Publications by authors named "Yuri Zeldin"
A structured graduated protocol with heat denatured eggs in the treatment of egg allergy.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol
December 2019
Background: Most children with egg allergy (EA) can tolerate extensively heated and baked egg (EHBE). Consumption of EHBE may promote faster resolution of EA; however, no consensus exists as to the required amounts and treatment protocols.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a structured graduated exposure protocol (SGEP) with EHBE in promoting tolerance to eggs in EA children under 2 years of age.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a structured gradual exposure protocol (SGEP) with extensively heated and baked milk in promoting allergy resolution in children with cow milk allergy (CMA).
Study Design: In a case control study, children with CMA aged 1-4 years who were treated with SGEP including extensively heated and baked milk, were compared with children treated with strict avoidance. Data were collected from medical records and from validated telephone questionnaires.
Some patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) are resistant to conventional doses of antihistamines (AHs). This study was designed to check whether the skin wheal and flare reaction produced by the intradermal injection of autologous serum (AS) and by histamine differs in AH-resistant and AH responder CIU patients. CIU patients with treatment failure under fexofenadine at 180 mg q.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic idiopathic (spontaneous) urticaria (CIU) is sometimes resistant to the conventional and high doses of antihistamines (AHs). This study compares the clinical and laboratory characteristics of AH responsive and AH-resistant CIU subjects. Clinical and laboratory data were retrospectively collected from 385 CIU patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Activation of the coagulation cascade resulting in thrombin production is a prominent feature of exacerbations in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CU). Autologous serum skin test (ASST) causes wheal-and-flare reactions in 30% to 50% of CU cases.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and laboratory data in patients with CU with positive and negative ASST.
Background: At the population level, asthma has been associated with chronic systemic inflammation as well as adverse cardiovascular outcomes.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate peripheral vascular hemodynamic variables of arterial stiffness (AS) and their relationship to pulmonary function tests in asthmatic patients.
Methods: Young asthmatic patients from the tertiary center for pulmonary diseases at the Barzilai Medical Center underwent pulmonary function evaluation and non-invasive radial artery hemodynamic profiling, pre- and post-exercise.
Background: Subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy is effective in treating allergic airway disease. Disadvantages include immediate local and systemic adverse reactions and poor compliance.
Objectives: To obtain real-life efficacy and safety data through a prospective observational study of SIT in the allergist's office.
Background: Patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) and perennial allergen sensitization are at increased risk for asthma.
Objectives: To determine the allergic profile of patients with clinical AR in regions of the coastal Mediterranean compared with the inland southern desert area of Israel and the impact of specific allergen sensitization on the prevalence of asthma in these patients.
Methods: Retrospective evaluation of medical records from patients referred for evaluation during 2002 and 2003 to the allergy clinics of 3 medical centers located in different geoclimatic areas.
Background: Asthma is the most common chronic disease amongst children.
Objective: To find the prevalence of positive allergy skin tests amongst children having asthma attending the asthma clinic in Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon Israel.
Study Design: Retrospective study.