[Skin sensitisation profiles of outpatients with symptoms of respiratory allergies].

Aim: The main objective of the survey was to determine the frequency of the mono and polysensitizations in patients consulting for respiratory allergy, rhinitis or/and asthma. The secondary objectives were to evaluate the severity, the number and the type of the sensitizations, the frequency of the asthma or rhinitis as a function of the sensitizations, the evolution of the sensitizations with age, and identify the principal responsible pneumallergens.

Patients And Methods: The multicentric survey included a patient questionnaire allowing the collection and anonymous treatment of data on socio-demographic characteristics, clinical symptoms, cutaneous tests and sensitizations.

Favorable survival observed after carboplatin, paclitaxel, and concurrent accelerated hyperfractionated radiotherapy for treatment of locally advanced head and neck carcinoma.

Purpose: Several trials have demonstrated the superiority of simultaneous chemoradiotherapy compared with radiation alone for patients with locally advanced head and neck cancers. However, the optimal regimen remains to be defined. This study assessed the safety and activity of combined carboplatin (C), paclitaxel (P), and twice-daily radiotherapy (RT) in a community based, multicenter, phase II trial.

[Pulmonary eosinophilia in asthmatic patients: after radiography, bronchoalveolar lavage].

The technique of broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) can be used without difficulty in asthmatic patients. The authors studied 17 patients with high eosinophil counts (greater than 20 p. 100) and followed them up for 6 to 12 months.

[Effect of SCH 1000 on bronchial hyperreactivity compared to that of fenoterol].

The hyperreactivity-modulating effect of SCH 1000 and fenoterol was tested in two groups of 10 patients. The drugs were administered at random, in simple blind fashion. Baseline pulmonary function was in the range of predicted values for all patients.