Alpha-gal syndrome and delayed anaphylaxis after ingestion of red meat: A case report.

α-gal syndrome (AGS) is caused by the intake of products containing α-gal (galactose-α-1,3-galactose) like mammalian meat. Over the last decade, scientific literature about AGS has been increasing, but the true burden of cases is still unknown [1, 2]. In the USA (University of Virginia Allergy Clinic), the number of confirmed cases of AGS was 24 in 2009 [3] and increased to 34,000 in the entire USA by 2019 [4].

Prolonged prone position in pregnant woman with COVID-19 pneumonia.

The manuscript describes a case report of 2 prolonged prone position cycles (72 h each) of a coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia in an intubated pregnant woman (at 22 weeks of gestational age), being successfully discharged from intensive care unit after 20 days. There were no signs of fetal sufferance at daily obstetric monitoring during prone position, and the fetus was born fully vital and without consequences.At our knowledge, this is the first case of prolonged prone position in a pregnant woman, and we feel that our manuscript could be a valuable contribution to the literature and help intensivists in providing intensive care in these patients, confirming that prone position seems to be a valid therapeutic choice, limiting maternal and fetal hypoxia, and reducing their morbidity, even if the oculate risk/benefit should be performed.

Failure of desensitization with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in two asthmatic patients.

Since December 2020, in various countries of the world, many cases of severe allergic reactions after administration of PfizerBioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, were reported. A great concern has arisen among the doctors who administer the vaccine and the allergic patients who undergo vaccinations. In Italy guidelines were published in order to stratify the risk in the allergic population.

Adherence to Allergen Subcutaneous Immunotherapy is Increased by a Shortened Build-Up Phase: A Retrospective Study.

Unlabelled: . The poor long-term adherence is known to affect the efficacy of allergen immunotherapy (AIT). In the case of injection AIT (SCIT), one of the main determinants is the inconvenience for patients to undergo prolonged build-up phases.