Acute and Chronic Urticaria: Evaluation and Treatment - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2017 - Urticaria commonly presents with intensely pruritic wheals, sometimes with edema of the subcutaneous or interstitial tissue. It has a lifetime prevalence of about 20%. Although often self-limited and benign, it can cause significant discomfort, continue for months to years, and ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0601/p717.html
Urticaria: Evaluation and Treatment - American Family Physician
May 1, 2011 - Urticaria involves intensely pruritic, raised wheals, with or without edema of the deeper cutis. It is usually a self-limited, benign reaction, but can be chronic. Rarely, it may represent serious systemic disease or a life-threatening allergic reaction. Urticaria has a lifetime ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0501/p1078.html
Celiac Disease: Diagnosis and Management - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2014 - Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. It is triggered by exposure to dietary gluten in genetically susceptible individuals. Gluten is a storage protein in wheat, rye, and barley, which are staples in many American diets. Celiac disease is characterized ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0115/p99.html
Atopic Dermatitis: An Overview - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 2012 - Atopic dermatitis, also known as atopic eczema, is a chronic pruritic skin condition affecting approximately 17.8 million persons in the United States. It can lead to significant morbidity. A simplified version of the U.K. Working Party’s Diagnostic Criteria can help make the diagnosis....
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0701/p35.html
Summary of the NIAID-Sponsored Food Allergy Guidelines - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 2012 - Patients with suspected food allergies are commonly seen in clinical practice. Although up to 15 percent of parents believe their children have food allergies, these allergies have been confirmed in only 1 to 3 percent of all Americans. Family physicians must be able to separate true ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0701/p43.html
A Practical Guide to Anaphylaxis - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 2003 - Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening reaction with respiratory, cardiovascular, cutaneous, or gastrointestinal manifestations resulting from exposure to an offending agent, usually a food, insect sting, medication, or physical factor. It causes approximately 1,500 deaths in the United ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/1001/p1325.html
Latex Allergy - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2009 - The prevalence of latex allergy in the general population is low; however, the risk of developing latex allergy is higher in persons with increased latex exposure, such as health care workers or persons who work in the rubber industry. Children with spina bifida and others who undergo ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/1215/p1413.html
Food Allergies: Detection and Management - American Family Physician
Jun 15, 2008 - Family physicians play a central role in the suspicion and diagnosis of immunoglobulin E-mediated food allergies, but they are also critical in redirecting the evaluation for symptoms that patients are falsely attributing to allergies. Although any food is a potential allergen, more ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0615/p1678.html
Allergen Immunotherapy - American Family Physician
Aug 15, 2004 - Allergen immunotherapy (also called allergy vaccine therapy) involves the administration of gradually increasing quantities of specific allergens to patients with IgE-mediated conditions until a dose is reached that is effective in reducing disease severity from natural exposure. The ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0815/p689.html
Lactose Intolerance - American Family Physician
May 1, 2002 - Persons with lactose intolerance are unable to digest significant amounts of lactose because of a genetically inadequate amount of the enzyme lactase. Common symptoms include abdominal pain and bloating, excessive flatus, and watery stool following the ingestion of foods containing ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0501/p1845.html
Cutaneous and Systemic Manifestations of Mastocytosis - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 1999 - Mastocytosis is characterized by an excessive number of apparently normal mast cells in the skin and, occasionally, in other organs. Characteristic skin lesions, called urticaria pigmentosa, are present in most patients, but clinical presentation can vary from a pruritic rash to ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0601/p3047.html
Excercise-Induced Anaphylaxis and Urticaria - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2001 - In a select group of persons, exercise can produce a spectrum of allergic symptoms ranging from an erythematous, irritating skin eruption to a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction. The differential diagnosis in persons with exercise-induced dermatologic and systemic symptoms should ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/1015/p1367.html
Allergy Testing - American Family Physician
Aug 15, 2002 - Percutaneous and intradermal skin tests and laboratory assays of specific IgE antibodies may be useful in selected cases of allergy management. Percutaneous testing kits are available from various manufacturers. A number of common allergens are available in standardized preparations. ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0815/p621.html
Manifestations of Food Allergy: Evaluation and Management - American Family Physician
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0115/p415.html
Environmental Control of Allergic Diseases - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 2002 - Allergic disease affects millions of persons in the United States. Environmental control measures are essential for persons who are sensitive to dust mite and cat allergens and may be important in persons who are sensitive to cockroaches and fungus. The bedroom is the most important ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0801/p421.html
Use of Immunotherapy in a Primary Care Office - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 1998 - Immunotherapy has been used for over 80 years. It is a safe and effective therapeutic intervention for allergic rhinitis, but its use in the treatment of asthma is more controversial. Patients with unstable asthma are at increased risk of adverse effects from immunotherapy; therefore, ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0415/p1888.html
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