The frequency and characteristics of epinephrine use during in-flight allergic events.

Background: Allergic reactions account for 2% to 4% of medical events in-flight and 5.5% of all medical events in passengers 18 years and under.

Objective: To evaluate the incidence of in-flight allergic events including availability, use of epinephrine, and final patient outcome.

Take a Leap of Faith: Implement Routine Genetic Testing in Your Office.

Genetic testing is a state-of-the-art and readily accessible diagnostic tool and is increasingly indicated in the evaluation process when relevant and possible, although incorporation of this modality into the daily practice of allergists-immunologists in both academic and nonacademic or community settings is still a challenge. Educational sessions and resources support the use of genetic testing in the diagnosis and management of primary immunodeficiency by both the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and the Clinical Immunology Society. Genetic testing for primary immunodeficiency has become much more convenient and affordable over the past decade; allergist-immunologists in private practice are now able to offer patients high-quality and comprehensive genetic testing panels to help diagnose or characterize underlying immune abnormalities among patients with recurrent infections, and even patients with allergic disorder and noninfectious complications.

Attitudes toward allergy: what do the pediatricians think?

Background: In 1971, we published a survey regarding pediatricians' attitudes toward the field of allergy/immunology (A/I). Results indicated general attitudes and practices fell short of what most allergist-immunologists would hope. We revisited this in 1998 to determine how pediatricians' attitudes toward A/I had changed nearly 3 decades later.

Chronic bilateral pruritic arm dermatitis in a 61-year-old woman.

A 61-year-old woman presented to our Allergy/Immunology clinic for pruritic dermatitis of both arms since 2006. Initial symptoms included pruritus and burning dysesthesias of the upper extremities without a rash. Months later an excoriated, papular rash developed along the upper extremities.