Publications by authors named "W Weger"
Background: Double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC) is widely regarded as the "gold standard" to diagnose food allergy. Maximum efforts are made to reduce bias, yet DBPCFCs are costly, time-, and resource-intensive. Less demanding open food challenges are increasingly used in clinical practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSuccessful Introduction of Peanut in Sensitized Infants With Reported Reactions at Home.
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Early introduction of peanut for high-risk infants may help prevent peanut allergies, but it's unclear how to best diagnose reactions reported at home.
- In a study of 186 infants who had reactions to peanut, 69% showed sensitization, but 73% of the oral food challenges were negative, allowing safe home introduction of peanut.
- After 6 months, 96% of infants continued consuming peanut regularly without reactions, indicating that testing can prevent misdiagnosis and support long-term tolerance.*
Happiness across the borders-A cross-sectional study among patients with psoriasis and atopic dermatitis in Europe.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
August 2024
Background: Dermatological research has traditionally concentrated on evaluating mental comorbidities, neglecting positive concepts like happiness. Initial studies indicate that psoriasis and atopic dermatitis (AD) impair the happiness of those affected. Considering global happiness variations, this study aimed to explore the disease- and country-specific differences in disease-related quality of life and happiness, and potential influential factors on heuristic happiness among psoriasis and AD patients in Europe.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Little is known about the exact impact of psoriasis on the disease burden of close relatives and partners of those affected by the disease.
Objectives: The aim of this single-centre cross-sectional study was to evaluate the quality of life in psoriasis patients and the impact of disease on partners and close relatives.
Methods: 250 plaque-type psoriasis patients (58.