Efficacy of sublingual specific immunotherapy in intermittent and persistent allergic rhinitis in children: an observational case-control study on 171 patients. The EFESO-children multicenter trial.

Sublingual-specific immunotherapy (SLIT) is considered as a valid treatment of respiratory allergies. However, there are few data on large sample size regarding its clinical role in 'real life' in term of reduction of symptoms, rescue medications and prevention of asthma in patients suffering from allergic rhinitis (AR) especially in children. We performed a multicenter, case-control study to evaluate the effect of SLIT in children (age 6-18 yr) with intermittent or persistent AR.

Tolerability of rofecoxib in patients with adverse reactions to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: a study of 216 patients and literature review.

Background: Adverse reactions to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are frequent, particularly among patients with chronic urticaria or asthma. The identification of an alternative safe and reliable drug is a common problem in clinical practice.

Objective: To assess the tolerability of rofecoxib, a new NSAID that selectively inhibits the inducible isoform of cyclooxygenase, in a large group of NSAID-sensitive patients.