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Hypo-allergenic formulae: What's in a name?
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Allergenicity of milk protein hydrolysate formulae in children with cow's milk allergy
Cow's milk protein hydrolysate formulae have been developed to lower or eliminate the allergenicity of cow's milk proteins, and to reduce the antigenic load and the risk of sensitization. Cross-reactivity betw...
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Adverse reaction to measles immunization
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SAFETY OF MEASLES IMMUNIZATION (MI) IN CHILDREN WITH IgE-MEDIATED EGG ALLERGY
It is known that there is a controversy in the literature about the safety of measles vaccine in children with IgE-mediated egg allergy, since the virus vaccine is grown in chicken fibroblast cell cultures, ev...
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Mast Cell Blockers and Atopic Eczema
The concept of foods which are forbidden and should not be eaten goes back to the Garden of Eden and subsequently to suggestions of Hippocrates and Lucretius. Cow’s milk could cause gastric upset and hives acc...
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Screening for delayed-hypersensitivity in Italian children: Multicentric study by multitest skin testing
The Multitest skin test allows the simultaneous intradermal application of seven standardized recall antigens in a reproducible manner. Response reading is based on a scoring system that distinguishes between ...
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ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS IN CORD BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES OF INFANTS “AT RISK” FOR ATOPY
Essential fatty acids (EFA) are important components of phospholipids of cell membrane and are precursors of inflammatory mediators such as prostaglandins leukotrienes. Hansen first reported (1937) a decrease ...
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Sodium Cromoglycate in the Management of Food Allergy in Children
Children with disorders related to adverse reactions to foods are frequently a puzzle for allergists as regards both diagnosis and therapy. It is assumed that food allergens stimulate mediator release from the...
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SEVERE ANAPHYLACTIC REACTIONS FOLLOWING COW'S MILK PROTEIN HYDROLYSATES (CMPHs) INGESTION
It has been shown in animal model that CMPHs do not elicit any antibody response to cow's milk (CM) proteins as well as passive cutaneous anaphylaxis. In addition, babies fed with these formulas during the fir...
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SERUM CORD BLOOD (CB) IgE IN PRETERM AND TERM NEWBORNS
With the Phadebas IgE PRIST (modified to detect IgE up to 0,04 IU /ml)we have determined total CBIgE in 100 preterm newborns of varying gestational ages, in 47 term neonates with no atopic parentage, and in 39...
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NATURAL HISTORY OF FOOD ALLERGY (FA) IN CHILDREN
To investigate the natural history of FA, we have followed-up 88 children affected with FA (60 males, 28 females, median age at the onset of FA 5 mos). All children had positive challenge tests, skin tests, an...
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EVALUATION OF A NEW TEST (PHADIATOP) FOR THE SCREENING OF RESPIRATORY ALLERGIC DISEASE IN CHILDREN
We have studied the sensitivity, specificity, reliability,and predictive value of a nev; method, Phadiatop RIA (Pharmacia, Uppsala), in 98 children (63m, 35f) aged 2-12 yrs (median 6 yrs), with symptoms and si...
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32 RESULTS OF DIETARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION OF ATOPY IN AT-RISK BABIES: FOLLOW-UP TO 3 YEARS 8 MONTHS OF AGE
To evaluate the prophylactic effect of dietary and environmental measures on the development of atopic diseases we have selected and followed from birth to 8 yrs 244 children with family history of atopic dise...
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ATOPIC DERMATITIS (AD) AND POOD ALLERGY (FA)
During 1981-1982 we have consecutively seen for the first time 96 children with AD. In order to ascertain whether AD was due to FA or not, we recorded in all children the age of onset of AD, duration of breast...
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SCG EFFECT ON MACROMOLECULAR ABSORPTION OF FOOD ANTIGENS IN ATOPIC DERMATITIS (AD)
In children with AD an abnormal absorption of macromolecules (mac) through the gut was observed. We challenged 6 children (11 mths. to 11 yrs. of age) affected by AD with in vivo and in vitro evidence of hyper...
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CHRONIC DIARRHEA DUE TO COW'S MILK ALLERGY (CMA) A 4-10 YEAR FOLLOW-UP
It is generally agreed that chronic diarrhea due to CMA resolves with a cow's milk (CM)-free diet, and that tolerance to CM is achieved by two years of age. We have followed-up to 4-10 years 41 infants with ch...
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The Omenn's syndrome: Histological, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural evidence for a partial T cell deficiency evolving in an abnormal proliferation of T lymphocytes and S-100+/T-6+ Langerhans-like cells
A 7 month old female infant was affected by a rapidly fatal familial disease highly reminiscent of Omenn's syndrome. She presented with widespread eczematous lesions, hepatosplenomegaly, superficial lymphadeno...
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Characterization of Human Mononuclear Cells by Monoclonal Antibodies in Patients with Primary Immunodeficiencies: Correlation with Functional Studies
During recent years the identification of functionally active T cell subpopulations has become possible in humans by surface markers, 1,2 reactivity with heteroantisera3,4 and by a number of monoclonal antibodies...
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Primary immunodeficiency syndromes in Italy: A report of the national register in children and adults
The Italian Register for Immune Deficiencies was organized in 1977. Seven hundred ninety-seven cases of primary immunodeficiencies, diagnosed according to the World Health Organization criteria, have been regi...
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Circulating immune complexes in infants fed on cow's milk
Delire et al.1 have reported antigen–antibody (Ag–Ab) complexes in newborns, fed on cow's milk, 6 days after birth, whereas they were absent from breast-fed neonates. The method they used was the inhibition of la...
