The impact of environmental injustice and social determinants of health on the role of air pollution in asthma and allergic disease in the United States.

There is clear evidence that exposure to environmental air pollution is associated with immune dysregulation, asthma, and other allergic diseases. However, the burden of air pollution exposure is not equally distributed across the United States. Many social and environmental factors place communities of color and people who are in poverty at increased risk of exposure to pollution and morbidity from asthma and allergies.

Idiopathic, Refractory Sweet's Syndrome Associated with Common Variable Immunodeficiency: a Case Report and Literature Review.

Purpose Of Review: Sweet's syndrome (SS) is classically considered a hypersensitivity reaction often associated with autoimmune disorders and malignancy. SS has also been increasingly reported to occur with immunodeficiencies. We present a case of treatment-refractory, systemic SS as the initial manifestation in a young child with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID).

Update on peanut allergy: Prevention and immunotherapy.

The prevalence of food allergy is steadily increasing, and the burden of food allergy has become significant. However, treatments for food allergy remain experimental. To review advances in the past 18 months for the prevention and treatment of food allergies, with a particular focus on peanut allergy.

Peptide and Recombinant Allergen Vaccines for Food Allergy.

Food allergy is a significant public health problem, with no suitable treatments available for patients. Currently, patients are limited to avoidance and the use of readily available emergency medications. Immunotherapy is an appealing therapeutic strategy for inducing tolerance.