tirana, Albania.
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol
October 2008
Background And Objective: Having relatives with allergic disease is associated with an increased risk of such disease, but children without a significant genetic predisposition account for much of the increase in asthma prevalence. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the prevalence of a reported family history of allergy has increased among atopic respiratory patients diagnosed in Outpatient Service No. 3 in Tirana in recent decades.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHymenoptera sting anaphylactic reactions in the Mediterranean population of Albania.
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol
May 2004
Background: Relatively few studies have examined the relation of different hymenoptera sting reactions.
Objective: To investigate the relation of anaphylactic reactions against stings of different hymenoptera subspecies in the Mediterranean population of Albania.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted using the clinic files of 111 patients who were diagnosed for hymenoptera sting reactions from 1987 to 1996.
Background: Severe allergic reactions during rush-specific immunotherapy (Rush-SIT) may occur in the treatment of hymenoptera sting allergy. The objective of the present study was to examine the characteristics of allergic reactions during Rush-SIT in a cohort of patients with allergy towards hymenoptera venom in the mediterranean population of Albania.
Methods: A retrospective study was performed using the clinical reports of 37 patients with venom of bee (apinae), wasp (vespidae, subfamily vespinae) or paperwasp (vespidae, subfamily polistinae) allergy treated with Rush-SIT between 1987 and 1996.
Background: This study was undertaken to see whether asthma in Albania (where it is particularly uncommon) is associated with certain 'western' characteristics, and with dietary and lifestyle factors that affect its occurrence elsewhere.
Methods: A screening survey was conducted among 2653 persons aged 20-44 years. A more detailed enquiry was conducted among a random subsample plus all others whose response indicated possible asthma.